A California woman was walking her dog on Grandview Beach in Encinitas when she came across a very rare, deep-sea fish. Alison Laferriere, who happens to be a PhD candidate at Scripps Institution of ...

In Japanese mythology, the deep-sea-dwelling oarfish is a harbinger of impending disaster. For scientists in California, where three oarfish have washed up in recent months, it’s an exciting find. By ...

More than two dozen fishing rods were braced against the railing of San Francisco’s Pier 7, their lines dangling into the Bay. People chatted on the benches, shouting in Cantonese and leaping up when ...

William "Captain Smitty" Smith stands for a portrait at Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay in 2024. (Loren Elliott / For The Times) After a two-year shutdown, fishing boats will fan out along the ...

A poster with safe-eating advice for Bass Lake is available on OEHHA’s website in both English and Spanish. For fish species found in Bass Lake that are not included in this advisory, OEHHA recommends ...