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Jellyfish Invasion Raises Dog Safety Concerns

New kind of plant on the beach

Unusual cysts in grayling

Melting Starfish

Most of the red salmon were carrying worms

King crab boom in northern Norway has become multi-million dollar industry

Mystery invertebrate in a red crab

Sea Lice Outbreak Claims At Least 1 Million Salmon in Tálknafjörður

Alaska cancels snow crab harvest again due to population concerns

Crab pots 'absolutely stuffed' as Bering Sea Dungeness fishery breaks records

High levels of PSP in Blue Mussels

Dangerous PSP toxin levels found in some Southwest Alaska clams, mussels

Floating Helmet

Invasive Pacific oyster spreading rapidly in Norway

Rare pearl mussels discovered in Highland and Trossachs lochs

Hawke’s Bay red sea’s final act was to kill sea creatures

Invertebrates recover at Miller Creek

NOAA trawl survey: Cold pool returns in the Bering Sea

Saxitoxin detected in regional clam

Lots of dead krill washed up on Sarichef Island

Aquaculture: Oyster and mussel growers on Prince Edward Island calculating losses from Fiona

Storm bounty in clams

Unidentified juvenile crab

Norton Sound crab fishery bounces back with record year following fishing hiatus

Evidence of invasive crab that could wreak havoc on Alaska fisheries found near Metlakatla

B.C.’s sea life is bouncing back, slowly, after the 2021 heat dome

Sudden lake draining event

Volunteers confront an invasion of black slugs near Whittier

Decaying Sea Cucumbers

Rarely found snail at Saltstraumen in Bodø, not seen since the 19th century

Photographer finds massive octopus dead on Vancouver Island shore

Japanese skeleton shrimp found in Nateekin Bay

Encouraging signs in Huu-ay-aht rivers, despite salmon declines elsewhere

High clam mortality rate forces closure on east Cook Inlet next year

Invasive European green crab found in Nuu-chah-nulth territories

Harmful algae colours the Oslo fjord green

Jellyfish attack nuclear power plant

Gumboot Chiton Cryptochiton stelleri Die-off

Valuable crab populations are in a ‘very scary’ decline in warming Bering Sea

An invasive parasite is taking over Alaska blue mud shrimp. Researchers want to kill it.

Large jellyfish threaten fisheries in the Sea of Japan

Marine vomit spread along the western coast of Norway

Sea cucumber die-off near Vancouver Island

Not seeing as many earthworms after rain events

He has lived for 74 years – for the first time the river is dry

Seeing some Worms in Kenai Salmon

Sea Life Die-Off Found on Beach

B.C.'s heat wave may be to blame for several cases of shellfish poisoning

Blue mussel die-off in Skagway

Extreme heat cooks shellfish alive on Puget Sound beaches

Paralytic Shellfish Toxin Advisory

Turkey struck by ‘sea snot’ because of global heating

Washed up - euphausiid shrimp on area beach

Alaskans urged to destroy moss balls that could contain invasive mussels

Large crayfish spotted in Osoyoos Lake

Bacteria behind sea star wasting disease

Marine species wash up on beaches as red tide hits West Coast

A New Clam in Town

Feared sea urchin has come to Norway – Spreading like a plague

Monitoring program tracks invasive (Didemnum vexillum) or “marine vomit”

Dead giant octopuses washed ashore south from Kamchtka peninsula on the Kuril Islands

Eco disaster at Kamchatka peninsula with mass death of sea animals at precious Pacific beach

No treasure found under the rainbow: The soil is full of plastic garbage

Mystery lines on Haida Gwaii beach

Invasive grass carp caught in Chambly Basin

A person was fatally poisoned by mussels in Dutch Harbor, and now Alaska warns of high toxin levels

Thousands of blue jellyfish clog cooling system in Israeli power plant

‘A grave concern’: European green crabs discovered on Haida Gwaii

Jellyfish the size of dinner plates on Northeast beaches

Giant 6ft lion's mane jellyfish spotted Colwyn Bay Beach in Wales

Manet invasion in the Oslo Fjord

Picking Shellfish Yields Tingling Fingers

Large landslides have passed in Alta

"Startlingly Large" Jellyfish Washes Up on Maine Beach

Rare blue dragons are washing up on a Texas seashore

Velella velella Strandings in Tofino

Gooseneck Barnacles

Over 70 Common Eiders Found Dead

Dead Sea Cucumbers (Cucumaria miniata) on Beach

Young Nuttall Cockles (Clinocardium nuttallii) Exposed on Beach