This is Mongabay’s second story in a short series about the new Shimoni Fish Port. Read the first story here. SHIMONI, Kenya — On a drizzly March afternoon, more than two dozen vessels bobbed on ...

When we think of the ocean, what often comes to mind are familiar sights– coral reefs, fishing boats, and waves breaking ...

Tucked along Oregon’s southern coastline, Bandon offers the antidote to modern life’s perpetual rush—a place where watching the tide roll in counts as a legitimate activity and conversations with ...

Researchers said they named the new species after the Nansei Islands near the Okinawa Trough where it was first discovered and, so far, the only area where it has been found. The Nansei Islands., also ...

Explore Seattle like never before on a locks cruise, offering beautiful views of Puget Sound and interesting stories along ...

Never has the ocean been the focus of so much investor and political attention as it was in Nice earlier this month. But, ...

“The official U.S. policy on bluefin consumption is that U.S. wild-caught western Atlantic bluefin tuna is a smart seafood choice because it is sustainably managed under a conservation and management ...

It’s in one of the world’s most populous nations, on Australia’s doorstep and a former centre of global trade. Yet the Maluku ...

The last time I wrote about otters I stated that sea otters are in my top 10 list of “most appealing adult mammals.” First, ...

Biology professor Shana Goffredi calls these new curious creatures “extremely adorable” — although arachnophobes may disagree ...

In 1961, former Air Force pilot-turned-civil servant Moorkoth Ramunni came to Lakshadweep, a remote archipelago of 36 islands in the Arabian ...

Although Steven Spielberg’s epic “Jaws,” which turns 50 Friday, depicts unprecedented terror and calamity offshore in the ...