Deep-sea animals are built to thrive in cold and dark conditions, making them look a bit alien. Here's five of the spookiest creatures that live there.

Sonia Kwami was appointed as Oceana’s new leader in Ghana in March 2026. She is an experienced campaigner, movement builder, and development leader with over 22 years of experience advancing social, ...

Do you want to make a difference protecting and restoring the abundance of the oceans? Do you have a strong interest in innovative fishing gear? Join a dedicated team of professionals who are working ...

Forced labor in the commercial fishing industry Rizky Oktaviana was working as a waiter at a Japanese restaurant in Jakarta ...

In Senegal, sardinella is dinner. In Peru, anchoveta underpins one of the world’s most productive marine ecosystems. In the Philippines, sardines are a staple food passed down through generations.

The ocean is vast, connecting every continent and touching the shores of most countries around the world. It provides food and livelihoods for millions of people and regulates the climate we all ...

More than two decades after bottom trawling ended on the seamounts surrounding Chile’s Juan Fernández Archipelago, the damage it caused is still visible. A new study published in Deep-Sea Research ...

Sixteen national governments from across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, and the Pacific today adopted the Mombasa Declaration at the 11th Our Ocean Conference, committing to advance global ...

Josana Pinto da Costa guides her small fishing boat through the murky, moonlit Amazon River in northern Brazil, where she makes her living fishing. She fishes in the nighttime, not by choice, but ...

The ocean remains one of the least explored places on Earth—and every year, scientists uncover new species that remind us just how much there is still to learn. In 2025, researchers described a ...