Sustainable ocean
Can Clams and Oysters Help Clean Up Waterways?
Towns in Cape Cod are looking to shellfish not only as culinary treats, but as a way to help clean up waters suffering from excess nitrogen. Nitrogen is an essential…
The Marine Reserve Goldilocks Problem
To protect coral reefs, governments and conservationists are looking to establish networks of marine reserves,…
Understanding Ocean Changes
The story of a unique partnership between commercial fishermen and scientists.
How Do Larvae Find a Place to Settle Down?
It’s still a mystery: How do the tiny larvae of marine animals that hatch in…
Jet Fuel from Algae?
New research shows a way to tap overlooked fats in marine algae to produce compounds…
The Great South Channel
When people are hungry, they go to a place where they know they can find…
Where Will We Get Our Seafood?
By 2030 or 2040, most seafood bought by Americans will be raised on a farm,…
The Promise and Perils of Seafloor Mining
A year ago, the Canadian mining company Nautilus Minerals was poised to launch a new…
Voyage to the Remote Phoenix Islands
The Phoenix Islands aren’t obvious on a map—eight scattered coral atolls barely above sea level…
‘Green’ Energy Powers Undersea Glider
Researchers have successfully flown the first thermal glider through the ocean—a robotic vehicle that can…
New Regulations Proposed for Offshore Fish Farms
Newly proposed legislation to regulate large-scale fish farming in the oceans around the United States…
Do Fishing Regulations Lead to More Accidents?
Fishermen have argued that regulations about when and where they can catch fish have caused…
Should Eastern Oysters Be Put on the Endangered List?
Eastern oysters in Chesapeake Bay were not as happy as clams, and neither was Wolf-Dieter…
A Mysterious Disease Is Infecting Northeast Clam Beds
Scientists follow clues to the mysterious disease that is killing off clams on Cape Cod…
A Whole New Kettle of Fish
With most of the world?s fisheries already fully exploited or overexploited, the wild catch will…
Do Marine Protected Areas Really Work?
Today, Marine Protected Areas, or MPAs—areas of the ocean temporarily or permanently closed to harvesting—are…
Can We Catch More Fish and Still Preserve the Stock?
People have always fished. But the history of fishing is also the history of overfishing.…
Introducing…the Asian Oyster
As native oysters decline, officials seek to restore fishery with disease-resistant species “O Oysters,” said…
Down on the Farm…Raising Fish
Aquaculture, or fish farming, is changing how we think about one of our main sources…
In Tiny Ear Bones, the Life Story of a Giant Bluefin Tuna
The Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus, is one of the fastest, most powerful and most…
Which Way Will the Wind Blow?
Wind energy is the fastest-growing sector of the global electric power industry, and several companies…