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In Memoriam: Robert ‘Bob’ Ratcliffe 1936–2024
When Santa Barbara diving pioneer Bob Ratcliffe was 16 years old and in the 11th grade, he snorkeled into the major turning ...
At the edge of the ocean, a dazzling ecosystem is changing fast
Sea otters are one of the predators — one of the wolves, to continue the metaphor, to our urchin deer — keeping urchins in ...
A food lover’s guide to Jagalchi, the new Korean culinary center in Daly City
The 75,000-square-foot emporium, converted from a former JC Penney, is a wormhole to the food court of any baekhwajeom ...
Boat tours and sea burials help California salmon fleet stay afloat
Smith, known as “Captain Smitty”, now spends time on the seas with aspiring whale watchers, or scattering the ashes of the ...
California's sea lions aren’t really ‘demonic’—they’ve been poisoned
A common neurotoxin produced by algae blooms is making California sea lions more aggressive. Here’s why it has the power to ...
Thousands of strange sea creatures are blanketing Bay Area beaches
The jellyfishlike creatures, called Velella velella, emerged Sunday along Bolinas Beach in Marin County, a visitor told the ...
Jellyfish-like creatures wash up on Bolinas Beach in Marin County
The Bolinas Beach in Marin County was covered with a massive swarm of Velella. The jellyfish-like species are common in Northern California in spring and summer. The weekend rains and winds washed ...