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This Artist Took 36 Photos Capturing Nature, And Then Painted On Them

Two months before her daughter was born, she made a promise that felt impossible: quit her day job, become a full-time artist, and support them both through art before her child turned five.What happened was something incredible. It all started with a set of scratched negatives, ghosted shadows, and accidental…

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In 2009, Monterey Bay scientists used live underwater footage to expose a surprising secret of a deep-sea fish. 13 years later, their ROVs had logged 5,600 dives, helping reveal why the ocean's strangest creatures can look radically different after collection

Deep Pacific creatures exhibit unique survival strategies in perpetual darkness. Some animals produce their own light, while others possess transparent bodies. Live observations revealed barreleye fish's transparent head and rotating eyes. Preserved specimens often provide an incomplete and altered view of these animals. Thousands of dives continue to uncover the…

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Death on a Plate: California's Deadliest Mushroom Poisoning Outbreak in a Decade Is Still Not Over

What began as a cluster of hospitalizations in the Monterey Bay area last November has grown into the worst wild mushroom poisoning outbreak California has ever recorded — and it is far from finished.

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30 Strange And Beautiful Deep-Sea Animals MBARI Researchers Have Discovered

Researchers at MBARI, the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, have been exploring this hidden world for years. Using advanced technology and deep-sea robots, they’ve captured some of the most unusual and fascinating animals ever seen.

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Three dead in California after small plane crash near Monterey Bay, Coast Guard says

Federal officials are investigating private plane crash off California’s central coast

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When sea otters lose their favorite foods, they can use tools to go after new ones

Some otters rely on tools to bust open hard-shelled prey items like snails, and a new study suggests this tool use is helping them to survive as their favorite, easier-to-eat foods disappear.

WEKU

‘Graphic’ image shows unlikely target of orca predation

Boaters in California’s Monterey Bay on Saturday observed several killer whales feasting on the carcass of a minke whale.

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Orca ‘punts’ sea lion 20 feet into air as boaters watch in awe

Whale Watchers in California’s Monterey Bay spent Thanksgiving Day watching orcas showing a new pod member how to hunt sea lions.

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Catch her if you can: viral surfboard-swiping otter is on the loose, and fans love it

The state’s wildlife department is concerned the friendly fur-covered swimmer has become too acclimated to humans

The Guardian - US

Rare Dramatic Footage Shows Orcas Attacking Gray Whales

A dramatic scene off the coast of Monterey Bay, California, last week when a pod of 30 hungry orcas attacked two adult gray whales

Zenger

Graphic footage shows sad reality of brutality by attacking orcas

In a rare event captured in video, a pod of killer whales—as many as 30 individuals—attacked two adult gray whales in Monterey Bay.

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Crews demolish historic Monterey Bay pier, in danger of collapse after January storm damage

SAN JOSE, Calif. — In the final chapter for one of the most venerable landmarks along Monterey Bay, crews with excavators and other heavy equipment on Monday tore apart the 500-foot-long wooden pier at Seacliff State Beach in Aptos.

Tribune News Service

Monterey Bay desalination project is approved despite environmental injustice concerns

SALINAS, Calif. — In a decision that sheds harsh light on the state’s commitment to environmental justice amid growing drought anxiety, the California Coastal Commission has granted conditional approval to a controversial Monterey Bay desalination project that even the commission’s own staff said would unfairly burden a historically underserved community.

Los Angeles Times

Watch: Curious dog enjoys close encounter with ‘friendly’ whale

The most excited passenger during an all-day whale-watching trip Monday in California’s Monterey Bay was none other than … the dog.

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A racial reckoning over a festival's disrespect toward Asians in Monterey Bay: Will its demise bring healing?

PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. — Walking the oceanfront footpath toward the fabled fish-packing warehouses of Cannery Row, Randy Sabado stops at a historical mural. As always, he grimaces.

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Watch: Red-footed booby grabs spotlight on whale-watching boat

Whale watchers in California’s Monterey Bay on Tuesday happily made way for a red-footed booby as the seabird landed on the rail as if to become just another passenger.

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Orcas line up perfectly for family portrait in ‘awesome moment’

A photographer has captured what might be considered the perfect orca family portrait in foggy weather in California’s Monterey Bay.

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Humpback whale picks up unintended passenger; photos

A Monterey Bay photographer on Saturday shared images showing a sea lion perched on the belly of a humpback whale.

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Great white sharks are thriving in Monterey Bay thanks to warming waters, study shows

If you're heading out to California's Monterey Bay this summer, you're going to need a bigger boat.

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Watch: ‘Luckiest anchovy in the world’ escapes voracious whale

A photographer in California’s Monterey Bay has captured video footage showing an anchovy flying from the mouth of a lunge-feeding humpback whale.

Tribune News Service

Moving sea otters up the Northern California and Oregon coast — and maybe into San Francisco Bay — is feasible, federal government concludes

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Relocating sea otters to places in Northern California and Oregon where they haven’t lived for generations, including possibly using helicopter rides to move a few dozen from the Monterey Bay area into San Francisco Bay, is feasible and could help expand populations of the endangered marine…

Los Angeles Times

Shark that attacked Monterey Bay swimmer was about 15 feet long, wildlife officials say

LOS ANGELES — A great white shark that bit and seriously injured a 62-year-old swimmer last month in Monterey Bay was about 15 feet long, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said.

Los Angeles Times

Researchers discover new deep-sea creature in Monterey Bay

Researchers in Monterey Bay have discovered a new species of deep-sea jelly that looks a little different from others that float through the ocean’s depths.

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