A new study by marine biologists reports that seals can essentially act as 'smart sensors' for monitoring fish populations in the ocean's eerily dim 'twilight zone.' ...

Motorists driving northbound on Highway 101 Wednesday night saw an unusual sight: a sea lion pup wandering around the roadway ...

Thanks to the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, signed by former President Richard Nixon, which makes it illegal to hunt, ...

After years of delays, the Murray Street bridge seismic retrofit and barrier replacement project in Santa Cruz is underway.

Thursday's storm gave way to large waves along the Santa Cruz coast, triggering a coastal infrastructure closure that shut down everything from beaches to the Santa Cruz Wharf.

Emergency proclamation declared for storm that partially collapsed Santa Cruz Wharf The Hubble Telescope took a snapshot of ...

Santa Cruz officials closed the wharf and issued safety measures due to a high surf warning with waves over 30 feet.

A paper published on February 12 in the journal Ecology details how the researchers used motion-triggered cameras placed at ...