A new study has found that oceanographic connectivity (the movement and exchange of water between different parts of the ocean) is a key influence for fish abundance across the Western Indian Ocean ...

Scientists believe they have discovered at least 20 new species in a deep part of the Pacific Ocean. The discoveries were found after researchers from the California Academy of Sciences retrieved 13 ...

The open ocean’s twilight zone, a vast deep ecosystem rich in fish biomass, is poorly understood because it is expensive and challenging for humans to reach its depths 200–1000 meters (660–3,280 feet) ...

Scientists found a “large”-eyed sea creature with “canine-like” teeth on reefs in the South Pacific Ocean and discovered a new species. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto Near an island in the ...

Even in some of the most isolated corners of the Pacific, plastic pollution has quietly worked its way into the food web. A large analysis of fish caught around Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu found ...

Plastic fragments have been detected in fish from some of the most isolated waters of the Pacific, underlining how far synthetic pollution has spread through the world’s oceans. An extensive ...