The public is cautioned to avoid disturbing pups and their mothers while peak pupping season is underway. Although the seals ...

A monk seal is entangled in a hagfish trap off Kure Atoll, part of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. The Surfrider Foundation on Monday launched a statewide effort called “North Pacific Hagfish ...

This rare marine mammal is found exclusively in Mexico's Gulf of California and is on the brink of extinction because of ...

Seabird watching is another highlight. The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, part of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National ...

Many people refer to the Big Island in terms of its Leeward (or ... Most travelers spend the majority of their time in northwestern Kona, where the resort area of the Kohala Coast lies; the ...

Some areas are particularly vulnerable. In the United States, sea levels at hotspots along the East Coast, Gulf of Mexico and northwestern Hawaiian Islands are rising three to four times faster than ...