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Feds vote to close sardine fishery for third consecutive year.
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Feds vote to close sardine fishery for third consecutive year.

  • David Schmalz
  • Apr 10, 2017

After the historic collapse of the Pacific sardine in the 1940s, one might assume that humans would have learned their lesson. But history has…

Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust aims to bring back the local seafood market.
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Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust aims to bring back the local seafood market.

  • David Schmalz
  • Dec 22, 2016

As recently as the early 2000s, Monterey Peninsula residents could head down to Monterey’s waterfront and pick up fresh, locally caught seafoo…

California's confidential fishing rights leave millions of dollars in mystery.
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California's confidential fishing rights leave millions of dollars in mystery.

  • Nick Rahaim
  • Jul 7, 2016

The names of who owns the right to fish for squid in California waters are confidential. That leaves more than $100 million shrouded in mystery.

Anchovies – a key food source for local marine ecosystem – might be in a state of collapse.
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Anchovies – a key food source for local marine ecosystem – might be in a state of collapse.

  • David Schmalz
  • Nov 5, 2015

National Geographic posted the photo to their Instagram account Oct. 26, and it immediately set off a social media frenzy, garnering over 350,…

Toxic algal bloom detected in Monterey Bay. (Don't eat local shellfish or sardines.)
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Toxic algal bloom detected in Monterey Bay. (Don't eat local shellfish or sardines.)

  • Kera Abraham
  • May 28, 2015

Toxic algae are blooming offshore Monterey Bay right now, according to scientists with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI).

Feds vote to close sardine fishery ASAP.
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Feds vote to close sardine fishery ASAP.

  • Kera Abraham
  • Apr 16, 2015

Don't count on fresh Monterey Bay sardines for dinner anytime soon.

A new film shows what ocean acification is doing to our ocean.
Arts & Culture

A new film shows what ocean acification is doing to our ocean.

  • Walter Ryce
  • Mar 26, 2015

The tiny faceless creatures are the canaries in the coal mine – and the lead characters in a lesson scientists and ocean conservationists are …

Oceana: Blame sardine overfishing, not just warmer waters, for sea lion deaths.
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Oceana: Blame sardine overfishing, not just warmer waters, for sea lion deaths.

  • Kera Abraham
  • Mar 24, 2015

The Sausalito-based Marine Mammal Center counted 170 sea lion pups in its care earlier this month. (In a normal year, they have about 12.)

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