You can experience Catalina Island underwater during a snorkeling cruise from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday presented by the Ocean Institute in Dana Point. The cruise aboard the R/V Sea Explorer features ...

The dread of the ancient mariner is the dream of the marine biologist. A science instructor at the Catalina Island Marine Institute in California discovered a rare 18-foot oarfish while leisurely ...

CATALINA ISLAND, Calif. (CNN) — Jasmine Santana, a marine science instructor with the Catalina Island Marine Institute, got the shock of a lifetime after coming face-to-face with an 18-foot sea ...

Photo by Caine Delacy/Stocksy. Design by Erik Mace for Yahoo Travel. Summer may be slipping away, but you still have time to slip beneath some waves. The best part is — you don’t even have to leave ...

AVALON – The leopard sharks, 4 feet long, dark and shadowy, darted through the water beneath the plastic hulls of our kayaks. “They’re bottom feeders,” guide Daniel Peterson called out. He paused for ...

Catalina Island is a hot spot for more than snorkeling and rustic getaways. It’s one of the world’s most pristine grounds to research how, when and why ancient sea levels rose and fell — a topic of ...