New research from UBC’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries suggests that larger reef areas may help protect the Caribbean’s coral reef fish communities from the impacts of ocean warming. “We are ...

Hurricanes like Dorian and Maria may be disastrous for humans and their property, but some fish have actually evolved to thrive in severe weather. Our team of scientists studied how extreme weather ...

To its own detriment, the Nassau Grouper is a creature of habit. Large and charismatic, this Caribbean fish travels great distances to mate at specific spawning sites every year. These spawning ...

For more than 20 years, conservationists have been working to protect one of the most recognizable reef fish in the Caribbean, the endangered and iconic Nassau grouper, and thanks to those efforts, ...

The lionfish is the only fish species ranked among over fishing, bottom trawling, pollution, and climate change as one of the greatest threats to underwater ecosystems. As the first exotic species to ...

If you eat toxic fish, you'll get the normal bouts of diarrhea and vomiting within six to eight hours of eating your dinner. The emergency doctors at a hospital in St. Thomas know that when a patient ...

According to a study from the University of California in Santa Barbara released earlier this year, the Caribbean region has the potential to produce over 34 million metric tons of seafood per annum, ...

Analyzing 48 surveys of Caribbean fish populations over fifty years, from 1955-2007, a new meta-study has found that fish populations in the famously clear waters began to drop in the mid-90s, leading ...

I walk through my favorite way to enjoy a fried whole fish, using a bright Caribbean style green seasoning to keep the flesh ...

This is the eye-popping moment a diver encounters 'the strangest fish in the Caribbean' strolling along the seabed, using its fins for legs. The rare creature, a shortnose batfish, was filmed in a ...