A San Diego 18-year-old pleaded guilty to a federal charge after he was caught on video kicking and chasing a protected sea lion at a La Jolla beach.
From a fast-melting snowpack in the Sierra to over-pumped groundwater in the Central Valley and a drought on the Colorado River, California's water supply is facing enormous pressure. Increasingly, some believe the only real alternative is to draw water from the Pacific Ocean offshore.
A species of large-bodied shark that nearly disappeared from Atlantic waters has been seen feeding on seals off the coast of New England, according to marine biologists.
Eleven people were trapped in a cave along the Santa Cruz coastline near Davenport on Thursday evening after rising tides cut off their exit, according to CAL FIRE and other responding agencies.
There's an update on a Bay Area project -- spearheaded by the Academy of Sciences -- to help bring a struggling sea star species back from the brink of extinction, which would help put our coastal ecosystem back in balance. Here's a look at the latest breakthrough as researchers try to determine how to safely reintroduce the sea stars back into the ocean.
Meet Avery Fisher, a 16-year-old high school student from Tiburon, who is using her passion for scuba diving to raise awareness and money to protect the delicate ecosystems of the San Francisco Bay.