Posts in category Environment

I love sharks the way most people love their dogs and cats. To me there is nothing more majestic and beautiful than a big shark swimming gracefully through the water. …

Fished nearly to extinction in the recent past, giant sea bass (Stereolepis gigas) are starting to make a comeback, but no one really knows the size of the population. So …

According to a report on CCTV (China Central Television – the predominant state television broadcaster in mainland China), the consumption of shark fin soup has dramatically declined. Citing a recent campaign …

Just a few days ago we shared the story of a sea turtle apparently thanking a diver who freed it from an entanglement. Half way across the world, a huge …

Southern California’s incredible giant kelp forests are home to a rich array of marine life, as well as a focus for recreational activities including SCUBA diving, snorkeling, fishing, and kayaking.  …

You’ve heard the phrase “Once in a blue moon”, right? For fishermen in Nome, Alaska, something far less common than a blue moon recently occurred. An extremely rare blue-colored red king …

What makes a Marine Biologist scream? Find out by watching this video…. While involved in a study in the Caribbean, Roger Hanlon filmed a great video of an octopus camouflaging itself …

While spearfishing off the coast of Mexico, Cameron Dietrich spotted a distressed creature bobbing up and down near the surface of the ocean.  Without hesitation, he and his buddy Colin Sutton swam over and …

For a few months each year, dive sites at Catalina, Anacapa, Santa Monica Bay, La Jolla Cove, and more, become inhabited with some rather large residents: The Giant Black Seabass …

A massive school of anchovy arrived at La Jolla Shores on July 8th in what is being described as the largest aggregation in more than 30 years. The scene from …