Year round this same species can be found all along the West Coast, from Baja California to Alaska. But in 2014, a disease nearly brought them to extinction here.

A new study of some of California’s most commercially significant aquatic species paints a grim picture for the future of the ...

And then, nestled where the Santa Monica Mountains cascade into the Pacific, Neptune’s Net appears—a seafood sanctuary that’s been luring hungry travelers, surfers, and motorcycle enthusiasts to ...

That’s Short Sand Beach at Oswald West State Park – a hidden coastal treasure where the Pacific meets pristine sand in a theatrical display that would make Broadway jealous. The Oregon coast boasts ..

Geoducks (pronounced as ‘gooey-ducks’) are giant clams from the West Coast of the U.S., living from Alaska ... one of the longest-living clams in the world. 6. Red sea urchins – up to 200 years ...

The oceans’ gloomy depths in the Pacific ... the red-lipped batfish is ugly or just odd-looking depends on who you ask. The red-lipped batfish, which is found in the vicinity of the Galapagos Islands ...

Most of the touchable creatures are invertebrates such as starfish or anemones ... Besides the town and the Coast Guard base to the east, you can look west to Three Sisters Mountain and northwest to ...

Bringing back sunflower sea stars, which are functionally extinct in California, could help restore kelp forests off the ...

A huge colony of Pavona coral near the coast of Saudi Arabia is thought to be the largest living example found in the Red Sea ...