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Jeff Dudas
Founder and Editor
Gerard Foti
Contributing Editor
Sarasota, Florida - published daily since 2002

Top Stories

Whale Family Cuddling Together To Have a Conversation Is Awe-Inspiring

How do clownfish survive a heat wave? By shrinking themselves down

Scientists develop underwater robot that could revolutionize traditional fishing methods: 'Game-changer'

Great White Shark season begins along New England coast

She went into the sea to film corals, a pack of sharks attacked the diver in Australia - she miraculously escaped

Chinese diver drowns in Sipadan after entering water without guide's permission

Lost: Diver, fisherman air more claims of Perth Diving Academy leaving people at sea

New worry: Endangered right whales gave birth to few babies this year as population declines; 'stress'

Call of the wild: The fur seal found in a Patagonian steppe, nearly 30 miles from the ocean

Diver found WWII Royal Canadian Navy ship bell - missing for 80 years

Coelacanth: 'Living Fossil' Fish Species Once Thought Extinct for 70 Million Years Photographed in Rare Sighting

Study: Migrating humpbacks weigh social versus family rest sites; 'it’s important that we understand the functional roles of stopovers'

This Is the Story of Bladerunner, a Humpback Whale That Survived a Horrendous Boat Strike

Are surging shark sightings and strandings linked to South Australia’s toxic algal bloom?

Endurance swimmer is attempting first-ever swim around Martha’s Vineyard ahead of ‘Jaws’ anniversary

Man Mauled by Shark at Popular South Australian Seaside Jetty

A dolphin was decapitated in North Carolina. NOAA is offering a reward for any information.

Friend or Food: Why Are Iceland’s Orcas Taking in Pilot Whales?

Man Encounters Sperm Whales ‘Chatting’ and ‘Cuddling’; 'I still can’t believe this moment

Angler's 18 months of training for 'surreal' catch

Superyacht Salvage Diver May Have Been Killed by Hydrogen Explosion

Memorial reef to honor missing diver Virgil Price III and raise awareness on underwater dangers; 'I think he would just love it'

Meet the Wilmington fishing captains who won international honors

Whale Tagging at Dawn and Other Stunning Photos of Science in the Wild

Great Lakes' $7 billion fishing industry may get a reprieve from the great carp invasion after all

'Each Dot Is A Boat': NASA Astronaut's Picture Shows China's Vast Fishing Fleet Visible From Space

In a tiny boat 7,800 miles from UC Berkeley, graduate students made a daring documentary

Whale Presumed to Be Dead Reappears After 3 Years -- New Photos Show the Surprising Development

Artifacts From Mighty Britannic Shipwreck to Be Displayed in Greek Museum

Humanity Could Return to Our Underwater Evolutionary Roots—It Could Happen Sooner Than You Think

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Other News...

Fetch: Turkiye trains its first underwater rescue dog

A Revolutionary War-era ship found under the World Trade Center finally has a home

Under Hawaii's warming blue ocean, many once-colorful coral reefs are bleached white

Scientists find millions of 'golden eggs' near underwater volcano

The mesophotic zone: Deep reefs of Little Cayman may be a refuge for corals under heat stress

North Carolina: Veterans Memorial Reef honors the fallen with underwater tribute; 'Those who served continue to serve'

Egypt considers underwater museum to showcase sunken cities off Alexandria coast

Red sea star-inspired material heals itself rapidly underwater

Scientists identify language-like chatter among dolphins

China succeeds in large-scale artificial breeding of endangered fish species

The French bureaucrats who may have doomed abandoned aquarium orcas to die... and why red tape leaves them trapped in a hellish existence

New worry: How extreme droughts could redefine the future of Amazonian fish

Swimming with giants: Cebu's whale sharks

Scuba diver finds rare megalodon tooth off Florida's Gulf Coast

Incredible footage captures moment drowning young girl caught in rip current is saved by fisherman's drone

Seafood caught in cages can put other ocean creatures at risk, including whales

Illegal fishing: Cartels expand criminal activity beyond drug, human smuggling

Another dead whale washes onto Vancouver Island shore, this time rare Bryde’s whale

Enlisted: Navy dolphins help scientist discover nutrient that may be key to living longer

The world’s 'sweetest' dolphin is facing extinction—but it’s not too late

Chemical spill turns Brazilian lake blue and kills fish

Killer whales spotted in Oregon rivers as sightings rise along coast

New study maps the fishmeal factories that supply the world’s fish farms

Bayesian diver died after blast says autopsy; Dutchman hit by piece of metal

Scientists: Wrong to link seals and cormorants to overall decline of Baltic herring

Japan Unveils Urashima 8000 Underwater Drone Capable of Diving 8,000 Meters Under the Sea

Horror show: Abandoned theme park left ‘frozen in time’ where stranded Orca whales and bottlenose dolphins have been left to rot

Trump allows commercial fishing in New England marine monument

Florida: First reef completed in Monroe County's $10 million artificial reef project

Necropsy ordered after 2nd grey whale washes up on B.C. beach

Cruise ships and intensified tourism in Mexico threaten whale shark habitat

‘Potential impact’: Blunt-force trauma may have killed whale washed ashore in Tofino, ecologist says

New Zealand’s first aquatic ensilage plant in Picton turns fish guts into electricity

Florida: No shortage of aquatic life at guided dive site under Blue Heron Bridge

White shark chomps on seal off Massachusetts: ‘1st of the season’

Lala Kent strips down for dramatic, anti-SeaWorld PETA ad: ‘Shut these places down’

Until further notice: Popular Tofino beach closed to public as First Nations hold ceremony honoring dead whale

Holly planning 'epic' swim from Ireland to Scotland to raise money for whales and dolphins

Fishermen rescued after 55 days adrift in Pacific -- survived on rainwater, raw fish

Scientists on Nautilus expedition say underwater volcanoes are ‘like visiting another planet’

Inquiring minds: What's with all the dead fish showing up in Lake Ontario?

Capturing the dying tradition of harpoon fishing on an ancient river

Italian superyacht salvage suspended after diver's death

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More news...

A new hope: Red sea star-inspired material heals itself rapidly underwater

Reefline: A new Miami Beach underwater art installation aims to help coral thrive

Latest: Humpback whales have babies much further south than previously thought

Made for viral: Terrifying moment sharks attack screaming divers during coral reef filming session

Baby crocodile seized from fish tank after alleged poaching from wild

This man is swimming in the shark-filled waters from Jaws to make a point; ‘I have been frightened, but I'm much more terrified of a world without sharks'

Why a nearly 600 pound bull shark caught in Gulf Shores didn’t set an Alabama record

Idaho anglers can get 'hooked' on trophy waters where big fish are 'reel' possibilities

Cape Cod researchers use new tech to track sharks, boost beach safety

Taiwan: Divers severely injured in fishing boat hit-and-run

Aussie abalone diver’s arm sliced apart by boat propeller off Port Campbell

Auckland mates encounter ‘curious’ juvenile orca on morning fishing trip in Hauraki Gulf

Icelandic orcas have been including baby pilot whales in their groups – but scientists aren’t sure why

I just don’t get people who love sharks. They are truly hideous killers

These five beaches in Palm Beach County are known in Florida for shark tooth hunting

'Fishnapped': Beloved betta stolen from Satellite Beach Top Gun-themed restaurant

New worry: Experts raise concerns about damage to fish stocks by aggregation devices

Amazing videos show flamingos making underwater tornadoes to catch prey

Update: Adelaide man Richard Vinall in critical condition after shark attack

Navy to scrap historic platforms used to salvage doomed USS Arizona

Killer whale exhibit to spend summer at Royal Alberta Museum

Diver who found Croydon girl drowned at waterpark says lake had 'almost zero visibility'

A new hope: Hearing whale song can change how tourists think about protecting the ocean, study finds

'He will be remembered forever': Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo mourns loss of beloved sea lion

Sea lion found 30 miles inland in Chile returned to coastal habitat

Death of sharks on Adelaide beaches remains a mystery as algae bloom plagues sea life; autopsies are ‘inconclusive’

Global fizzle: Scientists surprised as fish adapted to higher temperatures without noticeable sacrifice

Lake Champlain shipwreck program to expand access to non-divers

NOAA investigating badly decomposed whale that washed up on La Jolla Shores

Great Lakes' $7 billion fishing industry may get a reprieve from the great carp invasion after all

Aussie: Diver who 'used to be petrified of sharks' is helping to change the narrative

Cruise ships and intensified tourism in Mexico threaten whale shark habitat

Do not panic: Whale shark spotted in Laguna in Dahab 'poses no threat to humans' says Egyptian environment minister

What A Fish Tale: Minnesota couple catch a walleye and a shattered windshield after bald eagle drops a fish on them

Lucky anglers break two state fishing records on same day: 'Dedication and passion'

Chinese tourist drowns in Thailand after trying to retrieve trapped GoPro

Search underway for whale entangled in fishing gear in Tasman Bay

Scientists seek to make live dolphin tracker

Why Costa Rica is Banning Fishing in the Gulf of Nicoya for May--July

7 false killer whales are stranded on ‘remote’ Aussie beach -- then help arrives

New worry: Climate change coupled with migration of non-native species pose threat to Northwest fish

Paralympic medalist who lost leg in shark attack turns trauma into hope with swim-a-thon fundraiser