A strong 6.3 earthquake off Ecuador’s Pacific coast has shaken the northern part of the country Friday, with some initial reports of some damages to houses ...

Covering more area than all the continents combined, the Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest body of water on Earth. Its ...

President Donald Trump thew into turmoil a global effort to limit mining in the deep sea, signing an order to open up ...

On April 17 the White House shared a proclamation opening the waters around the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National ...

Fisheries scientists who were fired by the Trump administration say they've been living in limbo as their work is sidelined.

According to the Grays Harbor Regional Planning Commission, “During the mid-’90s strong prospects for off-shore oil drilling along the coast of Grays Harbor led the agency to partner with Pacific and ...

Four Chinese naval vessels were spotted transiting from the East China Sea to the Philippine Sea, the Japanese military said.

Vanuatu, site of a major U.S. naval base in the Pacific War, was also a vital venue for China's "undercover infrastructures," ...

Despite the size and importance of the Indian Ocean, American strategists have often treated it as a backwater. It’s true ...

The Washington Post noted that President Barack ... Heritage Marine National Monument — an area of the central Pacific Ocean southwest of Hawaii that is twice the size of Texas — was closed ...

Donald Trump has directed the US government to speed up permitting for deep-sea metals projects in an effort to kick-start ...

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