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MARINE INVASIVE SPECIES

These Invaders Came, Saw, Conquered—and Destroyed Aquatic invasive species are plants and animals that evolved in one location and are…

12 years ago

PLASTIC IN THE OCEAN

Children play on the shore of Manila Bay in the Philippines, which is polluted by plastic waste. PLASTIC POLLUTION EXPLAINED…

12 years ago

MARINE POLLUTION

Centuries of Abuse Have Taken a Heavy Toll Trash litters the waters of a fishing village on Bonny Island in…

12 years ago

RISING SEAS

As the planet warms, the sea rises. Coastlines flood. What will we protect? What will we abandon? How will we…

12 years ago

SEA TEMPERATURE RISE

Warmer Oceans Have Far-Reaching Effects A woman inspects the wreckage of her Seabrook, Texas, home after Hurricane Ike roared through…

12 years ago

GOLIATH GROUPER

BIG FISH If the goliath grouper loses its legal protection, will the 800-pounder sink or swim? Off the coast of…

12 years ago

JAPAN WHALING

JAPAN HALTS WHALING Japan Halts Whaling Program in Response to International Court Ruling Japan's program to take minke, fin, and…

12 years ago

NORWEGIAN WHALING

LAST OF THE VIKING WHALERS In Norway a maverick way of life is ending. The Lofoten Islands in the far…

12 years ago

OCEAN ACIDIFICATION

Shallow-water creatures, like corals, are extremely vulnerable to carbonic acid. Scientists are calling for drastic measures to avert massive bleaching…

12 years ago

BLUEFIN TUNA

Prized for sushi, the fast and powerful Atlantic bluefin tuna
is being relentlessly overfished. One moment the undersea is featureless blue,…

12 years ago