The ‘David Packard’ is named for the Silicon Valley pioneer who donated more than $1 billion to ocean research.

Around 30 critically endangered North Atlantic right whales, along with some humpback whales, were putting on a show on April ...

On March 30, the first dead whale carcass to wash ashore in the Bay Area this year was found at Black Sands Beach in the Marin ... The Marine Mammal Center said that ship strikes are a leading ...

the Appledore IV prepares to reclaim her place on the bay — revived by a new captain and renewed with a new engine. Velez told MLive the ship has hired a pair of co-captains for the 2025 season ...