No clam fishing will be allowed in part of Hempstead Bay because of state concerns about water quality.

Bangladesh is creating two dolphin preserves, in a country where officials say wildlife conservation will have to be balanced with the demands of a growing human population.

A brief halt to shipping after the terrorist attacks appears to have lowered whales’ stress levels, an ocean experiment suggests.

Dutch and Italian teams must pump oil from 15 tanks that fueled the Costa Concordia cruise ship.

Salmon populations in California’s Mokelumne watershed are on the rise, but it turns out that only 4 percent are of wild origins.

Salmon populations in California’s Mokelumne watershed are on the rise, but it turns out that only 4 percent are of wild origins.

Researchers find that extreme cold induces acute stress in coral but that heat is ultimately more lethal.

Rising human consumption of marine mammals in tropical regions poses a threat to animals like the dugong, which is similar to a manatee, and the Atlantic humpback dolphin, researchers write.

In the latest Environmental Performance Index, Switzerland is at the top, Russia is much closer to the bottom and the United States has failed to gain much ground.

In a surprisingly short space of time, a market for the creatures’ gill rakers has developed, based largely on the notion that they have medicinal value.