Hundreds of ocean scientists, advocates, and journalists were in DC this weekend for the annual Blue Vision Summit. I was there most of the day Sunday, and I have to say, it was great to see so many dedicated ocean advocates gathered in one place. In the morning I attended a plenary session about cl...

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San Francisco Chronicle: The stars of the ocean - bluefin tuna, salmon, whales and seabirds - suffer from dwindling food supplies as a result of heavy fishing driven by the demands of fish farms and climate change, according to a study released Monday. Seven of the world's 10 largest commercial fish...

San Francisco Chronicle: The stars of the ocean - bluefin tuna, salmon, whales and seabirds - suffer from dwindling food supplies as a result of heavy fishing driven by the demands of fish farms and climate change, according to a study released Monday. Seven of the world's 10 largest commercial fish...

Great news! Yesterday the House of Representatives passed the Shark Conservation Act of 2009 (H.R. 81). This bill, if passed by the Senate, would require sharks to be landed with their fins still naturally attached, which allows for better enforcement of fishery regulations and improved data collect...

Today Oceana released a new report, "Hungry Oceans: What Happens When the Prey is Gone?" that shows how overfishing, aquaculture feed and climate change are causing widespread malnutrition in predator fish, marine mammals and birds. As Oceana marine scientist Margot Stiles put it, "We have caught al...

"The land gets all the press, so we decided to turn it around." So said Sylvia Earle last night about her new ocean atlas. I watched last night at the National Geographic auditorium as Earle and co-author Linda Glover spoke about the atlas, Google ocean, and why we should protect the sea. Wearing a ...

Happy Friday the 13th, all! While you're avoiding black cats and ladders, don't forget to go out and see IMAX's Under the Sea 3D, which opens in theaters today. This week in ocean news, ...A new report on coral reefs in the western Indian Ocean connected poverty with overfishing. The reefs were in t...

Penguins are being forced to commute up to 50 miles more to get food for their families because of climate change overfishing and pollution claim scientists....

Alexandria, VA - The Commission's Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Management Board approved an increase to the 2009 scup total allowable landings limit from 7.84 million pounds to 11.18 million pounds, with the......