Marine Life
Preserving the ocean’s bounty for Filipino fishers
A USAID grant seeks to counteract destructive fishing practices and environmental threats as well as help Filipino fishers preserve their way of life.
Teamwork, technology fight illegal fishing
The United States is working with partners to prevent illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing around the world. Here's how.
‘Shipriders’ partner with U.S. to secure Pacific waters
Through 'shiprider' agreements, Pacific island nations can combat illegal fishing, drug smuggling and human trafficking with help from U.S. ships.
Reviving Philippine fishing communities through science
A U.S.-backed project helped improve fishing hatcheries in the Philippines. People now have livelihoods due to the project and others will have access to the research.
Nations band together to conserve fish in central Arctic Ocean
A 16-year moratorium on commercial fishing in the central Arctic Ocean is one tool to protect the Arctic and its resources.
For Earth Day 2018, download this free poster
Marine animals around the world are threatened by plastic trash overwhelming our oceans. Download this free Earth Day poster and spread the word!
Enjoy these 15 stunning nature pictures
Check out some of the amazing nature photos submitted by photographers for National Geographic's 2017 Nature Photographer of the Year contest.
The ocean needs your help — and your phone — this...
Since 1985, millions of people have removed a supertanker's weight of plastic trash from beaches as part of the annual International Coastal Cleanup Day.
Using eDNA, biologists reveal a river’s creatures
Environmental DNA testing is transforming the field of biology, by making it much easier to detect different species in rivers and streams.