The natural resources of the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary off the North Carolina coast are in good condition overall, but the wreck of the Civil War ironclad encompassed by the site is at risk from human activity and natural deterioration,

Four Louisiana residents had a lucky find last year when they found and retrieved a stash of rare gold and silver coins from the wreckage of the SS New York. The steamship lies in sixty foot of water in the

NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries announced today it is offering "Ocean Guardian" grants of up to $6,000 to a number of California schools whose students create a school or community-based conservation project that protects their local watershed and the

Sprinting after prey at high speeds has brought the pilot whale in to comparison to the super-fast Cheetah. According to a report in the Journal of Animal Ecology, it is said that they even use the same highly specialised hunting

U.S. Navy mine-hunting technology has a potential dual use to help NOAA find historic shipwrecks by allowing maritime archaeologists to "see" below the seafloor. With greater resolutions and access to deeper depths, maritime archaeologists can better understand submerged cultural and

It is not until you come close enough to touch these beautiful, gentle and playful animals that you truly appreciate how special they are and how disturbing the exploitation of whale meat is," Mr Ball said. In-water encounters between humans

Mondex, a 5-year-old Chihuahua, posed as he walked the runway dressed as a scuba diver during a dog show at a mall in suburban Manila on Sunday April 27, 2008. Mondex bagged first place during the fashion show category... Mondex

Turtles are a really good way to study climate change because they depend on healthy beaches as well as mangroves, sea grass beds, coral reefs and deep ocean ecosystems to live", said Dr. Lucy Hawkes, coordinator of an initiative to