U.S. President Donald Trump's administration will delay by two years a final rule designating protections for the endangered ...

NOAA is forecasting this summer's Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of Mexico) "dead zone" to be average-sized, covering approximately 5,574 square miles—an area roughly three times the size of ...

The decision to approve the "demonstration project" is expected to be challenged by one of a coalition of environmental groups. Federal regulators have tentatively approved what would be the first ...

In May of 2025, Florida Fish and Wildlife biologists spotted a juvenile great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) swimming in the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida coast.

Mongabay Latam and Data Crítica examined and compared official data of oil spills in the Gulf of Mexico, including satellite images by scientists studying oil spills and evidence compiled by ...

The BP oil spill affected fish in the Gulf of Mexico in different ways. Some showed clear signs of oil exposure, with many reef fish developing skin lesions in 2011.

Scientists have discovered a new species of fish in the Gulf of Mexico, the Hypoplectrus espinosai, also known as the Campeche Bank Hamlet.

Scuba divers, snorkelers in Gulf of California saw longfin batfish, likely released from aquarium trade, in first-of-its-kind sighting of species, study said.