Scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography have completed a necropsy on a deep-sea oarfish, which washed up earlier this month, providing a rare look and scientific data, it was ...

A federal agency is taking emergency action after droves of fish exhibiting strange behavior turned up dead on South Florida shores. Reports of this "abnormal fish behavior" state fish in the Lower ...

Group of kayakers and snorkelers finding a dead oarfish in La Jolla’s waters this past weekend. Courtesy of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of ...

A team of science-minded kayakers and snorkelers in La Jolla Cove had the encounter of a lifetime when a dead oarfish washed to the ocean surface on Aug. 10, 2024. This deep-sea fish is incredibly ...

While kayaking and snorkeling in La Jolla, California, a group spotted a very rare deep-sea fish that had died. The oarfish, also known as a "doomsday fish," stretched 12 feet in length. Only 20 ...

Fish in South Florida are dying after displaying abnormal "spinning and whirling" behavior. According to a statement from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the endangered ...

WASHINGTON — It was a mystery that baffled local marine life experts: how did a massive 250-pound bluefin tuna end up in the Salish Sea in July, and how did it die? A necropsy is helping shed some ...

SAN DIEGO — Scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography have completed a necropsy on a deep-sea oarfish, which washed up earlier this month, providing a rare look and scientific ...