An ultra-rare pocket shark has resurfaced after more than three decades as it was previously seen 36 years earlier.

NOAA Fisheries has unveiled through its annual report the amount of fish and shellfish landed by US fishermen in 2013. The 2013 annual report showed that US fishermen landed some 9.9 billion pounds of fish and shellfish, meaning $388 million increase from 2012.

The humpback whale, species of baleen whale, was so determined to get his lunch that he did not even allow group of photographers to get in the way. The humpback has a different body shape, with unusually long pectoral fins and a knobbly head.

According to the NOAA, Humpback whales can weigh between 25 and 40 tons, stretch as long as 60 feet and survive up to 50 years.

The year 2014 has proven to be the year with active sky over the US, filled with super moons, eclipses, and meteor showers. Now, United States could get a rare view of the northern lights, a colorful cosmic display that is normally only visible in far northern latitudes.

A toxic red tide is threatening tourism and endangered manatees as it has now spread along the Florida coast.

Karenia brevis, microscopic algae, can kill fish and marine mammals, pollute sea food and turn the water into dark, brown-red color.

Climate change can affect the strength of tornadoes, at present or in future, according to a new study by the Florida State University.

"We may be less threatened by tornadoes on a day-to-day basis, but when they do come, they come like there's no tomorrow", said study author and geography Professor James Elsner in a news release.

On Friday Florida will witness a ban on the import of all lionfish as they have been negatively impacting the ecosystem in a variety of ways so much as that they have been compared to pythons.

Remarkable steps have been taken by the US to protect threatened loggerhead sea turtles. In a joint ruling by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), a largest critical habitat has been designated to loggerhead sea turtles.