Critical wildlife habitats are exposed to pollution risk in the seas off the southern United States, with implications for ...

Recent research reveals alarming levels of microplastics in the Gulf of Mexico, threatening marine life and entering the food ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KTRK) -- A lancha boat crew was stopped and seized of 40 sharks that were illegally captured in federal waters off southern Texas, according to the Coast Guard. The video above ...

NOAA-supported scientists announced today that this year's Gulf of Mexico "dead zone"—an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life—is approximately 4,402 square miles, 21% smaller ...

September 12 is World Dolphin Day. Marine conservation and advocacy nonprofit Sea Shephard created the day in 2022 to ...

The Gulf of Mexico is a large basin with around 617,800 square miles of water. The area supports diverse marine life, including many species of sharks. There are around 24 different species of sharks ...

The funding for 10 restoration projects is part of cleanup efforts tied to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. NOAA Fisheries is set to spend more than $210 million on restoration projects in the ...

From 1996–2021 at least 218 whales were confirmed entangled off Mexico’s Pacific and Baja California coasts. Humpbacks were the most commonly entangled whales, but gray, sperm, Bryde’s and fin whales ...