By contrast, the pearls sometimes labeled as “Chinese akoyas”, “baby akoyas”, or “freshwater akoyas (AK)” are freshwater ...

For months, Louisiana oyster farmer Mitch Jurisich, Jr. watched the Mississippi as an invisible surge of Gulf of Mexico salt water crept up the tail end of the river, twisting along levees through ...

Anyone looking to start with aquaristics must decide whether to go for a freshwater or saltwater aquarium–and which inhabitants should move in. PETBOOK explains the differences between the various ...

Rising sea levels cause visible damage to coastal communities—but we should also be worried about what’s happening beneath our line of sight, as upsetting new research suggests. New research from NASA ...

Unsafe levels of salt water may reach many New Orleans-area drinking water intakes by mid-October, forcing officials to scramble for barges that will bring in fresh water from further up the ...

Like many things on santa Bell Hurricane Ian changed the environment dramatically. Freshwater ponds like the one behind me are no longer fresh water and now saltwater that switch from fresh to ...

Do Alligators Live in Saltwater or Freshwater? Alligators primarily live in freshwater, but they can adapt to other environments. In short, alligators live in freshwater most of the time, live in ...

GREENVILLE — If you want to fish in South Carolina, it’s not as simple as walking to your local lake and casting a line in the water. You’ll need a license — for the most part. In the past year, the ...