Coastal Waters From Mendocino to Bay Area Turning Into a Graveyard for Gray Whales

Coastal waters from Mendocino to Bay Area turning into a graveyard for gray whales

THE 40-FOOT MALE GRAY WHALE on RCA Beach had drifted past Tiburon on March 28, slid through the Golden Gate on a strong tide, and washed ashore in Bolinas the night of April 1. By the next afternoon, a team from the Marine Mammal Center and the California Academy of Sciences was on the sand in waders and elbow-length gloves, racing the next tide for samples — bone saws and meat hooks against the foul stench one writer compared to “a refrigerator…

Commercial salmon fishing resumes on the Mendocino coast • The Mendocino Voice | Mendocino County, CA

FILE — Anglers gather with their salmon catch during the fall ocean salmon fishery in California earlier in September 2025. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife said anglers harvested an estimated 12,000 Chinook salmon between Point Reyes and Point Sur during the Sept. 4-7 season. (California Department of Fish and Wildlife via Bay City News) POINT ARENA, CA., 5/4/26 – Fishermen in Arena Cove are abuzz as they prepare their boats for s…