Estuaries are dynamic ecosystems that have some of the highest biotic diversity and levels of production in the world. Humans have had a long relationship with the ebb and flow of estuaries around the ...

Worldwide over the past 35 years, dams and land reclamation activities have converted 250,000 acres of estuary—an area roughly 17 times the size of Manhattan—to urban land or agricultural fields, with ...

The trails of the Tijuana Estuary are perfect for hikers, bikers, runners and birders looking for an easily accessible way to take in some nature. This week, try out a roughly 3-mile out-and-back hike ...

While most commercial fishing occurs at sea, the seafood on our plates does not often start in the big blue ocean - it starts where the rivers meet the sea. The special places where freshwater rivers ...

The waters of the St. Lawrence Estuary are running out of breath. The lack of oxygen in deep waters is affecting the organisms that live on the bottom of the estuary. How do deep ecosystems react to ...

This past June, researchers congregated at the Smithsonian Marine Station to catalogue the vast diversity of tiny animals living in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon Jack Tamisiea Marine ecologist Holly ...

A rare Sowerby's beaked whale washed up dead on Canvey Island in Essex, prompting officials to block off the U.K. beach and warn the public to stay away. Investigations are underway to determine the c ...