Wild American oysters, long considered extinct in Midcoast Maine, have returned to the region, according to a recent study. With the help of local shellfish harvesters, researchers from the University ...

The report listed 10 beaches as being bacterial hotspots. This means the beaches consistently measured high bacteria levels when tested by Surfrider's Blue Water Task Force. In some cases, water ...

The Chesapeake Bay is the continental United States' largest estuary, spanning approximately 320 kilometers (200 miles) ...

The foundation's Blue Water Task Force (BWTF) processed 10,120 samples at 604 locations during 2024. Of these, 483 sites—about 80 percent—showed at least one sample with bacteria concentrations ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The militaries of the U.S. and Philippines have carried out joint drills in waters adjacent to the ...

St. Johns County leaders are all cheers after a developer withdraws a plan to swap scattered acreage across the state for 600 acres in the Guana River WMA.

The near-bottom water in the U.S. Northeast continental shelf provides a critical cold-water habitat for the rich regional ...