Microplastics are flooding the Gulf of Mexico, threatening marine life and seafood security, new research shows.

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

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 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 ...

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 ...

It has been two hours since the divers left the coast behind. As they reach their designated GPS points in the Gulf of Mexico, their boats’ engines go from roaring to whispering. In pairs, they enter ...

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 ...

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