Why is lost and abandoned fishing gear - so-called “ghost gear” - such a serious problem in the world’s oceans? Jill McKay, ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (July 12, 2023) — In a paper published today in Nature, researchers from the California Academy of Sciences, University of São Paulo, University of Oxford, University of Exeter, and ...

Overfishing and global warming are depleting food from our oceans, but rebuilding coral reefs could help provide millions of ...

Overfished coral reefs are producing far less food than they could. Researchers found that letting reef fish populations ...

Plastic trash is everywhere, and a new report shows how much coral reefs are impacted by it. Coral reefs impacted by plastic waste, discarded fishing gear A new comprehensive study reveals the degree ...

With a human population of 8.3 billion people worldwide and millions facing malnutrition, food security is something to think ...

Part of the financing will also support vessel monitoring technology to improve transparency and responsible sourcing within ...

A lobsterman was allegedly found illegally trap fishing on the Shark River Reef in August, according to the New Jersey Conservation Officer's Association. Lobster fishermen are not allowed to place ...

What does a decline in healthy coral reefs mean for fisheries? A new study published in Marine Resource Economics, led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), examines the correlation ...

A partnership between Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) of Louisiana, Chevron, Pontchartrain Materials Corporation, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), and St. Tammany ...

This story has been updated to clarify that, in 2021, the reef was the destination of certain numbers of boating trips, not boats. A retired Baltimore fireboat and a World War II-era tugboat were ...