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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...

sea turtle being carried by human at beach

Rescued Sea Turtles "Leonardo" and "Michelangelo" Released Back into Ocean

"Turtle power!"

Rescued Sea Turtles "Leonardo" and "Michelangelo" Released Back into Ocean

"Turtle power!"

Split image showing a whale shark silhouette underwater beside a distant surf-cam view of a dark shape near shore.

Shadowy Sea Giant Drifts Past Coastal Surf Cam, Onlookers Have Several Theories

A rainy surf cam in Western Australia caught something large, dark, and hard to explain moving through the lineup. Some viewers saw a shark. Others saw a whale, an oarfish,...

Shadowy Sea Giant Drifts Past Coastal Surf Cam, Onlookers Have Several Theories

A rainy surf cam in Western Australia caught something large, dark, and hard to explain moving through the lineup. Some viewers saw a shark. Others saw a whale, an oarfish,...

Humpback whale breaching vertically from the ocean, water splashing around its body.

Young Humpback Whale Dies After A Devastating Strike Leaves Him Stranded On The Sand

The death of juvenile humpback whale Oil Change reveals vessel strike risks and urges stronger protections for coastal whales.

Young Humpback Whale Dies After A Devastating Strike Leaves Him Stranded On The Sand

The death of juvenile humpback whale Oil Change reveals vessel strike risks and urges stronger protections for coastal whales.