An overhaul of the long-neglected area could help anchor major changes coming to other parts of Mission Bay: Fiesta Island ...

The kelp forests of central California, and particularly those within Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, have undergone interesting and, in some cases, dramatic changes in the past decade.

It was the end of January 1847. The USS Lexington, a sloop of war, lay at anchor in Monterey Bay. The small transport had ...

By Tim Didion and Drew Tuma Click here for updates on this story MONTEREY, California (KGO) -- When we first met the hungry otters ...

Researchers believe otters could be a potential solution for controlling an invasive green crab species that's invaded ecosystems up and down the West Coast.

A beach hazards statement was issued by the NWS San Francisco CA on Thursday at 11:14 a.m. valid from Friday 9 a.m. until ...

After a historic fish die-off, a Monterey County lake is teeming with trout once again.

Researchers estimate southern sea otters eat up to 120,000 European green crabs per year at the Elkhorn Slough National ...

By nurturing sunflower sea stars in captivity, researchers aim to one day restore a key predator to the Pacific Ocean.

The NWS San Francisco CA issued an updated freeze warning at 11:17 p.m. on Sunday valid from Monday 8 p.m. until Tuesday 10 a ...

California’s offshore seafloors have been missing a massive, colorful predator that keeps kelp-munching sea urchins in check.