A group of Australian scientists has created the world's first computer model that can accurately predict the movements of baby coral trout across the Great Barrier Reef. The study confirms the ...

In their earliest days, most ocean-faring fish actually reside in calm ribbons of water at the surface, taking advantage of the food and shelter they can provide. Unfortunately, these aquatic ...

Scientists have discovered that the presence of large fish predators can reduce stress on baby fish.‌ Research carried out by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook ...

A common close partnership which sees baby fish sheltering from predators among the poisonous tentacles of jellyfish will be harmed under predicted ocean acidification, a new study has found. A common ...

Teeming off Hawaii’s famous beaches is a complex web of life—sharks, turtles, seabirds—that relies enormously on tiny larval fish, the food for many species. In their first few weeks of existence the ...

About ten years ago, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch entered the American imagination as a swirling island of trash floating atop the ocean. In reality, the garbage patch is almost invisible, though ...

Scientists will use a kite-like drifting device that allows researchers to detect and quantify the orientation of larval coral reef fish in the pelagic environment. This invention provides a less ...