That was until Madeiran landowners and labourers began to eye up the Desertas Islands in the 15th century as a future settlement. Upon their arrival, and as was customary at the time, these explorers ...

Listening to the songs of endangered pygmy blue whales could help researchers identify when the animals are feeding off Western Australia’s coast, improving scientists’ ability to monitor their ...

A proposal to extend the ban on deep-sea bottom trawling in the Mediterranean and Black Sea from 1,000 to 800 metres depth has been blocked, with the European Union (EU), led by Italy and Spain, ...

A rare species of deep-ocean barreleye fish with a transparent head has been filmed by researchers off the coast of California for the first time in 4k high definition, offering a never-before-seen ...

Along Europe’s coasts, the fishing sector has arrived at a tipping point. The symptoms are unmistakable to anyone watching European maritime affairs: an ageing fishing fleet and a workforce with a ...