Two new sea spider species have been discovered in the Salish Sea by UBC researchers - the first described there in almost 100 years.

The behaviours we observed could represent grief, but they could also reflect maternal attachment, confusion or instinctive caregiving

North Atlantic right whales change their feeding depth after sunset, bringing them closer to ships when crews are least able to see them.

The federal government has taken important steps this year to protect Pacific herring populations; now, the same standard should be carried across the country to protect this important fish.

Staff at the federal Fisheries Department are worried the United States government is about to adopt legislation jeopardizing the survival of the North Atlantic right whale, according to an internal g...

Until now, scientists haven’t understood how it was possible due to sperm whale's exceptionally buoyant heads

Two humpback whales are swimming free after Fisheries and Oceans Canada responders completed two separate disentanglement operations in a single day off Vancouver Island.

The province’s fisheries union wants to see a commercial fishery, while Oceana Canada calls the allocations irresponsible