Can We Have More Whales and Fewer Whale Strikes?
Anchovies sparkled and seawater sprayed from the crusty maws of gray whales as they burst through the surface, again and again, off the coast near Pacifica, fifteen miles south of...
The Ocean
How Your Beach Photos Are Helping CA Scientists: Snapshot Cal Coast 2022
This year's Snapshot Cal Coast featured 4,083 people logging 46,683 observations of almost 4,000 species into the iNaturalist app from June 13 to July 4.
Modeling the uncertain future of Northern California’s bull kelp forests
For two years, scientists at UC Davis have been modeling a “Field of Dreams” hypothesis about bull kelp to understand what approaches could best help the recovery of the kelp...
Naturalist’s Notebook: Whale, Dolphin and Porpoise ID Guide
How to identify individual cetaceans in the San Francisco Bay.
The Second-Largest Fish In the Ocean Seems to be In Decline
Basking sharks can be over 30 feet long and are characterized by their enormous gill rakers and three-foot tall dorsal fins. But these mysterious, massive, filter-feeding cousins of the great...
Holding Fast for Abalone, Our Elder Relatives
Abalone are deeply important in Indigenous tribal cultures in California and all along the Pacific coast.
Annotated Nature: A Tidepool
Better understand a West Coast tidepool
Buried Treasure
You've seen their bleached skeletons lying on the beach or scattered in gardens. What does a living sand dollar do?
Kelp Forests Surge Back on Parts of the North Coast, with a Lesson About Environmental Stability
Some scientists thought kelp's near-disappearance from the waters off California was likely a new normal. Then, at least temporarily, the kelp came back.
The Legacy of Gordon Chan
A story about the life and legacy of celebrated scientist, conservationist and mentor Gordon Chan.
