Scientists from the Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) in Bremen, together with colleagues from Central America, have described a new fish species in the Gulf of Mexico ...

An aquaculture cage floats in the Caribbean Sea near Puerto Rico. Floating cages with fish by the thousands may be popping in the Gulf of Mexico under a controversial plan that was backed by ...

More than 4 million acres of marine life habitat have become a "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the lives of fish and other marine animals, NOAA said on Thursday. Although this is an ...

Earthjustice is suing the National Marine Fisheries Service alleging it's ignoring its duty to help protect endangered marine ...

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The BP oil spill affected fish in the Gulf of Mexico in different ways. Some showed clear signs of oil exposure, with many reef fish developing skin lesions in 2011. Scientists found these lesions ...

A stock photo shows dead fish at the surface of water. NOAA forecasts that a dead zone the size of Connecticut could occur in the Gulf of Mexico this summer. A stock photo shows dead fish at the ...

NOAA-supported scientists have announced that this year's Gulf of Mexico "dead zone"—an area of low to no oxygen that can kill fish and marine life—is approximately 6,705 square miles ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) A new fish species, Hypoplectrus espinosai, has been identified in the Alacranes Reef, Gulf of Mexico. Part of the hamlet group, this species is distinguished by ...