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Whale causes catastrophic damage to NJ fire department marine unit

  • Jul 7

New cameras provide researchers insight into gray whale behavior

  • Jul 1

SF turns to AI to avoid collisions between ships and whales

  • May 22
Marine Mammal Center

Concerns grow over more gray whale deaths in Bay Area

  • May 9

Dead whale at CA Beach appears to have been killed by an orca: experts

  • May 1

Gray whale found dead in SF as CA expands program to slow down ships

  • Apr 23

Timmy, the humpback whale, sick and stranded in Baltic Sea

  • Apr 20

Video shows windsurfer colliding with gray whale on SF bay

  • Apr 1

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New cameras provide researchers insight into gray whale behavior

  • Jul 1
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SF turns to AI to avoid collisions between ships and whales

  • May 21
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Concerns grow over more gray whale deaths in Bay Area

  • May 9
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Dead Whale at CA Beach appears to have been killed by an Orca: experts

  • May 1
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Gray whale found dead in SF as CA expands program to slow down ships

  • Apr 23
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Windsurfer collides with gray whale on SF bay; scientist raises concerns over marine life safety

  • Apr 1
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How newly approved pop-up traps could extend Bay Area crab season

  • Feb 19
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SF researchers find ocean warming reaching deeper than expected

  • Feb 3

Latest Stories

SUSTAINABLE SEAS TECHNOLOGY

Here's how newly approved pop-up traps could extend Bay Area crab season: 'A hard-fought battle'

The technology was considered experimental when we were first given a demonstration years ago. Finally, after several seasons of testing, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife has just approved the gear for general use across the entire fleet.

  • Feb 19

California Academy of Sciences team finds ocean warming reaching deeper than expected

Researchers also uncovered evidence of corral damage at lower depths during a survey in the Indian Ocean. The data is helping to drive an initiative at the Academy known as Hope for Reefs - with the goal of reversing the damage in oceans around the world.

  • Feb 3
NOAA

CA coast could soon be safer for whales with expansion of vessel speed reduction program

For more than a decade, a program has worked with shipping companies to slow the speed of massive vessels through sensitive areas, reducing the risk of deadly whale collisions. Now, those protections are being extended to the entire California coast.

  • Jan 20

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
NOAA

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