Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are discovered across the planet. Some are found lurking in remote corners of the world, while others have been hiding right under our noses. Learn more ...
Figure 1. Areas for assessing status and trends of fish and squid in the Marine Ecosystem Assessment for the Southern Ocean (black lines). Labels indicate the sectors (first two letters) and zones ...
Pacific whiting is a lean, white-fleshed fish found in the cold waters of the Pacific Ocean. A member of the cod family, this fish has a mild, slightly sweet flavor that works well with a wide range ...
The data only include vessels using transponders, and therefore underestimate the fishing effort that occurs within the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) of countries that do not enforce transponder use ...
From a research vessel in the Pacific Ocean, scientists watched the feeds of several cameras sitting on the seafloor. Miles below, a deep-sea fish approached the camera’s bait then, changing its ...
A century and a half later, the sinking of the S.S. Pacific remains one of the deadliest maritime disasters in the region’s history Joel Sams The waters around two remote atolls in the central ...
researchers were just realizing that plastic accumulating in oceans across the globe – including in the Pacific Ocean garbage patch – was breaking apart, posing a threat to fin fish ...