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Success! Bagging these invasive species is good for the reef habitat ©Michael Stephens One fish is rapidly becoming one of the biggest problems facing the fragile food web of coral ...

The health benefits of seafood are well-documented, but some people avoid eating it after hearing reports of high mercury levels. This video might help make things a little clearer. Produced ...

A salmon farm in Chile. © Oceana/ Eduardo Sorensen Almost half of the world’s seafood now comes from fish farms, which can cause significant environmental harm if not responsibly ...

Who’s ready for a supermoon?! Saturday’s full moon will be the biggest of 2012. (Space) Greenpeace releases new seafood retailer scorecard. (Huffington Post Green) Just ...

Leading up to Rio+20, on April 25th the United Nations hosted “Healthy Oceans: Charting A New Course,” a panel discussion which brought together a range of experts to discuss the ...

Image via Wikimedia Commons. Every year, tens of millions of sharks are killed for their fins alone. Shark fins are used to make shark fin soup, a popular and expensive dish that ...

Image via Wikimedia Commons. According to new estimates, farmed shrimp from Asia may have one of the highest carbon footprints of any food. More than half of all shrimp farms are ...

Congress took a strong step forward today in the fight against illegal fishing, as Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo (D-Guam) introduced legislation to fight this growing global problem ...

© Oceana/Eduardo Sorensen Today the World Bank announced a new international alliance called the Global Partnerships for the Oceans and we are excited to announce our involvement! It’s ...

Today we’ll boldly go where no Lego man has gone before. Teens send a Lego 80,000 feet into the clouds (and they have video!). (Los Angeles Times) Marine mammals are showing ...

Mako shark. [Image via Wikimedia Commons] It’s Shark Week over at Discovery Channel, and that means everyone’s talking about them: sharks at the beach, sharks hunting seals, scuba ...