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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission approved a 20 percent reduction in the Atlantic menhaden fishing quota for ...

The state of Louisiana is set to expand an artificial reef created in 2022 with the help of marine resources conservation ...

As part of its efforts to protect the marine environment, promote sustainable fisheries and boost the fishing industry, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) has installed artificial ...

NORTH CAROLINA (WTVD) -- North Carolina's oyster industry is experiencing a resurgence. Research finds it has grown by 500% ...

LDWF’s Artificial Reef Program is expanding, adding 465 more recycled concrete structures to the Gulf project.

His charges are a type of soft coral called gorgonians. "They're a fundamentally important part of the Caribbean and Floridian coral reef habitat," he says. Foord tends to more than 2,000 tiny soft ...

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Coastal Resources Division sunk a 130-foot retired barge Tuesday to expand Artificial Reef A, which is about 19 miles southeast of Brunswick and seven ...

At the Shellfish Research Hatchery, officials are hoping to 'breed' oysters that can help farmers deal with a series of recent mass-mortality events ...

Thanks to the dire condition of the Earth's coral reefs, the planet has now reached its first tipping point for human-caused climate change, according to a new report by scientists in Europe. The ...

Coral reefs around the globe have for years suffered publicly in warming oceans, periodically making headlines when iconic underwater landscapes lose their colors and wither during repeated mass ...

Chinese coast guard ships have used powerful water cannons and rammed a Philippine government vessel near Thitu Island in the ...