New findings about the dynamics of coastal ocean ecosystems are prompting marine scientists to abandon long held assumptions about life in the sea and how best to protect it.

Marine experts are turning to an American university in the hope of identifying a humpback whale that has taken up residence in the Firth of Forth. Full Story<

Immediate international cooperation is necessary to save leatherback sea turtles from extinction, a Duke University scientist told the his colleagues at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting (AAAS) meeting in Denver this morning.

New Zealand’s Minister of Fisheries, Pete Hodgson has taken new management measures to protect the country’s critically endangered Maui’s dolphin population (formally known as the North Island Hector’s dolphin) from the danger of entanglement in fishing g

A Humpback whale spotted swimming in the Forth sparked a rescue mission. Fishermen reported seeing the giant mammal, which appeared to have become lost.

The new federal budget includes $750,000 to help researchers determine why the killer whales that spend summers chasing salmon near the San Juan Islands are declining in number.

Scientists have identified two whales found washed up this morning on Carlton Beach in southern Tasmania. The animals have been identified as a male and female juvenile pygmy sperm whale.

A woman in Canada has been charged with patting a whale and now faces a possible fine of more than $65,000. Full Story

Australia has taken action to protest the readmission of Iceland to the International Whaling Commission, according to Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Dr. David Kemp. The basis of Australia’s objection is Iceland’s refusal to abide by the curre

There is a disturbing lack of knowledge about the effects of ocean noise on marine mammals, concludes a new report from the National Research Council. Full Story