Underwater

Split image showing a close-up lake sturgeon in blue water beside three sturgeon gathered near rocks in shallow shoreline water.

Ancient Lake Sturgeon Denied Federal Protection

Lake sturgeon swam through ancient waters long before humans existed, but today they face dams, pollution, habitat loss, and climate threats. Federal officials denied them Endangered Species Act protection, and...

Ancient Lake Sturgeon Denied Federal Protection

Lake sturgeon swam through ancient waters long before humans existed, but today they face dams, pollution, habitat loss, and climate threats. Federal officials denied them Endangered Species Act protection, and...

Split image showing dolphins swimming underwater on the left and an aerial view of a pod of dolphins in shallow turquoise water on the right.

Thousands Of Dolphins Turn The Pacific Into A Living Stampede

Whale watchers off San Diego heard a strange roar before they realized the sound was alive. Thousands of dolphins were cutting across the Pacific at once, turning open water into...

Thousands Of Dolphins Turn The Pacific Into A Living Stampede

Whale watchers off San Diego heard a strange roar before they realized the sound was alive. Thousands of dolphins were cutting across the Pacific at once, turning open water into...

Split image shows an offshore drilling platform at sea beside a worker cleaning oil from a polluted beach.

Federal Approval Revives Fears Of Another Gulf Oil Disaster

BP’s Kaskida project would drill in ultra-deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, where failure could threaten marine life, coastal communities, fishing, and tourism. Environmental groups are suing over the...

Federal Approval Revives Fears Of Another Gulf Oil Disaster

BP’s Kaskida project would drill in ultra-deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico, where failure could threaten marine life, coastal communities, fishing, and tourism. Environmental groups are suing over the...

Split image of a fisher handling tangled fishing net on a boat and a swirling school of fish underwater.

Commercial Fishing Threatens Northeast Canyons Protections

A rare deep-sea monument off New England has been reopened to commercial fishing. The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts protects corals, canyons, marine mammals, seabirds, and other ocean life.

Commercial Fishing Threatens Northeast Canyons Protections

A rare deep-sea monument off New England has been reopened to commercial fishing. The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts protects corals, canyons, marine mammals, seabirds, and other ocean life.

Split image showing fish entangled in ghost net and an abandoned net underwater over reef.

Deadly Seafood Imports Put Marine Mammals At Risk

Whales, dolphins, seals, and other marine mammals can drown or suffer for days after becoming trapped in fishing gear. U.S. law can block seafood imports from foreign fisheries that fail...

Deadly Seafood Imports Put Marine Mammals At Risk

Whales, dolphins, seals, and other marine mammals can drown or suffer for days after becoming trapped in fishing gear. U.S. law can block seafood imports from foreign fisheries that fail...

Split image showing a man gesturing toward a Hawaiian monk seal in the water on the left and wading toward the seal amid splashing on the right.

Man Arrested By Federal Agents After Rock Nearly Hits Endangered Seal

Lani was drifting near the Maui shoreline when a man allegedly picked up a large rock and threw it toward her head. The endangered Hawaiian monk seal survived, but the...

Man Arrested By Federal Agents After Rock Nearly Hits Endangered Seal

Lani was drifting near the Maui shoreline when a man allegedly picked up a large rock and threw it toward her head. The endangered Hawaiian monk seal survived, but the...