Posts in category Environment

The early Spring season brings with it new life for seals, and thousands of newborn seal pups are beginning to appear on the beaches up and down the California coastline. …

Last week, two employees of the Crystal Cove Alliance spotted a sea otter playing in the surf near Laguna Beach. It’s only the second sighting of sea otters in the area in more than 30 years, …

This morning, SeaWorld announced that it will stop breeding killer whales and making them perform tricks at their theme parks. The whales currently in captivity will continue to be on display, but they will be presented …

If a Florida management plan known as Our Florida Reefs (OFR) has their way, scuba divers will need to leave their spearguns at home. They will also need to cut their bug …

A famous Hawaiian, Duke Kahanamoku, helped popularize the motto, “Never turn your back on the ocean.” His reasons were twofold: he wanted people to watch out for the physical dangers of being hit by …

For the third time in a year, a yellow-bellied sea snake has washed ashore in Southern California. The 20-inch snake was found Tuesday afternoon on Coronado’s North Beach. Last October, a two-foot-long yellow-bellied sea snake …

There seems to be a slight misunderstanding in regards to some tanks being built for whales. $100,000,000 in tanks. The California Coastal Commission (the agency with oversight over land use and public …

A scuba diver, equipped with an underwater camera, recorded footage of a giant squid as it hung around Japan’s Toyoma Bay on Christmas Eve. The deep-sea creatures are known to be elusive, …

On December 16, online food delivery service GrubHub announced it will no longer allow restaurants to sell shark fin products through its website and subsidiary websites. It’s a move in the right …

Wildlife officers in Orange County recently conducted a successful four-day lobster poaching detail over a two weekend period. Following the season opener in October, public complaints began pouring in to …