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Mesmerizing Deep-Sea Fish Makes Rare Appearance in Shallow Waters of Monterey Bay

A scuba diver in the Cannery Row area of Monterey Bay caught a rare glimpse of an “undulating” juvenile ribbonfish, also known as “king-of-the-salmon,” which is typically found a few thousand feet below the surface.

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Taylor Swift Inadvertently Sets Off Frenzy for Monterey Bay Aquarium T-Shirts

Taylor Swift donned a vintage Monterey Bay Aquarium t-shirt in her recent theatrical release. The aquarium is now offering that retro t-shirt again, or rather, 16 different versions of the shirt, plus coffee mugs, magnets, and tote bags.

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New Breed of Jellyfish With Nearly 40 Tentacles Discovered in the Depths of Monterey Bay

Meet Atolla reynoldsi, a new species of jellyfish just discovered by Monterey Bay Aquarium Researchers, who has 26-39 tentacles, and spends its life 10,000 feet below water.

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Day Around the Bay: Monterey Bay Aquarium Reopens Next Week

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Moment of Zen: Watch the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Live Jellyfish Cam

When this all gets more real for people, you may need a little more relaxing distraction to watch from home like the Monterey Bay Aquarium's live feeds.

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Purple Sea Urchins Continue To Decimate West Coast’s Kelp Forests

Hundreds of millions of eggplant-colored sea urchins are devouring our state’s pristine, undulating kelp forests by the literal mile. Now, their insatiable stampede seems to be ascending northern California's coastline, reaching as far as Oregon.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium Calms Us With Jellyfish, Throws Shade At Other Unnamed 'Brainless Spineless Animals'

Ouch — It stings! A social media manager at the Monterey Bay Aquarium with a sense of humor and nothing to lose decided to make a splash with a Facebook Live caption calling out

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Photos And Video: Sea Otter Mom Gives Birth To Sweet Little Pup

Have you ever watched a sea otter pup emerge into the world? I sure haven't. But that's exactly what folks at Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Great Tide Pool got

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Photos And Video: Insanely Cute Baby Sea Otter Born At Monterey Bay Aquarium Tide Pool

When a female sea otter swam from the Pacific and into Monterey Bay Aquarium's Great Tide Pool this weekend, staffers said she "didn't demonstrate any interest in returning

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Google Exec Donates $10mil To Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch

The Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch, a consumer watchdog program, has gotten a sizable donation from a tech exec in order to expand their mission. According to The Chronicle, Google Executive

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This Nightmare Fish That Was Just Photographed In Monterey Bay Will Haunt Your Life

What you are looking at is a female anglerfish, of a species known as the "black seadevil" for obvious reasons. It's pretty small (9 centimeters) and lives at depths

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Video Of Baby Otter In Monterey Momentarily Distracts Entire Bay Area

In Monterey, Calif., where the conditions are perfect for adorable wildlife and tourism to both thrive, a wild mother sea otter was spotted last week floating near the Monterey Bay Aquarium with a

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Monterey Aquarium's "Don't Eat" List Be Damned, Boston Seafood Chain Serves Whatever Fish They Want

Every year, the Monterey Bay Aquarium does its part to save the world's marine life by putting out their Seafood Watch guides - basically a handy list of recommended seafood based on

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"Coming Together, Naturally" by Troy Holden.

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Hot Stuff: Food Section Round Up

We gobble the various food sections up each Wednesday. We feel especially in touch with our inner Cookie Monster after all that reading, and you'll see why. These are our favorite

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We're Going to Need a Bigger Boat

Just in time for the kiddies as they go back to school, the Monterey Bay Aquarium (or the Sausalito Aquarium for you Trekkies out there and yes, that's our second Star

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Dogster Nominated For Webby

In the interest of full disclosure, SFist Ted, our new weatherman, also happens to be Dogster Ted. And while we've harshed on the Webby Awards only just recently, we're

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Great White

Nope, not that Great White, the even more lethal kind. The Monterey Bay Aquarium is currently playing host to a Great White shark. As you may know, Great Whites are NEVER in captivity

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Beauty and the Beast

We love animals, if you can't tell. All of 'em. Cats, dogs, rabbits. Our sister site Gothamist started it all with their unabashed love of giant pandas. But we'