California’s Dungeness crab industry was once a booming business. But crabbers are now struggling with their hauls because of ...

Dick, pioneering research from Monterey Canyon and beyond is transforming how we understand the life of an enigmatic ocean ...

The whales were observed off Laguna Beach on Sunday, March 23, rolling and appearing to play in the surf steps from the sand.

The greater Los Angeles area is home to some of the most astounding murals in the nation. These works of art, permanent or ...

For the first time, a group of killer whales has been documented preying upon a prickly shark, a rare deep-sea dweller, according to a study published on March 20 in the journal Frontiers in Fish ...

Anyone who encounters a sick or stranded marine mammal was urged to find the nearest lifeguard tower and report the incident to the Marine Mammal Care Center at 800-39-WHALE. California may face ...

She was collaborating with the West Coast Take Reduction Team to reduce the entanglement of blue and humpback whales in five fisheries, including California’s spot prawn and Dungeness crab ...

Gray whales journey more than 11,000 kilometers (6,800 miles) between Russian feeding grounds and breeding spots along Baja ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection released new fire-hazard severity maps Monday that added thousands of acres within the purview of local fire departments across ...

The freeze comes down to one factor: former Vice President Kamala Harris, who is weighing a run and could easily bigfoot her fellow California Democrats with her name ID and fundraising prowess.

A humpback whale urinating near Hawaii. Credit: Lars Bejder/NOAA Scientists have long understood that microbes, zooplankton, and fish are vital sources of recycled nitrogen in coastal waters.