marine life

Scores of sick and starving pelicans have been found in coastal California communities in recent weeks and many others have died.

Celebrations in a beachside California city will soon have to take place without an iconic, single-use party favour: balloons.

Gigantic tsunamis have been decimating coastlines since time immemorial. We ignore these prehistoric warnings at our own peril.

Scientists identify parts of the ocean suitable for seaweed cultivation and suggest it could constitute 10 per cent of the human diet to reduce the impact of agriculture.

Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray said understanding of the marine environment is "relatively meagre" given that oceans cover 70 per cent of the Earth's surface.

Richard Kirby, a marine biologist based in Plymouth, England, was looking at zooplankton wriggling under a microscope when he spotted something else: shreds of plastic pieces interlaced with the tiny creatures.

From the Galápagos to Bermuda, ocean planners often find themselves caught between two worlds — choosing between fisheries and fish.

At Oakland's Lake Merritt, a popular spot for joggers, walkers and those looking to be in nature, crews on Wednesday began removing dead crabs, bat rays, striped bass and other fish that began piling up on its rocky shores over the weekend.

While vacationers might enjoy the Mediterranean Sea’s summer warmth, climate scientists are warning of dire consequences for its marine life as it burns up in a series of severe heat waves.

Humans don’t know what they’re missing under the surface of a busy shipping channel in the “cruise capital of the world.” Just below the keels of massive ships, an underwater camera provides a live feed from another world, showing marine life that’s trying its best to resist global warming.

Approved in May, the nearly US$3-billion, 800-megawatt project would be the first utility-scale wind power development in federal waters. It’s slated to become operational in 2023 and create enough electricity to power 400,000 homes.

Weaker sharks are less effective hunters, which can upset the balance of the ecosystem, say the authors of a study into the impacts of hotter oceans.

A century-old law has made it illegal to kill migratory birds either purposely or accidentally. But a new proposal by the Trump administration and supported by the fossil fuel and other industries would relax regulation, legalizing unintentional killing and putting millions of birds in danger.

A survey estimates more than 1.8 million pieces of garbage are strewn over the bottom of the Bay of Fundy, prompting concerns about potential harm to marine life.

Melius Energy says it has successfully tested a new technology that allows oilsands bitumen to be shipped as a semi-solid product in six-metre-long shipping containers.