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Satellite Technology Reveals Manta Ray Habits

Angela Messina | May 13, 2012 8:34 PM

Scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society, the University of Exeter, and the Government of Mexico have teamed up to study the behaviors and habits of the manta ray using satellite telemetry.

Shark Poaching On the Rise in Raja Ampat

Joseph Tepper | May 11, 2012 9:00 AM

Illegal shark fishing in marine preservation threatens wildlife, tourism

Insects Invade Ocean’s Garbage Patch

Angela Messina | May 10, 2012 9:10 AM

The Pacific Ocean’s giant garbage patch (the North Pacific Subtropial Gyre) has led to an increase of surface space for sea striders to breed upon.

Rare Photos Capture Illegal Shark Finning

Angela Messina | May 9, 2012 9:54 AM

Rare photographs capturing illegal shark finning and the fishing of other species were taken off the coast of Indonesia in a protected marine area.

Scientists Discover Ancient Pygmy

Joseph Tepper | May 9, 2012 9:00 AM

Infinitesimal pipehorse skeleton shape imprinted in fossil

Indian Ocean Moves toward Sustainable Fishing Practices

Angela Messina | May 8, 2012 5:16 PM

The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) has agreed to adopt more sustainable tuna fishing practices—a decision that is long overdue as it comes a decade after most other world fishery management organizations have adopted these same measures.

CO2 Levels Threaten Plankton

Angela Messina | May 8, 2012 1:12 PM

Rising levels of CO2 in the atmosphere have led to changes in the ocean’s chemistry and may pose an even greater risk to plankton populations than was previously believed.

Permian Extinction: Then and Now

Angela Messina | May 3, 2012 9:57 AM

Good News for the Bottlenose Dolphin

Angela Messina | May 2, 2012 9:31 AM

Researchers commissioned by the Scottish National Heritage (SNH) recently determined that the northern bottlenose dolphin population is stable or increasing.

Atlantic Cod- Affected by Forage Fish or Other Predation?

Angela Messina | May 1, 2012 9:48 AM

Scientists studying the recovery of the Atlantic cod species in the eastern Scotian Shelf previously believed that its delay was due to the presence of forage fish.

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