A major new study shows long-term ocean warming is steadily reducing fish populations, putting global food security at risk.

The ocean is home to some of the strangest-looking creatures in the world. It seems that the deeper you go, the stranger the ...

These fish typically weight between 545 and 2,205 pounds. Sunfish is closely related to the Pufferfish despite their size difference. The bumphead sunfish (Mola alexandrini) is one of the strangest ...

Reviewing those rare encounters, marine scientist Mark C. Benfield at Louisiana State University (LSU) connected scattered sightings and documented the fish alive in its natural depth range. Footage ...

A new study offers the first direct evidence that deep-dwelling mesopelagic fish, which account for up to 94% of global fish biomass, excrete carbonate minerals at rates comparable to shallow-water ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

According to a new study by the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC) and the National University of Colombia, chronic ocean warming is driving a nearly 20% annual decline in fish biomass.

Modern kayak fishing was born on the ocean. Malibu surfer Tim Niemier developed the first sit-on-top kayak to paddle past the breakers and target fish in open water. More recently, kayak fishing ...

Speckled sea trout, also known as spotted sea trout, are a popular inshore gamefish species found across the eastern and southern coasts. While they resemble their freshwater cousins in looks, these ...

The strange life-forms lurking in Earth's deepest seas may seem primordial, as if they are as old as the oceans themselves. But the truth is that these fish and other animals took hundreds of millions ...

The ocean is home to some of the strangest-looking creatures in the world. It seems that the deeper you go, the stranger the sea life becomes. The coffinfish is one example. Also known as the sea toad ...

The deep sea is inhabited by many creatures that are unlike any other in the world, and the coffinfish is certainly one of the strangest. Dubbed the sea toad, this unusual fish is part of the group of ...