Coral reefs and seashores largely look the way they do because large fish and urchins eat most of the seaweed that might otherwise cover them, but a major new study has found that the greatest impact of all comes from an unexpected quarter – small marine snails.

Researchers reporting online on May 24 in the Cell Press journal Current Biology present the first evidence that areas closed to all fishing are helping to sustain valuable Australian fisheries.

An international team of scientists has made a global assessment of threats and extinction risks in the multi-billion dollar grouper industry

Tales from towed diver surveys demonstrate sobering truth about these top predators

The behavior of marine larvae is central to fully understanding and modeling the pelagic (open ocean) stage for many coastal organisms.