The NOAA survey ship Rainier is mapping areas of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary this month. (Contributed photo) The near-shore areas of the Channel Islands’ underwater topography were ...
A new NOAA report on the health of California’s Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary indicates that the overall condition of the sanctuary’s marine life and habitats is fair to good, but ...
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has adopted a U.S. proposal to increase protections for endangered blue, fin and humpback whales off the California coast. The proposal takes effect this ...
The Santa Barbara Channel is prime real estate for new fish farms. But it may mean negative consequences for their underwater neighbors. Right now, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association ...