A team of marine scientists has uncovered what appears to be a previously unknown species of sea squirt during a deep-sea ...

Once dubbed the world's ugliest animal for its soft, lumpy appearance, the blobfish has made a stunning comeback: it was crowned this week as Fish of the Year by a New Zealand environmental group. The ...

said Radio New Zealand News. Sea level rise is occurring worldwide as the ocean expands due to warming temperatures, while glaciers and polar ice sheets continue to melt, said a researcher at ...

March 19 (UPI) --New Zealand's Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust announced the ... He has been bullied his whole life and we thought, 'Stuff this, it's time for the blobfish to have his moment ...

The "most obvious" reason for China to carry out deep-sea research off Australia and New Zealand would be to facilitate its submarine force deployments, including submarines that are armed with ...

But now it has been voted New Zealand’s “fish of ... awareness of the country’s marine life and its fragile ecosystem. Organized by the Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust, the annual ...

“The blobfish … has been bullied his whole life, and we thought ... The runner-up for New Zealand’s Fish of the Year, the orange roughy, is a fellow deep-sea dweller, living nearly ...

Last week, the blobfish was crowned "Fish of the Year" by a New Zealand ... Sea Conservation Trust holds the annual competition to raise awareness about the country's diverse marine and freshwater ...

It has been a dramatic change of fortunes for the blobfish. Back in 2013, the gelatinous sea creature was declared the world's ugliest animal. But now it has been voted New Zealand's "fish of the year ...