Will Osprey Chick Deaths Inspire Conservation Action on Menhaden? Groups are calling for an end to industrial fishing of this vital forage fish in the Chesapeake Bay By Amy Brecount White March 8, 2026 In this story: fish, sustainability, birds, oceans
This Monument Is the Latest Casualty in Trump’s War on Public Lands Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument could be opened up to commercial fishing By Kea Krause March 1, 2026 In this story: marine ecosystems, oceans, monuments, federal policy, saving wild places
Drones, Whales, and the Remaking of Mammal Research Aerial technologies give scientists a new view of life at sea By Gennaro Tomma February 22, 2026 In this story: science, oceans, whales, Gee Whiz, technology
When Tiger Sharks Show Up to Hunt Seabirds, Other Sharks Steer Clear Smaller Galapágos and gray reef sharks change their behavior, likely to reduce competition or out of fear Text and photographs by Joe Spring January 6, 2026 In this story: science, oceans, Gee Whiz, marine ecosystems, fish
Kelp Forests Are Vanishing Along California’s Coast Here’s why, and what’s being done about it By Brandon Withrow October 24, 2025 In this story: science, oceans, marine ecosystems
Eyes Without a Face These marine mollusks know how to play peekaboo October 20, 2025 In this story: oceans, photography, Joy, Animal Pics
Fish Populations Were Declining in Alabama. This Boy Scout Did Something About It. A disappointing fishing trip inspired him to start the Eagle Reef project By John Shell June 10, 2025 In this story: oceans, activism, fish, Kids' Corner
Ocean Soundscapes Are Real. Are We Ready to Listen? Amorina Kingdon's book "Sing Like a Fish" shatters the illusion of underwater silence By Katherine Irving April 27, 2025 In this story: books, oceans
Beware the Blue Angel These mollusks go with the flow but aren’t easygoing By Allison Braden April 24, 2025 In this story: oceans, animals, Gee Whiz
Climate Change Threatens Florida's Corals in Water and on Land With stronger hurricanes, Florida's coral scientists are conducting more emergency evacuations By Natalie van Hoose April 2, 2025 In this story: oceans, climate change, science