How does wildfire ash affect the organisms in our waterways? Since plankton form the foundation of our coastal ecosystems, what happens if their equilibrium is disrupted?
How Do Wildfires Affect Ocean Ecosystems?
January 3, 2021 •
The Ocean
Bay Nature stories about the Pacific Ocean.
Encountering an Alien on a Point Reyes Beach
December 15, 2020 •
Its face might have inspired the monster Alien Queen. Phronima lives like it.
Op-Ed: A Fisherman’s Perspective on Whales and Crab Gear
November 9, 2020 •
“Ropeless” gear won’t work, a second-generation crab fisherman says.
Postcard from Bodega Bay: “I Don’t Want to See These Whales Go Away”
September 27, 2020 •
In Bodega Bay, crabbers struggle to protect whales frequenting their waters–while still making a living.
Do Sea Anemones Live Forever?
September 27, 2020 •
As long as they aren’t poisoned or eaten, sea anemones just keep on keeping on. But how?
A Salmon Shark Strands Under the Orange Sky
September 17, 2020 •
A North Bay birder on a field trip to the coast on September 9 found a four-foot salmon shark washed up dead at Doran Beach, in Bodega Bay. It’s the second stranding of a salmon shark in the last month … Read more
With Whales at Record Numbers off the California Coast, Scientists Try to Help Ships Avoid Them
July 1, 2020 •
With big ships still moving regularly through the Northern California marine sanctuaries, whales are at risk.
Bringing Back Kelp
June 21, 2020 •
Can California’s offshore forests be recovered?
A “Possible Record” Number of Blue Whales Visit the Farallones
June 16, 2020 •
After a foggy few weeks at the Farallon Islands, 25 miles west of San Francisco, Saturday turned clear. The five biologists who have been living and working on Southeast Farallon Island since March 30 walked the rickety path up to … Read more
People Should Physically Distance from Sea Otters, Too
May 19, 2020 •
Kayakers and boaters approaching too closely could be leading some sea otters to starve, scientists say.