Nutrient-rich runoff from land takes a toll on fish nurseries in coastal estuaries and subsequently on commercial fisheries.

Increased acidity is linked to more calcium in shrimp shells and, as a result, decreased shrimp transparency.

A new study demonstrates that an octopus’s skin possesses the same cellular mechanism for detecting light as its eyes do.

Ocean ecosystems that experience rapid upheaval because of climate change can take thousands of years to recover.

Shellfish industry — especially mollusks — is at long-term risk in 15 states.

Research summit aims to inspire UC-wide collaborations around fisheries and aquaculture

New report by UC Santa Barbara-based research center calculates the magnitude of waste going into the world's seas.

Bright pink, inch-long sea slugs have shown up in the highest numbers and northernmost locations reported since the El Niños of 1998 and 1983.

Scientists remain puzzled over what triggered the current devastating outbreak, since virus that appears to cause the disease is not a newcomer.

Mysteries of the deep come alive as satellite data bring thousands of uncharted sea mountains and new clues about deep ocean structures into focus.

UC Santa Barbara's National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis helped produce the first Ocean Health Index that includes all the Earth’s oceans.

Annual population census indicates the threatened species is slowly swimming toward recovery.