The Brunswick County Board of Commissioners is expected Monday to consider a resolution opposing offshore wind turbines less than 24 miles from shore, taking its cue from oceanfront towns.
Fish and other marine life may have to flee thousands of kilometers to escape damaging heatwaves, according to research published Wednesday, highlighting the scale of disruption caused by these increasing surges in ocean temperatures.
In serene turquoise waters off Egypt's Red Sea coast, scuba divers ease among delicate pink jellyfish and admire coral—yet a rebounding tourism sector threatens the fragile marine ecosystem.
Maine scientists, fishermen and environmentalists urged lawmakersWednesday to embrace a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent and begin work on a new "action plan" to address climate change.
As nearly half of the U.S. populace lives in or near coastal areas, the GND needs to prioritize the sustainable use and preservation of the marine environment – called the "blue economy."
A James Cook University boss says media reports about its sacking of controversial marine scientist Peter Ridd are "misleading and untrue" and that his academic freedom had always been upheld.
