Estuaries are dynamic ecosystems that have some of the highest biotic diversity and levels of production in the world. Humans have had a long relationship with the ebb and flow of estuaries around ...

A nonprofit called Connected Coasts is helping save the Galveston Bay ecosystem by releasing water into the bay from other ...

Longfin smelt live for several years, spawning in freshwater and inhabiting estuaries and nearshore waters, and even ranging out into the ocean. Usually growing from 3.5 to 4.3 inches as adults, these ...

In fact more than a dozen of the original 29 indigenous Delta fish species have either been eliminated entirely from the estuary or are threatened with extinction. An analysis in 2006 warned that the ...

With estuaries serving as important nursery habitats for nearly 75% of all fish species and supporting more than 54 million jobs, this could have devastating consequences for marine ecosystems as ...

Fish, crab, snail and clam populations took a nosedive over the past couple of years, said Crooks. It’s unclear how many ...