A belated report showing stock improvements prompted the North Pacific Fishery Management Council to revise harvest limits ...

Only those with long memories may recall the awful environmental news and economic impacts of severe restrictions in catches between 1999 and 2002, when nine West Coast groundfish stocks were declared ...

Only those with long memories may recall the awful environmental news and economic impacts of severe restrictions in catches between 1999 and 2002, when nine West Coast groundfish stocks were declared ...

A canary rockfish swims near the seafloor off the West Coast of the U.S. in on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018. A brightly colored groundfish, the canary rockfish is a slow-growing, long-lived species harvested ...

Small Sablefish caught in a bottom trawl survey off the coast of California. Photo courtesy of Ian G. Taylor / U.S. Fish & Wildlife AK A decision by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) to recertify ...

The search for life on Earth is speeding up, not slowing down. Scientists are now identifying more than 16,000 new species each year, revealing far more biodiversity than expected across animals, ...

New species are being discovered faster than ever before — at a rate of more than 16,000 every year, suggests a new study. And the trend shows no sign of slowing with scientists predicting that the ...

While conservation efforts have bolstered the populations of many species considered to be threatened in 2025, many animal and plant species continue to dwindle in number, with some even going extinct ...

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES, came into force 50 years ago and remains one of the most effective international conservation agreements.

Four proposed rules could make it easier to drill for oil or harvest timber in areas where endangered species live. By Maxine Joselow and Catrin Einhorn Maxine Joselow reported from Washington and ...

UC Davis scientists uncovered Aptostichus ramirezae, a new trapdoor spider species living under California’s dunes. Genetic analysis revealed it was distinct from its close relative, Aptostichus simus ...