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Slow Internet? Sharks, Ships Have An Appetite for Undersea Fiber Optic Cables
With thousands of satellites in orbit communicating with us at the speed of light, 99% percent of international data is transmitted by cables crisscrossing the bottom of our oceans. In total, there are...
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San Diego Sea World Announces That They’re Ending Orca Shows in 2016
An orca whale performs in captivity. (Stock photo) SewWorld CEO Joel Manby announced today that the current “theatrical” show featuring orcas at San Diego SeaWorld will be replaced with an attraction...
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Record Strandings: Northern Fur Seals New Victim of Unusual Ocean Conditions
Photo by Bill Hunnewell ©The Mammal Center The Marine Mammal Center breaks nearly every record due to record strandings of northern fur seals, California sea lions and Guadalupe fur seals from warm...
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CDFW Cites Lobster Poachers in Southern California, Issue 17 Citations
Wildlife officers in Orange County recently conducted a successful four-day lobster poaching detail over a two weekend period. Following the season opener in October, public complaints began pouring...
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GrubHub Bans Sale of Shark Fin Products For 35,000 Restaurants
On December 16, online food delivery service GrubHub announced it will no longer allow restaurants to sell shark fin products through its website and subsidiary websites. It’s a move in the right...
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Giant squid surfaces in Japanese Harbor; Scuba Diver Jumps In And Films It
A scuba diver, equipped with an underwater camera, recorded footage of a giant squid as it hung around Japan’s Toyoma Bay on Christmas Eve. The deep-sea creatures are known to be elusive, but in this...
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SeaWorld Files Lawsuit Against California Coastal Commission Over Whale...
There seems to be a slight misunderstanding in regards to some tanks being built for whales. $100,000,000 in tanks. The California Coastal Commission (the agency with oversight over land use and...
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Yet Another Yellow-Bellied Sea Snake Washes Ashore In Southern California
Photo: City of Coronado For the third time in a year, a yellow-bellied sea snake has washed ashore in Southern California. The 20-inch snake was found Tuesday afternoon on Coronado’s North Beach. Last...
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Never Turn Your Back On The Ocean (Here’s Why)
A famous Hawaiian, Duke Kahanamoku, helped popularize the motto, “Never turn your back on the ocean.” His reasons were twofold: he wanted people to watch out for the physical dangers of being hit by a...
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Good Idea or Not? Florida Group Proposes A Ban of Spearfishing on Scuba
If a Florida management plan known as Our Florida Reefs (OFR) has their way, scuba divers will need to leave their spearguns at home. They will also need to cut their bug hunts short. Our Florida...
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Seaworld Announces an End to Breeding Orcas and Whale Performances
This morning, SeaWorld announced that it will stop breeding killer whales and making them perform tricks at their theme parks. The whales currently in captivity will continue to be on display, but...
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Sea Otters Spotted at Laguna Beach; Sightings Offer Hope of Resurgence
Last week, two employees of the Crystal Cove Alliance spotted a sea otter playing in the surf near Laguna Beach. It’s only the second sighting of sea otters in the area in more than 30 years, and a...
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Step Away from the Seal Pups – Their Lives Depend on It
A harbor seal pup. The early Spring season brings with it new life for seals, and thousands of newborn seal pups are beginning to appear on the beaches up and down the California coastline. The new...
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Underwater Photographer Julie Lorenzen Shares Shark, Whale Shark Photos
Southern California diver and underwater photographer Julie Lorenzen enjoys spending her time underwater with some of California and Mexico’s most beautiful sea life. Shooting with a Canon 70D, she...
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My Mother, The Ocean: Scott Cassell Recalls Dangerous rECOn Missions to...
Scott Cassell on a recent rECOn mission. Photo: Scott Cassell Alone on a desert island in the middle of the night…I knew why he was there. He was there to murder me. When I was 11 years old, I played...
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New 4K Web Series “Destination Green Planet” Features Programs, Individuals...
Destination: Green Planet, an online mini-documentary series highlighting positive efforts around the world that focus on protection, conservation and the overall health of our planet, is online now....
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Millions of Pelagic Red Crabs Carpeting SoCal Beaches
Several Southern California beaches have become much more colorful lately as millions of tiny red crabs have washed ashore. The 1- to 3-inch-long crabs have washed up for several years along the...
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They’re Back: Great White Sharks Return to Monterey Bay
Last summer, dozens of large great white sharks, some measuring as big as 18 feet, were spotted in the Monterey Bay around the 4th of July. This season it appears they’ve returned a few months...
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Florida Brewery Creates Edible 6-Pack Rings To Protect Marine Wildlife
Plastic pollution in our oceans is a major problem for wildlife. Around the world, it is estimated that at least 1 million sea birds and 100,000 marine mammals and sea turtles become entrapped in...
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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds California Ban on Shark Fin Sales
The United States Supreme Court rejected an appeal by San Francisco Bay Area suppliers and sellers of shark fins on Monday. A group of Chinese American community organizations, along with restaurant...
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