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Blue Mussel (Mytilus edulis) Die-Off

'Potentially lethal' toxins found in Juneau shellfish

Sea Lice Plagues Return and Threat to Wild Salmon Increases

Low Tide and No Sea Stars

Mottled Sea Star (Evasterias troscheli) Die-off Juneau

Lots of Female King Crabs (Paralithodes camtschaticus)

Sea Cucumber Fever Grips Fisheries

Chilean scientists discover mass die-off of krill in Antarctica

A jellyfish ‘epidemic’ has Australian scientists wondering if climate change is to be blamed

Thousands of Queensland beachgoers stung by swarm of jellyfish

Shellfish washed up on P.E.I. beach by 'ripper' of a storm

Dangerously high levels of Red Tide found in bivalve shellfish on B.C. coast

Sea Nettle Jellyfish (Chrysaora melanaster) are Landing

Unusual Squid Found on Shoreline

Officials warn of potentially lethal levels of biotoxin in Bellingham Bay mussels

Investigating threats from invasive species in the Aleutians Islands

Warmer Arctic waters attract surprising visitors: clams, fish and whales

Angry Canadian crabs invade coast of Maine

Mass die-off of clams fouls Revere Beach

Shellfish Warning

Gulf of Maine Water Temperatures Soar Near Record Highs After Ocean 'Heat Wave'

Toxic Chemicals Banned 20 Years Ago Finally Disappearing From Arctic Wildlife

Nearly 300 Sea Turtles Dead as Red Tide Plagues Southwest Florida

Almost every part of Canada’s largest national park is deteriorating

Elevated PSP Levels in Unalaska and Sand Point

Ecosystems across Australia are collapsing under climate change

Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) Foraging in Re-occupied Soft Bottom Habitats

No Sea Stars on Bishop's Beach

Opioids, antibiotics found in mussels in the Puget Sound

Rare Glass Sponge Reef Smothered By Fish Farm Waste

Pollution forcing shellfish restrictions in Henderson Inlet and 3 regional sites

Lobster Stocks Decline, Fishing Ban Considered

Curious by Nature: What’s bubbling in front of Jon Reiswig’s home?

In new cautionary approach, Maine shellfish areas will be closed at first sign of toxins

‘Bachelor herds’ of walrus gather near Port Heiden, where they haven’t been seen in decades

Bivalves recently cracked by sea otters (Enhydra lutris) indicating re-occupation

Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) Haul-out On Port Heiden Beach

Abnormally large basking shark groups spotted off Canada’s east coast

As Alaskan Waters Warm, Market Squid Move North

"Perfect Storm" Has North Coast Marine Ecosystem Reeling, Abalone in Crisis

Shrimp Found While Collecting Badarkies

Mushroom ascidian (Distaplia occidentalis) Found on Beach

Video: The oceans are changing. Can crabs adapt?

Video: The oceans are changing. Can crabs adapt?

It’s Maine Shrimp Season, Without the Shrimp

How Global Warming Fueled Five Extreme Weather Events

Sea life beneath Antarctic ice shelf is changing, and warming may be why

Coral Found Following November Storm

As Oceans Warm, the World’s Kelp Forests Begin to Disappear

Shellfish off coast of Sweden produce vast amounts of methane, researchers say

Dozens Of Octopuses Are Walking Up Onto Shore For No Apparent Reason

Octopus invasion on Welsh beach blamed on effects of recent storms

A 'monster' discovery: Tiny translucent crustacean a 1st in Canada's Arctic

Stinger jellyfish swarms wipe out farmed salmon in west of Ireland

The biggest ever invasion of potentially fatal jellyfish-like creatures ever recorded in the UK thought to have been brought there by recent hurricanes

Slugs plague Dillingham gardeners

Common Rock Crab Spreads Quickly Across Icelandic Shores

Record numbers of Portuguese man o' war wash up on Cornish coast

More 'losers' than 'winners' predicted for Southern Ocean seafloor animals

Day of reckoning for marine invaders

Mysterious, Brain-Like Blob Found in Lagoon

B.C.'s coastal sea star population in increasingly hot water

Can sea stars make a comeback in Kachemak Bay?

Swarm of Jellyfish in Garðabær

Abundant Slugs Consuming Vegetation

New Jersey-Size Dead Zone Is Largest Ever in Gulf of Mexico

Stinging 'floating terror' spotted in Nova Scotia waters

Weird Jelly on Tube Worms

Black Slugs (Arion ater L) Devastating Native Plants in Chugach Forest

Scientists find strange sea creatures in Alaska for the first time

Tiny California Sea Cucumber (Parastichopus californicus)

Jellied sea creatures confound scientists, fishermen on U.S. Pacific Coast

Millions of tropical sea creatures invade waters off B.C. coast

Squid Found in Seldovia Bay

Worm Species Found During Beluga Hunt