At the bottom of the world’s trenches, there’s a fish that shouldn’t exist. Here’s how it earned the title of the ...

WEST FARGO – No one will argue the intent of catch-and-release fishing: To enjoy the thrill of landing a fish and then successfully releasing it to live another day and possibly providing an ...

Trust issues have always been a problem in fisheries science. Anglers the world over have often felt like their observations on the water provided better data than short-term or one-off scientific ...

A group of beachgoers encountered an interesting-looking fish as it surfaced in shallow waters on a beach in Mexico. The silvery, iridescent oarfish was captured on video washing onto the shores of ...

ENCINITAS, Calif. — For the second time this year, a rare deep-sea oarfish has washed ashore in San Diego County, giving scientists a chance to study the species without plumbing the depths of the ...

Jody Hopkins and his son Oden were fishing 33 miles from Ocracoke Island off North Carolina’s Outer Banks on July 13. They were in their family boat, deep jigging in about 700 feet of water. “They ...

A team of science-minded kayakers and snorkelers in La Jolla Cove had the encounter of a lifetime when a dead oarfish washed to the ocean surface on Aug. 10, 2024. This deep-sea fish is incredibly ...

In a dark, unexplored layer of ocean, a hidden cache of fish might play an unexpected role in our climate’s future. By Moira Donovan / Hakai Magazine Published Nov 29, 2023 7:00 AM EST This article ...

Myctophids, also known as lanternfish, are considered a key connection between the deep ocean food web and marine life closer to the surface. (Austin Straub / For the Times) For several years now, one ...