Conservationists gather this week to chart a way to save the shark, one of the most feared predators in the oceans itself under threat from over-fishing and demand for dishes such as shark-fin soup.

Navy sonar experts have been ordered to work with environmental advocates to reduce harm to marine life that could result from a new breed of sonar. Full Story

Boaters at Barnstable Harbor on Cape Cod, were this morning treated to a rare and unexpected visit from a female North Atlantic right whale and her calf, stirring excitement among Cape Cod whale conservationists, including the Cape Cod-based International

It is a tale to rival Ahab’s mad pursuit of the great white whale. Last night patrol boats from three nations, including Britain, closed in on their “Moby Dick” – suspected poachers on board a ship which had been on the run for 20 days through the iceberg

For the first time, scientists have both witnessed and photographed a whale gas bubble, suggesting that flatulence is just as common for ocean mammals as it is for humans and many other terrestrial animals.

Emergency action has been taken to ban deep water trawling in an area off the north west coast of Scotland to protect a unique coral formation. Full Story

In an emotional dispute that could shape Jamaica’s tourism industry, animal rights activists and resort owners are taking sides over whether dolphins should be captured and imported for marine parks.

A family sailing off the coast of Australia watched in horror as a 30ft humpback whale leapt from the ocean and crashed on top of them.

The youngest of five pilot whales released off the Keys has been bitten by at least one shark and marine mammal experts are attempting to rescue the mammal, officials said Tuesday.

Australia sought international help this week to halt a Uruguayan ship suspected of poaching a rare, protected fish following an 11-day-old chase across rough sub-Antarctic seas.