Judge rules feds didn't properly implement plan to restore Pacific sardine population

Magistrate Judge Virginia DeMarchi ruled Monday that a federal plan to rebuild the Pacific's sardine population was not properly implemented.

16-year-old boy killed by crocodile after boat breaks down: police

Australian authorities say that a 16-year-old boy was swimming with a 13-year-old in the waters off of Saibai Island when a crocodile killed him. The pair's boat had broken down.

Florida girl, 12, hooks multiple fishing records in a few short months: 'On a roll'

Julia Bernstein, 12, set at least four different fishing records in Florida since January and will be awarded the Fleming Species Award. One of Julia's world records is pending.

First dead whale of the season washes up on Jersey Shore

A dead humpback whale washed ashore Thursday morning in Long Beach Township, New Jersey, in the first such incident this year, according to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center.

Florida scientists save baby coral from predators using boba straws

Scientists in Florida have created a "Coral Fort" from biodegradable drinking straws that can protect lab-grown coral from predators after it is transplanted into the wild.

Georgia group and others release 34 rehabilitated sea turtles into ocean after reptiles regained their health

Organizations worked to re-release 34 sea turtles into the ocean after spending months nursing them back to health given their poor conditions last winter.

US asks fishermen to save WWII warship, historic wrecks by protecting underwater 'time capsules'

NOAA asked fishermen and boaters to steer clear of historic shipwrecks in a protected sanctuary off the coast of Massachusetts to preserve the underwater "time capsules"

4 dead in 3 separate incidents off Spanish coast

Four people have died in three separate incidents off Spain's Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts, as warnings of inclement weather remain in place across much of the Iberian country.