Researchers tracking tagged green sea turtles in the Red Sea were led to 34 previously unknown seagrass meadows. This discovery can help enhance local conservation efforts.
As of January 2018, the oceanic whitetip shark will be listed as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act— this is the first shark to make the list in the Continental U.S.
More than 10,000 North Pacific humpback whales migrate from southeastern Alaska to the warm waters of the Aloha State each year to mate, give birth and nurture their calves.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has received a petition from a fishing group asking that the northwest Atlantic Ocean's leatherback sea turtles be listed as threatened.