Marine disasters can manifest in a variety of forms. Not surprisingly, in many instances a calamity for the sea is triggered by an occurrence on the shore (Think Fukushima). Oil spills, hazardous ...

ELKHORN SLOUGH — Although sea otters are an unofficial mascot of the Monterey Bay area and popular among tourists and locals alike, they are also described by scientists as voracious predators that ...

Q: What’s the best time to see wildlife at Elkhorn Slough in Monterey County? A: There isn’t a bad time to visit the Elkhorn Slough Ecological Reserve if you want to see wildlife. Year-round, ...

Elkhorn Slough is a special place. Snaking 7 miles inland from Moss Landing, the protected tidal marshland encompasses over 4,200 acres of diverse ecosystems. Mark Silberstein was living on a ranch on ...

Graduate student Brent Hughes examines algae (green sea lettuce) from Elkhorn Slough, an indicator of high nutrient levels. Photo by Monique Fountain. On this map of Elkhorn Slough estuary showing the ...

MONTEREY, California (KGO) — When we first met the hungry otters of Elkhorn Slough last year, they were chowing down on a species of burrowing crabs blamed for destabilizing the shoreline. Thinning ...

MOSS LANDING — The biodiverse Elkhorn Slough in Moss Landing is a hotbed for wildlife in the water, sea and air, and is frequented by hundreds of human visitors each day. After observing the wildlife ...

Crabs are a favorite prey item for sea otters in Elkhorn Slough. (Photo by Ron Eby) Both sea slugs and (the crustacean between the two sea slugs above) feed on algae and increase in numbers when the ...

Smelly and saturated with seawater, the marsh muck sucks at the waders of UC Santa Cruz graduate student Aliya Khan as she walks along a channel in Elkhorn Slough. She places a tube into the water, ...

Elkhorn Slough is a special place. Snaking 7 miles inland from Moss Landing, the protected tidal marshland encompasses over 4,200 acres of diverse ecosystems. Mark Silberstein was living on a ranch on ...