We were given a behind-the-scenes look at the daily tasks assigned to the aquarists of the Bailey-Matthews National Shell ...

A new study reveals a bright spot for shellfish populations in the northeast Pacific Ocean. Combining paleontological tools ...

Have you ever heard of a nudibranch? They're colorful mollusks with no shells and you can see them at the Bailey-Matthews ...

The Red Abalone is a very large edible sea snail that is part of the museum's collection. "If they're getting nutrients that's going to help them (Red Abalones) grow big and strong," Agostino said.

New studies reveal how a Vancouver-based mining company's deep-sea operations, targeting the Clarion Clipperton Zone, pose a significant noise pollution risk to whales, dolphins, and sound ...

Deep-sea operations proposed by a Vancouver-domiciled mining company could cause harm to a wide variety of species in the Pacific Ocean, including whales, dolphins and sound-producing fish, two ...

The Pacific Ocean is acidifying at such a rate that Dungeness crabs, some of the most valuable crustaceans in the Pacific Northwest, are suffering partially dissolved shells and damage to their ...

The Pacific Ocean is by far the world's largest ocean, more than five times wider than our moon. But why is the Pacific so big? Covering about 63 million square miles (163 million square ...

A flurry of tropical cyclone activity over the past two weeks in the eastern Pacific Ocean just off the west coast of Mexico has produced three named storms so far — with more storms expected ...

Two areas being targeted for deep sea mining in the Pacific Ocean are home to dolphins and threatened whales, a new scientific survey reveals. Sperm whales, listed as vulnerable by the IUCN, are ...

A Chinese aircraft carrier made one of its deepest forays into the Pacific Ocean over the weekend as Beijing continues to project its military power further from its shores.