The world's oceans are vital for life on Earth. Drifting phytoplankton provide almost half the oxygen released into the atmosphere. Marine and coastal ecosystems provide food and protect communities ...

Off the coast of Kerala, India, a trawling net caught a new species of bottom-dweller. Getty Images/iStock Photo Off the coast of India, a trawling net pulled behind a boat captured a collection of ...

When consumers choose U.S. wild-caught shrimp, they're not only getting a superior product – they're supporting American jobs and proven food safety standards.” — John Williams, executive director of ...

U.S. import tariffs have had a noticeable impact on the shrimp industry in India, which until recently was a success story. Our correspondent... Global Ripples as U.S. Tariffs Hit a Small Creature: ...

Senate leader Phil Berger is facing a “party disloyalty” charge from an N.C. Republican Party group that wants to see him banned from party leadership roles. The resolution against Berger was passed ...

The North Carolina General Assembly entered the 2025 Long Session in January, motivated to enact additional Hurricane Helene relief and a new state budget. Lawmakers successfully enacted two ...

A heavy metal net is dragged across the seafloor at breakneck speed, churning up dark clouds of sediment and swallowing everything in its path. A blue-spotted stingray tries to flee, flailing its ...

The Kansas City Chiefs star has made a lot of money in his career on and off the field, but his wealth pales in comparison to the recording artist’s. Taylor Swift, left, and Kansas City Chiefs tight ...

A proposed ban on inshore shrimp trawling in North Carolina waters ignited one of the largest mobilizations of coastal fishing communities in recent memory, flooding the General Assembly in late June ...

WANCHESE — The tourists come from Pennsylvania and Maryland, from South Dakota and Texas, from just about everywhere, to North Carolina’s Outer Banks for a week of sun, water and relaxation. And when ...