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An estuary is any body of water where freshwater streams and rivers meet ocean saltwater. Together, the estuary’s calm waters and abundant vegetation make…
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As pilot projects go, it couldn’t have gone much worse.The nation’s first commercial shellfish farm in federal waters was supposed to provide a national…
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During a recent expedition to study the largest octopus garden ever discovered, scientists stumbled across a second garden about 5 miles away. Located off…
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Several agencies at Vandenberg Air Force base are preparing to launch a satellite Sunday that will measure the effects of climate change on the world's…
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Climate data released Thursday shows this winter's El Niño is still on track to be among the strongest ever recorded. While this may be good news for…
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A push to protect habitat along a 140 mile stretch of the Central Coast is moving forward. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)…
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An alarming number of dead and stranded seals are showing up along the California Coast, launching an investigation by the NOAA this week. Since the start…
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Teams searching for the blue whale spotted this weekend off the California Coast, entangled in some sort of line, believe they've tracked it to the waters…
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A vast, toxic algae bloom off the West Coast has scientists baffled as they work to figure out why one toxin in particular is dominating the waters. A…
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There are plans to move forward with an effort to create a national marine sanctuary in the waters off the coastlines of San Luis Obispo and northern…