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'It's a piranha!': Boy's unexpected catch sparks reminder about exotic pet releases

Aug 12

Massive tank shatters at pet store, killing hundreds of fish | Video

Jul 24

El Niño brings warm waters, unusual fish species to Bay Area

Warmer ocean temperatures associated with El Niño are bringing unusual numbers of fish species into Bay Area waters, according to fishermen and marine scientists who say they are seeing large concentrations of bonito and Pacific bluefin tuna in areas where they are not commonly found.

Sep 30

Sports salmon season reopens in California

Jul 11

Toxic pollutant from car tires reaching San Francisco Bay: scientists

Jun 6

Academy of Sciences secures grant to help endangered sea stars

May 10

Environmental groups sue to stop Trump's water diversions in CA

Mar 11

Scientists use new high tech approach to better understand ocean life

Feb 25

SF researchers find ocean warming reaching deeper than expected

Feb 3

Latest Videos

2:08

El Niño brings warm waters and unusual fish species to Bay Area

Sep 30

1:10

Massive fish tank shatters at pet store, killing hundreds of fish

Jul 24

2:52

Sports salmon season reopens in California

Jul 11

2:30

Toxic pollutant from car tires reaching San Francisco Bay: scientists

Jun 10

2:41

Toxic pollutant from car tires reaching San Francisco Bay: scientists

Jun 6

3:07

Academy of Sciences secures grant to help endangered sea stars

May 10

2:34

Environmental groups sue to stop Trump's water diversions in CA

Mar 11

2:40

Tracking fisherman to track fish: The new technological approach to better understand ocean life

Feb 25

Latest Videos

2:08

El Niño brings warm waters and unusual fish species to Bay Area

Sep 30

1:10

Massive fish tank shatters at pet store, killing hundreds of fish

Jul 24

2:52

Sports salmon season reopens in California

Jul 11

2:30

Toxic pollutant from car tires reaching San Francisco Bay: scientists

Jun 10

2:41

Toxic pollutant from car tires reaching San Francisco Bay: scientists

Jun 6

3:07

Academy of Sciences secures grant to help endangered sea stars

May 10

2:34

Environmental groups sue to stop Trump's water diversions in CA

Mar 11

2:40

Tracking fisherman to track fish: The new technological approach to better understand ocean life

Feb 25

Latest Stories

Date set for return of Bay Area's commercial Dungeness crab season: Here's when

No Dungeness crabs on the table this Christmas - and that's becoming par for the course in the industry. The crabbing season is now set to open in early January for the Bay Area and Central California.

Dec 20, 2025

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Mendocino fisherman reels in possible world record catch fish

Brendan Walsh landed a 10.25-pound canary rock fish near the Albion River Harbor in Mendocino County. The average weight of that type of fish is around 2 to 5 pounds.

Dec 19, 2025

Salmon spotted in Bay Area creek, marking return for 1st time in decades after restoration project

A restoration project we reported on is turning into a major environmental success story. Just weeks after our report, fish are being spotted in a scenic stretch of an East Bay watershed for the first time in decades.

Dec 8, 2025

Shark teeth offer clues to preventing extinction of threatened species in Stanford study

If you ever come face-to-face with the wrong kind of shark, there's something you probably want to avoid. Just a hint: they're long and really sharp. But now scientists are saying that those same razor-like teeth are offering critical clues about how threatened species may be different from their non-threatened relatives.

Dec 1, 2025

Oceanic heat wave caused by climate change could endanger marine life, Bay Area scientists say

We may not notice it, but marine creatures off the Bay Area coast are already feeling the heat. Ocean temperatures in the north Pacific have been recording historic highs because of what's commonly known as a "blob," or marine heat wave.

Oct 31, 2025