The fishing practice of scrapping ocean bottom continues despite protection promises
KYLEAKIN, Scotland — Bally Philp hauls up his baited traps from the waters off Scotland’s Isle of Skye,…
Destructive bottom trawling in Scotland despite promises to protect oceans
KYLEAKIN, Scotland (AP) — Bally Philp hauls up his baited traps from the waters off Scotland’s Isle of…
Oysters, crab and $400,000 worth of lobster meat stolen in New England
CONCORD, N.H. — Imagine the buffet. Forty-thousand oysters, lobster worth $400,000 and a cache of crabmeat all were…
Lobster population plummets 34% in New England, regulators warn of overfishing
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A new report says America’s lobsters, which have been in decline since 2018, are…
How to use 8 arms? Octopuses tend to explore with their front limbs
WASHINGTON — Humans may be right-handed or left-handed. It turns out octopuses don’t have a dominant arm, but…
Florida wildlife agency plans to reopen oystering in Apalachicola Bay
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida wildlife officials have given preliminary approval to a plan to reopen Apalachicola Bay…
Scientists identify the killer of 5 billion starfish
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists say they have at last solved the mystery of what killed more than 5…