A two-year-old sea otter was rescued in Marina, California and has been moved to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago where she will ...

"We can hit the ground running," Ashley Kidd, conservation project manager at the Sunflower Star Laboratory, told the Los ...

Sea otters are critical players in marine ecosystems and are a keystone species, meaning they have a profound effect on their ...

A devastating sea star plague triggered an unexpected ecological shift, creating a mussel boom that sea otters turned into a ...

MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV) -- Opal the Otter is making a splash at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, having made its debut Tuesday.

In 2013, a sea star wasting syndrome decimated populations of Pisaster along the west coast of North America and along the Monterey Peninsula in California, where this study was conducted. The orange ...

The Importance of Coral Reefs Coral reefs are often referred to as the 'rainforests of the sea' due to their immense biodiversity. These underwater structures are not only vital for marine life but ...

New research led by Monterey Bay Aquarium reveals a surprising ripple effect in coastal ecosystems: the collapse of one ...

Opal is the newest addition of southern sea otters to be seen by the public at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.She will be able to ...

New research led by Monterey Bay Aquarium reveals a surprising ripple effect in coastal ecosystems: the collapse of one ...

A photographer shares the epiphanies she has had while chronicling underwater jungles off the California coast ...

At time when ocean reserve protections are threatened, new research shows bans on fishing made kelp ecosystems more resilient ...