Black (& white) Friday
I'm sure many of you enjoyed a lovely prepared meal for Thanksgiving yesterday. But what if you had been offered a freshly prepared penguin? That was the experience of Paul Nicklen, a photographer for National Geographic when he went to...

White Peacock
The great white shark made a comeback today. No - not at the back door asking for more mackerel - but featured on the Today show, telling the important story of how tagging and tracking these sharks in the Pacific...

Sustainable Seafood: An Interview with Chef Alex Guarnaschelli
Alex Guarnaschelli is the creator of November'sSeafood Watch Sustainable Seafood Recipe: Baked Clams with Bacon. She's chef of Butter Restaurant in New York City and host of the new Food Network show "Alex’s Day Off." Alex Guarnaschelli, chef at New...

Feeding the Aquarium’s New Ocean Sunfish
It’s feeding time for the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s new ocean sunfish, or mola mola. Senior aquarist Michael Howard walks out a 20-foot walkway extending over the middle of the million-gallon Outer Bay exhibit. He places a red-and-white striped ball on...

Carnival of the Blue 30
The monthly best of ocean blogging comes our way again in Carnival of the Blue 30, this time from Allie Wilkinson at Oh for the Love of Science. Includes a bit about the Aquarium's 25th anniversary, among other fascinating topics...