marine life

Puerto Rico’s New Marine Reserve Will Protect More Than 14 Endangered Species

Puerto Rico’s New Marine Reserve Will Protect More Than 14 Endangered Species

After 16 years of efforts by grassroots organizations, local Puerto Rico communities are celebrating the establishment of the country’s new marine protected area (MPA), Jardines Submarinos de Vega Baja y Manatí. The new marine reserve on Puerto Rico’s north coast will protect 77 square miles of marine biodiversity, a press release from the Wildlife Conservation […]

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    California’s First National Marine Sanctuary in Over 3 Decades Will Protect 116 Miles of Coastline

    California’s First National Marine Sanctuary in Over 3 Decades Will Protect 116 Miles of Coastline

    More than 116 miles of California’s stunning coastline is in the process of becoming designated as part of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary — the third largest in the country. The designation process reached a major milestone last week when the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for the marine sanctuary was released. Under the […]

    Ocean Warming Is Driving Sharks Out of Coral Reef Habitats, Study Finds

    Ocean Warming Is Driving Sharks Out of Coral Reef Habitats, Study Finds

    As the oceans heat up, sharks are leaving their coral reef habitats, putting both sharks and entire ecosystems at risk, scientists have found. In a new study, published in the journal Communications Biology, scientists used satellites and underwater acoustic receivers to monitor more than 120 grey reef sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) in coral reefs of the […]

    Prozac Contamination in Water Is Changing Fish Behaviors, Study Finds

    Prozac Contamination in Water Is Changing Fish Behaviors, Study Finds

    In a new study, scientists have confirmed that even low concentrations of the antidepressant pharmaceutical fluoxetine, also known by the brand name of Prozac, are affecting fish behaviors in the wild. Biologists from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia and the University of Tuscia in Viterbo, Italy have completed a five-year investigation on how fluoxetine pollution […]

    Monterey, California Beach Closed to Protect Hundreds of Sea Lions

    Monterey, California Beach Closed to Protect Hundreds of Sea Lions

    Local officials have closed the area around Monterey, California’s San Carlos Beach to people following the takeover of hundreds of sea lions. Caution tape was placed along the beach, but crowds continued to gather and take photos of the sea lions resting and frolicking, reported Reuters. The social and playful marine mammals frequently gather on […]

    Florida Keys Coral Practitioners Prepared to Beat the Heat

    Florida Keys Coral Practitioners Prepared to Beat the Heat

    After a devastating and hot 2023 summer, the Florida Keys coral restoration community made sure to be prepped for this year’s heat.  The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) is home to the largest coral barrier reef in the continental United States. In recent years, however, the Florida Reef Tract has suffered a “death of […]

    Aquaculture 101: Everything You Need to Know

    Aquaculture 101: Everything You Need to Know

    Quick Key Facts What Is Aquaculture? When you think of agriculture, the first images that come to mind might include big red barns full of hay, a flock of fuzzy sheep or an orchard of apple trees. But agriculture isn’t just all the flora, fauna and equipment that puts land-based food to our plates. It […]

    Billionaire Accused of Stealing Sand From Public Beach in Malibu for Use at $30M Home

    Billionaire Accused of Stealing Sand From Public Beach in Malibu for Use at $30M Home

    Billionaire Mark Attanasio, who owns the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team, has been accused of stealing sand from Malibu, California’s Broad Beach. A lawsuit was filed by James Kohlberg, Attanasio’s next-door neighbor, alleging that the billionaire businessman had been excavating sand from the public beach to use for an ongoing construction project at his home, reported […]