For scientists who study marine ecosystems, the drumbeat of alarming revelations about the state of the world’s oceans resonates in several dominant notes. “The world is changing and it’s happening ...

The expansive, dense eelgrass beds that line much of the U.S. coastline provide invaluable habitat and other services to support rich coastal ecosystems. However, globally, eelgrass is struggling, ...

When Alyssa Frederick and her team at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory went to spawn white abalone on Jan. 7, it was almost as if the sea mollusk knew something was looming on the horizon.

Eelgrass, a type of flowering seagrass found in temperate zones around the world, provides habitat for many species, protects ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Since 2013, sea star wasting disease, worsened by warming oceans, has wiped out 99% of sunflower sea stars from Washington state to Mexico, ...

A mysterious disease that causes sea stars to decay and fall apart within a few days has become widespread along the U.S. west coast over the past several months. First reported off the coast of ...

Crews used large nets, water-filled containers and box trucks to relocate hundreds of river otters, sea turtles, manatees, penguins and sharks to their new home: Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium.

Graduate students in the summer marine disease workshop inspect cultures of Labyrinthula zosterae. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...