Two dead oarfish have washed ashore in Southern California waters in the last few months. One was spotted in August and the ...

NOAA designated the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary this month, following a decade of advocacy by supporters. The protected site will be finalized after a 45-day review period ...

Last week, Scripps Institution of Oceanography PhD candidate Alison Laferriere found the deceased 9.5-foot specimen at ...

For the second time this year, a deep-sea oarfish has washed ashore in San Diego County, giving scientists a rare chance to ...

For the second time this year, a rare deep-sea oarfish has washed ashore in San Diego County, giving scientists a chance to ...

Now, in the first partnership of its kind, the area will soon be part of a new national marine sanctuary ... NOAA, and California government. “We not only protected our homeland but we protected ...

Also known as “doomsday fish,” oarfish occupy a hallowed place in the museum of marine oddities: They can grow to dozens of ...