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Migratory species are likely to be among the most vulnerable to plastic pollution, a new study released by the Secretariat of the UN's Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) said on Tuesday.

The latest population estimate for critically endangered Māui dolphins has fallen by 14 percent in the past five years, according to a report leaked to RNZ. The latest survey by the Department of Conservation showed there were just 54 remaining.

Concerns had been raised from residents in Muri regarding cages holding sea urchins locally known as “avake” (Tripneustes gratilla) in Muri lagoon.

Marine scientists at Massey University have confirmed a sea mammal that surprised villagers on one of Fiji's remote islands this week is a fur seal.

Southwest Nova Scotia is one of Canada's most productive lobster fishing region, spanning more than 21,000 square kilometers and contributing a significant portion of the country's lobster supply.

Seagrass may not have ears, but that doesn’t stop noise pollution from causing serious damage to the plant’s other structures. From the whirring propellers that power our ships, to the airguns we use to search for oil, we humans have created a cacophony in the ocean.

One autumn afternoon in 1993, Amy Simon’s mother brought home a VHS tape of Free Willy, the boy-meets-whale tale that became a sleeper hit across North America that summer. Living in the tiny community of Aspen, Nova Scotia...six-year-old Simon had missed it in theaters.

The public is advised to contact the fisheries depart­ment or the University of the South Pacific (USP) should they spot a rare sea creature dead or alive on our shores.

...the 1975 blockbuster "Jaws" not only smashed box office expectations, but forever changed the way we felt about going into the water—and how we think about sharks.