Research published in 2010 – the first on Bikini’s reef in decades – indicated that about 70% of coral species at Bikini ...

Learn surprising facts about the sharks that call the warm waters near Hawaii’s islands their home. Meet the Whitetip reef shark, Whale shark, Tiger shark and more. This episode is streaming ...

Whales are not just big, they're a big deal for healthy oceans. When they poop, whales move tons of nutrients from deep water ...

A Hawaii judge said the National Marine Fisheries Service couldn't back up their decision that protections weren't necessary ...

Makai McNamara was knocked unconscious on Feb. 23, after being wiped out by a large wave at Banzai Pipeline, a surf reef break A professional surfer ... Makai McNamara was surfing at Banzai Pipeline ...

Great white shark sightings are rare in Hawaii, but adult white sharks from ... Thursday’s sighting occurred during an advanced deep-water reef dive with Liquid Cosmos Divers, owned and operated ...

Scientists have discovered that whales move nutrients thousands of miles -- in their urine -- from as far as Alaska to Hawaii. These tons of nitrogen support the health of tropical ecosystems and fish ...

Whales do more than just swim the seas—they power the ocean's ecosystem. By transporting nutrients from deep waters to the ...

The Manhattan Beach surf photographer spent a year chasing waves in Tahiti and Portugal for the movie, to be shown on a ...

A humpback whale and her calf are two of thousands of whales who create a newly discovered "conveyor belt," carrying huge ...

A humpback whale urinating near Hawaii. Credit: Lars Bejder/NOAA Scientists ... and many have coral reef ecosystems,” said Roman. “The movement of nitrogen and other nutrients can be important ...

Then there’s the Greenland shark, which can live for over 400 years ... tree-like skeleton. Unlike reef-building corals, it lacks symbiotic algae and thrives in deep, cold waters.