A major coastal council is eyeing a fishing ban at a popular snorkelling hotspot over fears that excessive activity will eventually attract sharks to the area. It comes after a fishing ban was earlier ...

Oceana scientist Caitlynn Birch explains how environmental DNA, or eDNA, helps us understand and protect the oceans ...

Over the last decade, I’ve been lucky enough to stay at 60 hotels in the Maldives. I’ve visited natural islands and man-made ...

Synthetic pheromones may be a promising tool in attracting and culling troublesome crown-of-thorns starfish, which rapidly ...

San Jose Sharks recently agreed to trade Cole Clayton and two second round picks for Kiefer Sherwood. Will Sherwood play tonight vs. Canucks?

Even more striking were the changes that occur as sharks grow. At around 3m in body length, white sharks undergo a major ...

From Florida's famed surf breaks to remote Indian Ocean islands, ten coastal regions worldwide have earned reputations as shark encounter zones. For beachgoers and surfers, awareness of these ...

Six million pounds of ancient oyster shells from a Charlotte County mine are now a thriving 3-acre reef in the mouth of the ...

Sharktober is real in Hawaii — and it's down to the reproductive pattern of predatory tiger sharks, an analysis of 30 years ...

As coral restoration practitioners work to repair the Keys’ most treasured reef sites, a first-of-its-kind sea urchin release hopes to keep those reefs in tip-top shape for new corals to grow. On Jan.

Two fishermen have rescued three people after their boat overturned in Moreton Bay on Sunday, with one of the rescuers saying ...

As a shark tooth and fossil hunting enthusiast, I often have people ask me why I find fossils so fascinating. To me, the answer is simple: I’m astounded by the fact that I can walk along the beach in ...