Banded sea kraits are striking creatures that feature greyish-blue bodies with black stripes along their long, skinny backs. They’re sometimes referred to as yellow-lipped sea kraits due to a ...

Yellowfin tuna are metallic blue on their backs and upper sides, but their most striking features are their striking yellow fins and long yellow strip down their side. These large fish live in open ...

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Distant-water fishing (DWF) vessels — those operating far from their domestic waters — are among the most challenging vessels to monitor and regulate. Though many operate legally, reporting standards ...

Why is it that a young fisherman views his catch of a few scrawny sardines as natural, while an old-timer sees it as the sad scraps of an ocean once brimming with giant wildlife? Two decades ago, ...

What does it take to produce a rack of ribs, a double cheeseburger, or a side of mozzarella sticks? On an industrial scale, foods like these come with a tradeoff: Rising demand for dairy and red meat ...

If you’ve ever eaten sushi, you know that seaweed goes great with rice and fish. But recent research suggests that seaweed is more than just a culinary partner — it could be an overlooked ally in the ...

This article is the first installment in Oceana’s Recycling Myth of the Month series, which highlights common misconceptions surrounding the recycling of plastics. Three arrows chasing each other in a ...

The ocean remains one of the least explored places on Earth—and every year, scientists uncover new species that remind us just how much there is still to learn. In 2025, researchers described a ...

A new report released today highlights the urgent need for reusable beverage packaging as a solution to the global plastic crisis. The report, produced by ocean advocacy group Oceana, shows that just ...

Food is expensive. Not just for pocketbooks, but for the planet. Worldwide, more than 25 percent of greenhouse gas emissions come from food production. That’s methane belched from cows and nitrous ...

It’s hard to talk about coral reefs without also talking about climate change. Australia’s Great Barrier Reef lost half of its corals to warming waters in less than three decades, and if current ...