In parts of the ocean where sea otters face stark competition for their favorite kinds of food, some otters are getting by with the help of tools — like rocks and even glass bottles — that let them ...

Santa Cruz’s iconic surf spot, Steamer Lane below West Cliff Drive, poses several challenges for surfers. After jumping off a ...

Roarke Brown, a charter boat captain since 1972 in this picturesque fishing village, remembers being able to tread out onto the Kachemak Bay mud flats at low tide to fill a 5-gallon bucket with clams ...

You've probably seen photos or videos, maybe you've been lucky enough to actually see in person, sea otters floating on their backs in what looks to be sublime repose. Sometimes they're floating like ...

A sea otter in Monterey Bay with a rock anvil on its belly and a scallop in its forepaws. (Jessica Fujii) In parts of the ocean where sea otters face stark competition for their favorite kinds of food ...