A new study by marine biologists reports that seals can essentially act as 'smart sensors' for monitoring fish populations in the ocean's eerily dim 'twilight zone.' Over the past 60 years, marine ...

A major new study shows long-term ocean warming is steadily reducing fish populations, putting global food security at risk.

The Pacific barreleye fish (Macropinna microstoma) is one of the ocean’s most extraordinary inhabitants, earning its place among the strangest and most fascinating creatures on Earth. Its transparent, ...

Ask Ben Lyles, a former biology teacher, if the ocean off the coast of Southern California will still be a good place to swim or surf in, say, 2050, and he answers by saying how much he wants to teach ...

A review article published in the journal Science of the Total Environment describes how residual toxins in aquatic animals can impact food safety, food security, and human health. The aquatic ...

SAN DIEGO (KSWB/KUSI) — Researchers say they have discovered a new species of tropical fish during an expedition to remote islands off the Pacific coast of Mexico. Named the Halichoeres sanchezi, or ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Researchers have discovered a new species of tropical fish during an expedition to remote islands off the Pacific coast of Mexico. Named the Halichoeres sanchezi, or the ...

Beachgoers in California got a jarring sight this week when an angler fish that typically lives 2,000 feet beneath the surface of the ocean turned up on a Southern California beach. A Pacific football ...

A third of fish living in the remote coastal waters of the Pacific Island Countries and Territories are contaminated with microplastics, with especially high rates in Fiji, according to an analysis ...

OREGON, USA — An "unusually fascinating" fish that is known to emit a bioluminescent glow thousands of feet beneath the ocean's surface has appeared on the Oregon coast. A local aquarium that posted ...