The impact of plastic on the many species that call the ocean home is a huge unknown, but scientists are starting to piece together the kinds of risks this pollution poses to the marine ecosystem. The ...

Commercially important seafood species are at greater risk of microplastic contamination depending how they clump together in the marine environment, new research suggests. In the first study of its ...

The reef has subhabitats of sorts, some more optimal for fish spawning and mussel attachment than others, said Ben Turschak, a fisheries research biologist with the Michigan Department of Natural ...

Is there anything better than a warm spring evening on the water? The nonprofit RETI Center is throwing an Infinite Mussel Party on May 4 on its floating eco-barge in the Gowanus Bay Terminal. All are ...

Restoring oysters—and their ability to filter large volumes of water—is widely seen as a key way to improve the health of Chesapeake Bay. New research makes this calculus even more appealing, showing ...