Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A federal fishery management council once again has moved forward with a plan that would allow rock shrimpers to drag trawling ...

High-frequency sounds produced by snapping shrimp, particularly at night, can serve as an effective indicator of coral reef resilience, according to research published in the journal Royal Society ...

Underwater reefs are generally thought of as tranquil places—however some truly unruly residents make one such area off the coast of northwestern Australia anything but quiet. Marine experts from ...

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council is considering reopening the Oculina Bank coral reef to rock shrimp trawling nets. Conservationists say that would destroy the rare coral reef found ...

Coral reefs are necessarily gorgeous in color and movement, but below the waves there is a similarly colorful world of sound. Underwater, there is a soundscape of snapping shrimp, grunting fish, and ...

Hidden among the tentacles of a sea anemone, the harlequin shrimp is one of the ocean's most striking and colorful crustaceans. Found throughout tropical Indo-Pacific coral reefs, this small shrimp is ...

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A vote this week could reinstate shrimp trawling for the first time in decades in a protected area off the coast of Fort Pierce, despite opposition from scientists and ...

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — One of the world's rarest ecosystems off Florida's Treasure Coast moved one step closer to being reopened to shrimp trawling for the first time in decades. WATCH: Council votes ...

The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council moves forward on reopening the Oculina Bank coral reef. The council will host public meetings before making a formal decision. The Oculina Bank, named ...

Snapping shrimp off the coast of northwestern Australia create a sound similar to frying bacon as they collectively snap their claws shut. Underwater reefs are generally thought of as tranquil places ...