Nations Unite to Create World's Largest Marine Reserve in Antarctica

Antarctica's Ross Sea will become the world's largest protected marine sanctuary with 600,000 square miles safe from human interference.

By Tiffani Spengler

28 October 76 Views

White House Moves to Protect Striped Bass

On Saturday, President Bush visited the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Maryland, to sign an Executive Order to protect America's striped bass and red drum fish populations from over-fishing.

By Jeanne Goddard

23 October 67 Views

Lucky Whale Watchers: Dozens of Orcas Show Off

A huge orca pod showed-off for whale watchers in Active Pass off the shores of Galiano Island in Canada. They posted the video on YouTube.

By Jeanne Goddard

03 September 65 Views

New Shark Species Discovered off Carolina Coast

Scientists have discovered a new species of shark in the ocean off South Carolina and have named it for the region where it was found.

By Jeanne Goddard

11 August 60 Views

Bush Creates Largest Marine Protection Zone in the World

With the stroke of a pen today, President Bush will designate three new areas in the Pacific as Marine National Monuments to create the largest area of ocean protection in the world, measuring 195,000 square miles. The act bans commercial fishing in the coral reef ecosystems within 50 nautical miles around the islands and protects them from oil and gas extraction.

By Jeanne Goddard

06 January 60 Views

Endangered Green Sea Turtles Make Comeback

In one of nature's best comeback stories, endangered green sea turtles have multiplied in Florida during the past two decades and are now thriving in protected waters. Reported nests have increased more than sixfold since 1990.

By Jeanne Goddard

05 May 65 Views

Harbor Porpoises Make a Comeback in Puget Sound

Harbor porpoises, which had been eliminated for many decades from portions of Puget Sound, are making a big comeback.

By Jeanne Goddard

22 July 63 Views

Minnow is First Fish Taken off US Endangered List

A tiny minnow that lives only in Oregon backwaters is set to become the first fish ever taken off U.S. Endangered Species Act protection because it is no longer threatened with extinction.

By Jeanne Goddard

12 February 64 Views

Polluted Chesapeake Bay Revived by Oysters Galore

20 years ago oysters had nearly disappeared from the Chesapeake bay. Today, the mollusk's reintroduction is playing a vital role in the health of world's third largest estuary.

By Jeanne Goddard

07 April 69 Views

Manatee Population Has Rebounded 500 Percent, No Longer Endangered

Manatees have made a huge comeback as a result of significant improvements in habitat conditions and threat reduction.

By Jeanne Goddard

10 January 67 Views

Elusive Tangled Whale Freed Of Fishnets Off Sonoma Coast

A gray whale that had been tangled in a fishing net for more than three weeks as it swam up the California coast was finally disentangled Thursday by a fishing boat crew out of Bodega Bay.

By Roy Baker

05 May 66 Views