monterey bay
Watch Daring Scientists Take a Wild Whale’s Heart Rate for the First Time
The experiment revealed that blue whales have a much more extreme range of heart rates than predicted.
A Killer Whale Killing Spree on the West Coast Is Actually Good News
Natural whale deaths benefit the whole ocean ecosystem. Human-caused ones, though, are another story.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Has the Chillest Livestream on the Internet
Sealions and gulls and waves, oh my!
California Abalone Are as Delicious as They Are Creepy
Abalone have a long and checkered history in California, having gone from a population surge in the 18th century to near-decimation in recent decades. But one Monterey Bay-based farm is producing these sweet, weird-looking mollusks sustainably.
California Kids Are Now Eating 'Rattail Fish' at School
A new seafood program created by seafood purveyors Real Good Fish is now connecting schools to local fishermen through a service called Bay2Tray and providing delicious rattail filets for students.
Warmer Oceans Are Bringing Out the Dolphin Bullies
Warmer water is attracting dolphins to Monterey Bay, and they're a bunch of bullies.