A humpback whale’s flukes as seen from the deck of the Western Flyer in Monterey Bay.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-11-03/the-quest-to-return-john-steinbeck-sardine-boat-to-monterey

Feature image of the Octopus Garden via the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute.

Source: https://sfist.com/2023/08/27/worlds-largest-hotspot-of-octopus-discovered-off-central-california-coast-in-deep-sea-octopus-garden/

It is inside the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-08-secrets-octopus-garden-moms-thermal.html

Schuh found the foot-long (.30-meter) tooth sticking out of the sand on Friday at the mouth of Aptos Creek on Rio Del Mar State Beach, located off Monterey Bay in Santa Cruz County.

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5502759/woman-walking-on-california-beach-finds-ancient-mastodon-tooth/

So, for nearly 40 years now – we’re celebrating our 40th Anniversary at the Monterey Bay Aquarium next year.

Source: https://www.ipsnews.net/2023/11/oceans-first-line-defense-impacts-climate-change/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oceans-first-line-defense-impacts-climate-change

"The Aquarium is committed to addressing the plastic pollution crisis to improve the health of our ocean and our planet," said Aimee David, Vice President of US & California Ocean Conservation at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-01-open-access-database-plastic-pollution-sources.html

The incident, along with another mass shooting that occurred in Monterey Bay just two days earlier, has prompted renewed calls for gun control measures nationwide and a ban on "assault weapons."

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/what-we-know-so-far-about-the-two-mass-shootings-in-california/article_a91837a0-3f50-5320-bf94-6e9ec2ef41a6.html

The lucky folks aboard a Monterey Bay Whale Watch tour encountered 30 orcas who were apparently working off the calories following a lavish sea lion buffet.

Source: https://www.hcn.org/issues/55.8/humor-orcas-insects-and-other-roadside-attractions