Underwater

Split image of a sea turtle swimming over coral reef and discarded fishing net trapping marine life on the ocean floor.

Pacific Heat Waves Put Loggerheads In Gillnet Danger

Endangered loggerhead sea turtles cross the Pacific from Japan and can appear off Southern California during warm-water events. NOAA has closed key waters to large-mesh drift gillnets for summer 2026,...

Pacific Heat Waves Put Loggerheads In Gillnet Danger

Endangered loggerhead sea turtles cross the Pacific from Japan and can appear off Southern California during warm-water events. NOAA has closed key waters to large-mesh drift gillnets for summer 2026,...

Split image of a close-up wet fur seal beside a large group of fur seals crowded on a rocky beach.

Industrial Trawlers Threaten Nursing Fur Seal Mothers

Northern fur seal pups wait on St. Paul Island while their mothers search the Bering Sea for pollock. Conservationists say industrial trawlers are competing with nursing mothers in critical feeding...

Industrial Trawlers Threaten Nursing Fur Seal Mothers

Northern fur seal pups wait on St. Paul Island while their mothers search the Bering Sea for pollock. Conservationists say industrial trawlers are competing with nursing mothers in critical feeding...

Split image showing aerial views of humpback whales swimming together in turquoise water and deep blue water.

A Record Whale Gathering Reveals A Stunning Ocean Comeback

A stretch of ocean off South Africa turned chaotic when hundreds of humpback whales surfaced, fed, and filled the water with spray.

A Record Whale Gathering Reveals A Stunning Ocean Comeback

A stretch of ocean off South Africa turned chaotic when hundreds of humpback whales surfaced, fed, and filled the water with spray.

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...