Whale sharks, already listed as endangered, face an array of human-induced threats such as fishing bycatch, vessel strikes, and habitat degradation among them. Pollution adds another, more insidious ...

Working to stop harmful marine pollution at the source. © Troy Mayne / WWF The health, resilience and productivity of marine and coastal ecosystems is increasingly ...

Dan Daher rolled out at 5 a.m. from the shaded parking lot behind the Torres Martinez Tribal Community Hall in Mecca, as he does every Sunday through Thursday. By day's end, he'll have logged nearly ...

STANFORD, Calif. (KGO) -- On a sunny beach along Monterey Bay, Stanford researcher Dr. Matt Savoca and his team are tracking a devastating ocean polluter: microplastics. They're hoping to follow the ...

Pollution from the expanding shoreline of the Salton Sea may not be significant contributor to the region’s air problems. Some researchers suggest more emphasis on what people are breathing at home, ...

The ocean is the lifeblood of our planet—producing over half of the world’s oxygen, regulating global temperatures, and supporting millions of species. Yet today, marine ecosystems are under severe ...

Rosie Williams receives funding from the Natural Environment Research Council. In recent decades, there has been a gradual decline in the number of oil spills and the volume of oil discharged from ...

A new report has been released by Germany-based ocean plastic recovery startup CleanHub that highlights ocean plastic pollution this year, as well as a look into its complex origins and what the ...

University of Canterbury provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. University of Canterbury provides funding as a member of The Conversation NZ. In a significant development for small ...