Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This adorable sea lion has to eat five to eight percent of its body weight every day to stay healthy and hydrated. Over the long ...

Marine heat waves can alter the distribution of fish and other prey species, forcing marine mammals to travel farther or struggle to find adequate food.

Machine generated contents note: -- Preface by John Norton Moore -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 -- Introduction -- I. Unfinished Business -- II. Conservation, Sustainability, and ...

By Liz Kimbrough A sea cucumber with two horn-like appendages sits on the mud in the deep South Atlantic Ocean. Scientists ...

Days 5-7 of the 2024 Vessel Survey for Abundance and Distribution of Marine Mammals were jam-packed full of sightings. The visual team is happy to report having their most exciting day so far. The ...

A follow-up expedition to a different submarine canyon is planned for early 2027 ...

Discover what makes marine mammals unique and why they need our protection. California's coastal waters are home to some of nature’s most remarkable creatures - marine mammals like seals, dolphins, ...

The Case Against Marine Mammals in Captivity was first produced in 1995 as a comprehensive resource for the public, the media, scientists, students, and policymakers to learn the various arguments ...

Responders fitted a tracking buoy to a female fin whale that stranded and died in 2023 on Pacific Beach in San Diego, California, before towing her carcass offshore—a "remain in the environment" ...

When the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was discovered on a poultry farm in Asia in 1996, there was little indication that it would become so widespread and so destructive. Within 30 ...

Huge die-offs of elephant seals occurred after the virus gained nearly 20 troublesome new mutations, scientists found. By Apoorva Mandavilli Elephant seals in South America died in massive numbers ...

The Pacific Marine Mammal Center has reopened its doors in Laguna Beach after a three-year, $20 million expansion, welcoming ...