Wildfires, especially urban fires, rarely occur near reefs, scientists say. Scientists say they still don't understand the full extent of the damage the Maui wildfires did to the corals and marine ...

Posidonia oceanica is a Mediterranean seagrass whose meadows act as a carbon sink, a coastal protector and a nursery for marine life. This ecosystem is under severe threat from human activities, ...

North America's nearly 2,000 marine protected areas represent an unprecedented effort to protect the continent's fragile marine environments and are found throughout the marine ecoregions that ...

An unhealthy sea butterfly, or pteropod, showing effects of ocean acidification including ragged, dissolving shell ridges on upper surface, a cloudy shell in lower right quadrant, and severe abrasions ...

Park rangers who patrol Illescas National Reserve often confront fishers who use chinchorros, a type of fishing net that is banned in Peru. The reserve is designated solely as a terrestrial protected ...