Environmental scientists at Nottingham Trent University have identified exactly where coastal waters meet freshwater rivers, unlocking insights into one of the most overlooked and at-risk aquatic ...

Estuaries across England and Wales are at risk of losing important habitat as it is “squeezed” out by rising seas and human development, a study warns. Estuaries are key for wildlife such as wading ...

In estuaries—the transitional zones between rivers and the sea—fresh and salt water are constantly battling for dominance. But due to climate change, the saltwater is gaining ground. New research by ...

Andrew Lovitt knows climate change is coming for his home. For 35 years, he has lived in Launceston, in northern Tasmania — a flood-prone city at the centre of two rivers and an estuary. "The clock is ...

Earth’s ocean temperatures are hitting record-high levels, causing South Carolina’s estuaries to heat up. That could mean trouble for native fish species that depend on those brackish waters. Ocean ...

A long history of land engineering is to blame for the poor ecological health of the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary, and it is engineering that is expected to repair it. On ...

Fresh shrimp soon will be hitting docks. After the April 26 “Blessing of the Fleet” in Mount Pleasant, it won’t be much longer before the regular season opens and South Carolina’s shrinking shrimp ...

Aside from scouring — erosion from the wetland floor that can be caused by water movement — wetlands located in urbanized ...

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