Monterey Bay Aquarium’s founding director of more than 40 years is stepping away from the position and will join its board of trustees. Julie Packard has been the aquarium’s sole director since it ...

A trio of southern sea otters frolic in a Monterey Bay wave near the end of Rockview Drive in Pleasure Point this week. According to the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s website, the bay is currently host ...

New owners want to expand a California freeway landmark, but it's built over one of the state's most ecologically sensitive ...

New owners want to expand a California freeway landmark, but it's built over one of the state's most ecologically sensitive ...

A fire at Vistra Energy's Moss Landing battery storage facility in California destroyed thousands of lithium batteries – and ...

With miles of picturesque coast, the Monterey Bay area is an ideal destination for rest and rejuvenation. Whether you’re ...

This weekend-long competition brought over 150 divers together to get the winning shot. Here are some of the best submissions ...

One of the most invasive species in the marine environment.” Researchers make astonishing discovery while studying sea otters ...

As invasive green crabs wreak havoc on California's estuaries, a new study has found that a restored sea otter population ...

Julie Packard, who shaped the Monterey Bay Aquarium as a global leader in ocean conservation, marine life exhibits, and ...

You can take behind-the-scenes tours, get up close and personal with reptiles at the Turtle Experience, and attend talks to widen your knowledge and feedings. Other not-to-be-missed highlights include ...

NPR's Juana Summers speaks to researcher Rikke Jeppesen about her work on how sea otters, which were hunted to almost near extinction, have been able to thrive by eating up to 120,000 crabs a year.