A House hearing on a bipartisan bill promoting the use of decommissioned offshore oil rigs as artificial reefs instead ...

Dubbed the “Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act,” the bill authored by Rep. Mike Ezell (R-Miss.) would attempt to ...

The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources recently held a hearing on the Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act, which ...

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MIAMI — In a warehouse, Colin Foord is a doting father overseeing a coral nursery. His charges are a type of soft coral called gorgonians. "They're a fundamentally important part of the Caribbean and ...

BELIZE CITY, Belize (AP) — Belize is considering new offshore drilling regulations that could open nearly the entire coast to exploration and exploitation, environmental groups have warned, calling it ...

The structures that cement offshore windmills to the ocean floor could give rise to new underwater ecosystems. Here’s an overview of the latest science behind that claim. Ask any fisherman and they’ll ...