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marine ecosystems

Great white shark breaches the surface in pursuit of its prey in False Bay, South Africa.

Great White Shark Disappearance Triggers Ecological Domino Effect

New technology lights way for accelerating coral reef restoration

The pregnant porbeagle shark, subject of the study, after her release after tagging

Shark-Eat-Shark World: Tracking Tag Reveals Unexpected Predation of Large Porbeagle

Three snow crabs. Credit: NOAA Fisheries

Climate Change Behind Sudden Collapse of Alaskan Snow Crab Population

Researchers believe Odaraia could have swum upside down to gather food among its many spines along its legs.

Ancient “Taco-Shaped” Sea Creature Reveals Secrets of Early Arthropod Evolution

A selection of historic and modern mussel shells from the American Museum of Natural History's collection used in the study

East Coast Mussel shells Getting Holey

A photo of an anisakid worm — circled in red — in a canned salmon fillet.

Four Decades of Canned Salmon Reveal Secrets of Alaska’s Ecosystem

After 16 weeks in seawater, bioplastic straws made of foam (top image) broke down at least twice as fast as the solid versions (bottom image).

Lifetime of ‘biodegradable’ straws in the ocean is 8-20 months, study finds

sea otters and kelp

Sea otters helped prevent widespread California kelp forest declines

Believed to be predators in perpetual motion, grey reef sharks had previously only been observed in motion, leading most to believe they needed to swim in order to breath.

Some sharks don’t need to swim continuously to stay alive

Mighty oceans and humble ponds play key roles in biodiversity

Fishing for answers: new technology onboard can help protect oceans

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