A push to ban commercial aquarium fishing in Hawaiʻi originally came from Hawaiʻi County, where it received nearly unanimous ...

From the Atlantic to the Pacific, from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, rising water temperatures and more frequent heat waves are changing what’s found under the surface. In 2024, Advance Local ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Climate change is shaking up the seas, changing fish distribution throughout the oceans. And fishers in the tropics are ...

A resolution urging a ban on the taking of ornamental fish for aquariums received a 9-0 vote Tuesday by the County Council’s Committee on Government Operations and External Affairs, which forwarded ...

A groundbreaking study of 7,000-year-old exposed coral reef fossils reveals how human fishing has transformed Caribbean reef food webs: As sharks declined by 75 percent and fish preferred by humans ...

A bill has been introduced in the state Legislature that would establish a criminal penalty and increase monetary fines for ...

While Tropical Storm Debby has left the Sunshine State, residents may still be seeing its effects on surrounding waters. Debby slammed into Florida earlier this week, with parts of the state's west ...