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Researchers discover the cause behind a devastating marine epidemic.
Opinion

Researchers discover the cause behind a devastating marine epidemic.

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • Aug 18, 2025

Katie Rodriguez here, thinking about a very exciting finding published recently in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution: the cause of se…

Groups within NOAA remain flexible amid federal policy and budget uncertainties.
News

Groups within NOAA remain flexible amid federal policy and budget uncertainties.

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • Apr 24, 2025

In October 2024, a humpback whale, named “Check” by researchers, was found entangled in gear left behind from the Dungeness crab fishery. Whal…

A mystery unfolds of an orca that washed up on Carmel River State Beach last fall.
News

A mystery unfolds of an orca that washed up on Carmel River State Beach last fall.

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • Jan 16, 2025

On a warm Tuesday last fall, crowds gathered at Carmel River State Beach to witness something unusual: a live, beached, juvenile killer whale.…

New study reports endangered sea otter helps control invasive species.
News

New study reports endangered sea otter helps control invasive species.

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • Dec 11, 2024

It takes a village to balance an ecosystem.

No California Dungeness crab until 2025.
News

No California Dungeness crab until 2025.

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • Dec 6, 2024

‘Tis a crabless Christmas season this year, again.

Rescued killer whale at Carmel River State Beach dies in transport.
News

Rescued killer whale at Carmel River State Beach dies in transport.

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • Sep 11, 2024

A stranded killer whale rescued at Carmel River State Beach on Tuesday, Sept. 10, died while in transport to Santa Cruz’s Long Marine Laboratory.

Preserving underwater ecosystems clashes with the right to fish.
Newsletter

Preserving underwater ecosystems clashes with the right to fish.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Jul 13, 2024

Celia Jiménez here, thinking about fish and the deep sea after reading David Schmalz’s news story in this week’s edition of the Weekly. 

Learn about the only place in the world where gray whales and humans become lifelong friends.
Literature

Learn about the only place in the world where gray whales and humans become lifelong friends.

  • Agata Popęda
  • May 4, 2023

Monterey County knows James Michael Dorsey well from his books and talks, including the ongoing “Before They Vanish” travelogue series in the …

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  • Jan 27, 2022

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Monterey-based photographer Ralph Pace’s powerful wildlife images earn him a major international award.
Face to Face

Monterey-based photographer Ralph Pace’s powerful wildlife images earn him a major international award.

  • Daniel Dreifuss
  • Oct 16, 2021

For Ralph Pace, the journey into photography started not with a love of images but a love of the ocean. He earned a graduate degree in marine …

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