La Jolla’s tide pools were chosen as one of two statewide sites for the June 1 kickoff of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s month-long Snapshot Cal Coast initiative. Despite gray skies, ...

A yellow-edged cadlina, a type of nudibranch or sea slug, is seen laying on the bottom of a tide pool at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve on the San Mateo County coast during an exceptionally low tide on Dec ...

Many wonder why park rangers weren't monitoring the crowds, but city officials say it's not their jurisdiction.

If you head down to the tide pools at Corona del Mar’s Little Corona, don’t worry if you’re confused about what marine creatures you’re looking at. On most days, high or low tide, the tide pools are ...

With Earth Day approaching, the following question takes on even more importance. We cannot celebrate the ocean’s recovery when in fact the situation has become more severe than ever, despite all ...

A stunning video has captured the moment an octopus battled an eel in a California tide pool. The video was captured by UC Berkeley postdoctoral researcher E. Anne Chambers, while she was tide pooling ...

SEATTLE — Beachcombers rejoice! Some of the lowest tides of the year are happening in the Puget Sound region this week. The low tide reached around -3.7 feet just before 12:30 p.m. Monday, revealing a ...

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