Marine Ecosystems

The Trump administration has asked a federal judge to allow seismic airgun testing to begin off the Atlantic coast while a lawsuit to prevent the practice works its way through the courts.

Using a cutting-edge observation system, researchers have found that, unless we reduce emissions, the warming of the world's oceans will continue at a rapid pace.

New research finds that the biomass of the entire fish community was nearly 50 percent larger around the rat-free islands.

Heat-tolerant genes may spread through coral populations fast enough to give the marine creatures a tool to survive another 100 years of warming in our oceans.

The massive amounts of plastic trash in marine environments may be leading to toxic metals entering the food chain.

A new initiative is exchanging the alleviation of national debt for government initiatives aimed at preserving marine ecosystems.

A group of researchers and students took to the Santa Barbara Channel, while the Thomas Fire raged on shore, to learn how wildfires impact oceans.

A new study shows that coral bleaching events are recurring faster than reef ecosystems can recover.

It appears that dust blown off the Sahara desert may be initiating harmful bacteria growth in coral reefs across the Atlantic.

Marae Moana is the result of years of work by local environmentalists.

Raja Ampat, an island chain off the coast of New Guinea, is home to perhaps the world's richest marine biodiversity

And, in turn, the marine ecosystem.

New research finds that electromagnetic fields emitted by underwater power cables have little effect on marine communities off the coast of Santa Barbara, California.

A new study finds cause for concern—and a sliver of hope—in disturbed seagrass meadows off the coast of Australia.

Marine ecosystems are just as vulnerable to seismic noise as other types of pollution.

New research shows that it will take decades for protected reefs to bounce back, but even minor fishing restrictions can have significant benefits for marine ecosystems.