In estuaries—the transitional zones between rivers and the sea—fresh and salt water are constantly battling for dominance. But due to climate change, the saltwater is gaining ground. New research by ...

Sea surface temperatures are on the rise around the world, but the problem is pronounced in the estuaries and shallow coastal waters of South Florida. In South Florida, estuaries have experienced ...

Young bull sharks are becoming more abundant in the warming coastal waters around Texas and Alabama, new research shows. Texas A&M-Galveston professor of marine biology Philip Matich and his ...

New Hampshire’s estuaries are showing some signs of improvement, according to a new report from the Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership (PREP) at the University of New Hampshire. But the group of ...

Estuaries across England and Wales are at risk of losing important habitat as it is “squeezed” out by rising seas and human development, a study warns. Estuaries are key for wildlife such as wading ...

Worldwide over the past 35 years, dams and land reclamation activities converted 250,000 acres of estuary -- an area roughly 17 times the size of Manhattan -- to urban land or agricultural fields, ...

The Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program recently expanded its property holdings, while announcing plans to restore wildlife habitat on its Nueces Delta Preserve. The land acquisition stems from ...

When I moved to Southwest Florida in March 1990, I had a vague idea of what an estuary is: I knew it had something to do with water. Another vague idea I had was that I'd be spending most of my spare ...

Native species in California's estuaries are expected to experience greater declines as invasive species interact with climate change, according to a new study. Native species in California's ...

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