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Hot off the presses: In the midst of mounting scientific evidence that global shark populations are in trouble, Oceana is releasing a new report today that finds sharks invaluable to maintaining healthy ocean ecosystems. Predators as Prey: Why Healthy Oceans Need Sharks* shows that as sharks...

Thanks for fixing the link! As you've likely guessed, technology's not my bag.

Talk about being in the right place at the right time! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/06/24/earay124.xml

Dr. Shelley Clarke has calculated that between 26 million and 73 million sharks a year are killed for their fins. This is based on fin trade in Hong Kong markets. These numbers do not include fins that are not involved in trade, sharks that are killed for their meat or liver oil or sharks...

It has been estimated that more than 100 million sharks are killed globally by humans each year. It's believed that roughly half of that is bycatch.

The piece I initially posted was a press release NOAA put up on their website.

Picture this: coldwater reefs up to six stories high, so fragile they will break if touched. That's what researchers found off the coast of Vancouver less than three miles from a sewage treatment plant. These glass reefs, one of the first big discoveries of an innovative project that lays...

Check out Blue Planet Divers, an online forum for research diving.

I'm sure that everyone who cares about the ocean wishes that your comment were true. If accurate and adequate scientific data were already being generated and analyzed, this and similar petitions for listing or uplisting would never be necessary. Unfortunately it is not. One of the benefits...

NOAA’s Fisheries Service has determined that a petition to reclassify loggerhead turtles in the western North Atlantic Ocean as a distinct population segment with endangered status may be warranted, and is seeking comments on the petition action. Currently, loggerhead turtles are listed as a...

Option 1: Send a letter to the Ambassador of Japan.

Sharks used to be the top of the marine food chain, but not anymore. The End of the Line?, a report released by Oceana and WildAid, details the global threats sharks face from the new top predator, man. Download a copy to learn what's driving shark populations to dangerously low levels, and...

We've heard the figures: an estimated 100 million sharks killed by humans every year. This is a global estimate, but even in the US, current management methods leave many shark populations at risk. The National Marine Fisheries Service has cooked up a package of proposals which could provide...

And if you're counting lionfish, or any fish for that matter, consider submitting your counts to REEF as well. They have an exotic species sighting program monitoring the introduction and spread of lionfish and other species cropping up in places they don't belong.

Seems like morays are in the news a lot lately.. Science Daily — Moray eels have a unique way of feeding reminiscent of a science fiction thriller, researchers at UC Davis have discovered. After seizing prey in its jaws, a second set of jaws located in the moray's throat reaches forward...

Oceana is looking for photographs of marine life in an ongoing photo contest. Whether it’s a macro shot of a nudibranch or a wide angle view of a coral reef, send your favorite underwater images to Suzannah Evans (sevans@oceana.org) along with information about the subject, camera specs...

Rumor has it they've been seen as far north as Rhode Island. As for what to do about them, how about a spearfishing tournament? Whoever brings in the most lionfish wins!

We want to know what you think about the oceans. Oceana and Duke University are conducting a survey which will assess how much scuba divers value seeing various marine life such as sea turtles, sharks or healthy coral reefs. The study supports Oceana’s ongoing efforts to protect the world’s...

Sharks Deserve The Conservation Status We Give To The Giant Panda Marine Predators Are On The Verge of Extinction, But The Fishing Industry Still Rips The Environment to Shreds With Impunity By George Monbiot If these animals lived on land there would be a global outcry. But the great...

A stingray off Redang Island, Malaysia. It was at least 12 feet across (wingspan), with a section of rope looped through its gill slits. Unfortunately, it didn't wait long enough for us to untie the knot.