The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt has puzzled researchers since 2011. A new model demonstrates that the alga was brought to the tropics by strong currents, and thrived in ideal growing conditions.

The Westin Denarau Island Resort & Spa, scheduled to reopen in July after a $35 million renovation, will soon be Fiji's ...

The first time that I went seabeaning, I triumphantly scooped up what looked like a shrivelled brain from a national seashore ...

Town councils and businesses along the gulf are conflicted over whether and how to ditch “Mexico” in its name.

The Texas Gulf Coast is calling—and its 3,359 miles of shoreline are filled with cultural sights, affordable seafood, serene ...

Atlantic hurricane season starts in less than 90 days and early season outlooks based on long-range models are already being issued.

Last year's hurricane season was more active than usual, with Florida seeing major hits. Here's what we know so far about ...

At Fitch’s North American Insurance Conference, experts noted that while recent disasters have tested the market, a single ...

What lawmakers are contemplating is a letter of marque that bestows the authority to execute an open-ended maritime campaign under supervision from Washington.

After leaving Philadelphia last week, the SS United States has traveled down the coast and around the Florida Keys and is now ...

The basin connected to the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea has for centuries - even before the founding of the United States - been called the Gulf of Mexico. The maritime boundaries ...