provide a nursery habitat for fish and crustaceans, and store carbon. Now, scientists have discovered that mangrove and salt ...

Antarctic krill – shrimp-like crustaceans that inhabit the icy waters surrounding Antarctica – may be small (around 5cm) but ...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is planning to cut down trees and remove vegetation to reduce burning risk on Pinckney Island ...

Crabs, shrimp and worms arrive ... Acre by acre, a healthy salt marsh anchors a food web “more productive than most midwestern farmland,” according to a 2003 paper published by the University ...

"Salt marshes are important transitional habitats between the ocean and the land, and a nursery area for fish, crustacea, and insects." He said the report highlights "how quickly we are going to ...

Anna Turns sets sail from Plymouth Sound to explore the significance of blue carbon in marine habitats around the UK.

With diamond-patterned shells and speckled skin, these stunning turtles are a keystone species in the salt marshes and mangroves where they ... Using these inexpensive devices also makes blue crabs ...

Before human intervention, the harbor was a tidal salt marsh—muddy, shallow, and grassy, a buffer zone between the coast and the Chesapeake Bay. It protected neighboring forests from floodwaters and ...

It’s not unusual to see some dead fish around the Inner Harbor as summer ends this time of year, but a mass fish kill left ...

Researchers are studying the role of eelgrass beds for carbon capture and the health of the habitat for a variety of species.

While anglers can target pollock using ultra-heavy gear, slow-pitch tactics offer an exciting and productive way to catch ...

Observe the coastal waterways by kayak, catch croakers and pipefish with a seine net, get muddy with the crabs in the Great Salt Marsh, and catch a dogfish in a trawl net if you’re lucky! This camp ...