Scripps Institution of Oceanography researchers stumbled upon the rare fish, considered the largest vertebrate in the world’s ...

For the second time this year, a deep-sea oarfish has washed ashore in San Diego County, giving scientists a rare chance to ...

UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography Tuesday was awarded a five-year, $40 million award from the U.S. Army ...

A deep-sea dweller that rarely comes to the ocean’s surface washed ashore a beach in Southern California, making it the ...

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A coastal research and monitoring program led by UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography has been awarded a ...

The discovery of the dead 9½-foot-long fish follows a similar find by kayakers and snorkelers in August at La Jolla Cove ...

Last week, Scripps Institution of Oceanography PhD candidate Alison Laferriere found the deceased 9.5-foot specimen at ...

Also known as “doomsday fish,” oarfish occupy a hallowed place in the museum of marine oddities: They can grow to dozens of ...

The 9.5-foot oarfish was discovered on Nov. 6, marking the second such occurrence in San Diego County this year.

For the second time this year, a rare deep-sea oarfish has washed ashore in San Diego County – this time on Grandview Beach in Encinitas.