As global leaders convene in Kingston, Jamaica, for the International Seabed Authority conference, the Journalists for ...

A new study offers the first direct evidence that deep-dwelling mesopelagic fish, which account for up to 94% of global fish ...

Many ‘dark vessels’ fish illegally in oceans worldwide. New studies show how often they go into Marine Protected Areas.

Agencies such as national navies and coast guards no longer need to rely solely on costly physical patrols over huge areas. With tools such as the Global Fishing Watch map, which makes vessel tracking ...

Standing behind the lectern at the Nasdaq MarketSite Studio in Times Square, New ... from deep-sea species also promise cures for superbugs and cancer. Yet many scientists say deep-sea species, ...

The Marianna Trench is the deepest area of the ocean, and therefore one of the most mysterious underwater regions in the ...

An extraordinary discovery has been made off the coast of Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile, in the remote Salas y Gómez Ridge.

A new species of fish, Lacustricola gemma, or the gem lampeye fish, was discovered in a shrinking pond in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This small fish is recognized by its iridescent scales ...

Since 1984, five specimens of the new species have been found in the waters of Vanuatu and New Caledonia, according to a study.

Among the catch, they found three deep-sea ray fish known as softnose skates, according to a study published June 21 in the peer-reviewed journal of Ichthyological Research.