Ciguatera—a toxin that accumulates in reef fish—is a common cause of seafood poisoning. Learn which fish are safest to order ...

Allowing coral reef fish to rebound is emerging as one of the clearest ways to put more healthy protein on the plates of coastal families without stripping the ocean bare. New science suggests that if ...

The researchers found that coral reefs across the world could raise sustainable fish production by almost 50 percent. This increase could provide between 20,000 and 162 million extra fish servings per ...

For the past 10 years, marine biologist and conservationist Stan Shea has been leading a citizen-science program called the 114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey to compile data on local reef fish species ...

A new study using high-speed video shows for the first time that the reef fish Zanclus cornutus (Moorish idol) and the related surgeonfish can move their jawbones sideways as well as up and down. This ...

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 new study has found that oceanographic connectivity (the movement and exchange of water between different parts of the ocean) is a key influence for fish abundance across the Western Indian Ocean ...

Wednesday morning’s clear skies and smooth waters were perfect for ferrying 15 huge concrete domes, or “Sea Caves,” to the bay off Goleta Beach and then dumping them overboard. These 500-pound ...

The black dwarfgoby was discovered in the coral reefs of the McLaren Fjord, of Tufi, Papua New Guinea. McLaren Fjord of Tufi, Papua New Guinea. Drone photo by MV Erdmann. A trio of international ...

In shallow reef water, assumptions get punished fast. One sudden run exposed how vulnerable inshore fishing really is when a ...

Some reef fish have the unexpected ability to move their jaws from side to side, biologists have discovered. This ability -- which is rare among vertebrate animals -- allows these fish to feed rapidly ...