Fish, like all animals, need sufficient places to find shelter and food, grow, and reproduce. Healthy marine habitats ensure a sustainable supply of fish for commercial and recreational fisheries. But these essential places— including deep-sea corals, kelp forests, and seamounts—are under threat.
Read stories about safeguarding key areas from damaging activities—pollution, dredging, and fishing on spawning species—to boost fish populations and help ensure healthy oceans.
Revealing the Secrets of Devil’s Hole
South Atlantic
Innovations Transform How Scientists Identify Important Ocean Habitats
All Regions
A Lifetime’s Experience Brings a Vision for Healthy Oceans and Sustainable Fishing
Pacific
Pacific Groundfish Boom and Bust Highlight the Need to Proceed with Caution
Pacific
We Must Do More to Save Deep-Sea Corals
Mid Atlantic l New England
For This Fish, a Hole Is Home for the Holidays
Gulf of Mexico
For Ocean Fish, What Happens Upstream Doesn’t Stay There
All Regions
Past the Whales, Over the Corals, and Through the Canyons
Gulf of Mexico
What’s Love Got to Do With Green Sea Turtles and Fish?
Gulf of Mexico l South Atlantic l Caribbean
Corals That Brighten Gulf of Mexico Depths Need Greater Protection
Gulf of Mexico
How a Monster Grouper Prompted a Fisherman to Do Big Things for the Ocean
South Atlantic
Seagrass Provides Lifeline for Fish and Coastal Economies
Mid Atlantic
5 Keys to Improving Ocean Health
All Regions