The Latest Breaking News from Monterey Bay

This Artist Took 36 Photos Capturing Nature, And Then Painted On Them

Two months before her daughter was born, she made a promise that felt impossible: quit her day job, become a full-time artist, and support them both through art before her child turned five.What happened was something incredible. It all started with a set of scratched negatives, ghosted shadows, and accidental…

Bored Panda · Sep 18

In 2009, Monterey Bay scientists used live underwater footage to expose a surprising secret of a deep-sea fish. 13 years later, their ROVs had logged 5,600 dives, helping reveal why the ocean's strangest creatures can look radically different after collection

Deep Pacific creatures exhibit unique survival strategies in perpetual darkness. Some animals produce their own light, while others possess transparent bodies. Live observations revealed barreleye fish's transparent head and rotating eyes. Preserved specimens often provide an incomplete and altered view of these animals. Thousands of dives continue to uncover the…

The Economic Times · Aug 13

Death on a Plate: California's Deadliest Mushroom Poisoning Outbreak in a Decade Is Still Not Over

What began as a cluster of hospitalizations in the Monterey Bay area last November has grown into the worst wild mushroom poisoning outbreak California has ever recorded — and it is far from finished.

Medical Daily · May 28

Orca ‘punts’ sea lion 20 feet into air as boaters watch in awe

Whale Watchers in California’s Monterey Bay spent Thanksgiving Day watching orcas showing a new pod member how to hunt sea lions.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 26, 2023

Catch her if you can: viral surfboard-swiping otter is on the loose, and fans love it

The state’s wildlife department is concerned the friendly fur-covered swimmer has become too acclimated to humans

The Guardian - US · Jul 20, 2023

Rare Dramatic Footage Shows Orcas Attacking Gray Whales

A dramatic scene off the coast of Monterey Bay, California, last week when a pod of 30 hungry orcas attacked two adult gray whales

Zenger · Apr 7, 2023

Graphic footage shows sad reality of brutality by attacking orcas

In a rare event captured in video, a pod of killer whales—as many as 30 individuals—attacked two adult gray whales in Monterey Bay.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 6, 2023

Crews demolish historic Monterey Bay pier, in danger of collapse after January storm damage

SAN JOSE, Calif. — In the final chapter for one of the most venerable landmarks along Monterey Bay, crews with excavators and other heavy equipment on Monday tore apart the 500-foot-long wooden pier at Seacliff State Beach in Aptos.

Tribune News Service · Mar 27, 2023

Monterey Bay desalination project is approved despite environmental injustice concerns

SALINAS, Calif. — In a decision that sheds harsh light on the state’s commitment to environmental justice amid growing drought anxiety, the California Coastal Commission has granted conditional approval to a controversial Monterey Bay desalination project that even the commission’s own staff said would unfairly burden a historically underserved community.

Los Angeles Times · Nov 18, 2022

Watch: Curious dog enjoys close encounter with ‘friendly’ whale

The most excited passenger during an all-day whale-watching trip Monday in California’s Monterey Bay was none other than … the dog.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 2, 2022