Fueled by nitrogen-rich warm waters, rust tide algae are suffocating fish and shellfish as they command evermore territory in the Great South Bay, the Long Island Sound and the Peconic Bay.

MIDDLE ISLAND, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – It could be unpleasant to swim in some bodies of water around Long Island this holiday weekend. Over-blooming algae has left many beach goers being greeted by "rust ...

Two pairs of North Atlantic right whale mothers and calves have been spotted recently in the waters off the SC coast.

Rust tide, a harmful algae bloom that can be fatal to marine life, is spreading throughout the Peconic Estuary and has been found in high concentrations from Riverhead to East Hampton. The algae — fed ...

Some 70% of the World Heritage-listed Lord Howe Island has been closed to non-essential visitors in response to a recurrence of the plant disease myrtle rust. Myrtle rust, native to South America, was ...

KIAWAH ISLAND (WCSC) – The Town of Kiawah Island has voted to support the Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network’s efforts to add a no-wake zone to an inlet that separates Kiawah Island and Seabrook Island.

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