Even in some of the most isolated corners of the Pacific, plastic pollution has quietly worked its way into the food web. A ...

Energy deficiencies and inflammation may cause warming-related mortality in Pacific cod larvae.     A new study used gene ...

Microplastics are widespread in Pacific island fish, with reef and bottom-dwelling species showing the highest exposure.

Kelsey James/NOAA Fisheries Gary Longo was looking for what he thought would be small genetic differences across a single species of small, ocean-dwelling fish: Pacific sardine. But as he examined the ...

A new study by marine biologists reports that seals can essentially act as 'smart sensors' for monitoring fish populations in the ocean's eerily dim 'twilight zone.' Over the past 60 years, marine ...

The Pacific barreleye fish (Macropinna microstoma) is one of the ocean’s most extraordinary inhabitants, earning its place among the strangest and most fascinating creatures on Earth. Its transparent, ...

A review article published in the journal Science of the Total Environment describes how residual toxins in aquatic animals can impact food safety, food security, and human health. The aquatic ...

SAN DIEGO (KSWB/KUSI) — Researchers say they have discovered a new species of tropical fish during an expedition to remote islands off the Pacific coast of Mexico. Named the Halichoeres sanchezi, or ...

Beachgoers in California got a jarring sight this week when an angler fish that typically lives 2,000 feet beneath the surface of the ocean turned up on a Southern California beach. A Pacific football ...