The Latest Breaking News from Monterey Bay

Some otters rely on tools to bust open hard-shelled prey items like snails, and a new study suggests this tool use is helping them to survive as their favorite, easier-to-eat foods disappear.

Boaters in California’s Monterey Bay on Saturday observed several killer whales feasting on the carcass of a minke whale.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — In the final chapter for one of the most venerable landmarks along Monterey Bay, crews with excavators and other heavy equipment on Monday tore apart the 500-foot-long wooden pier at Seacliff State Beach in Aptos.

SALINAS, Calif. — In a decision that sheds harsh light on the state’s commitment to environmental justice amid growing drought anxiety, the California Coastal Commission has granted conditional approval to a controversial Monterey Bay desalination project that even the commission’s own staff said would unfairly burden a historically underserved community.

The most excited passenger during an all-day whale-watching trip Monday in California’s Monterey Bay was none other than … the dog.

PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. — Walking the oceanfront footpath toward the fabled fish-packing warehouses of Cannery Row, Randy Sabado stops at a historical mural. As always, he grimaces.

Whale watchers in California’s Monterey Bay on Tuesday happily made way for a red-footed booby as the seabird landed on the rail as if to become just another passenger.

A photographer has captured what might be considered the perfect orca family portrait in foggy weather in California’s Monterey Bay.

A Monterey Bay photographer on Saturday shared images showing a sea lion perched on the belly of a humpback whale.