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Aquatic Animals

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2013

    The Search for Jumbo Squid in Southern California

    See also: *Living on Mars Time: What If Your Day Lasted 24 Hours, 39 Minutes and 35 Seconds? *Lily Simonson's Paintings of Yeti Crabs and Other Creatures Merge Art and Oceanography Once a year, or maybe every four years — no one knows for sure — jumbo squid make their creepily delightful ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2013

    Baby Sea Lion Hits The Road, Heads For Ikea In Carson

    A baby sea lion was rescued on the street in Carson, more than eight miles from open water, sheriff's officials reported today. Caught near Avalon Boulevard and Dominguez Street, it appeared the pup took a wrong turn and was headed toward ... Ikea? Who knows. Sheriff's Lt. Chris Bergner told the W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2013

    Hump Whale Sushi Case Sees Federal Indictments; Kiyoshiro Yamamoto Charged

    Santa Monica's late Hump restaurant and two of its sushi chefs were accused by a federal grand jury of selling endangered Sei whale meat, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles announced this afternoon. The jury's nine-count federal indictment names parent company Typhoon Restaurant, Inc., as we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2012

    The Best Los Angeles Jazz Concerts of 2012

    5. Kamasi Washington Footsies Bar, February 8th Tenor saxophonist Kamasi Washington is a force, and stands as thick as a redwood, which is tough when he is blocking your way to the restroom and he happens to be blasting his horn at that time too. But add in Thundercat on bass, his brother Ronald B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2012

    SeaWorld Orca Injured in Killer Whale Fight (PHOTO)

    PETA has been going after SeaWorld San Diego in recent days for what it alleges is inhumane confinement that led to a huge chunk of flesh being bitten out of orca Nakai. According to the group Nakai and two other killer whales got into it as a result of being incompatible and confined to a relative ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2012

    Sergio Alvarez, Malibu Bum, Allegedly Strangled Pelican to Death Because 'He Was Hungry'

    Updated at the bottom with Alvarez' horrendously scary mug shot, and the D.A. agreeing to file felony charges. Originally posted August 23 at 9:20 a.m. We can't wait to see L.A. County's equally fierce homeless advocates and animal-rights activists go head-to-head on this one: Sheriff's officials ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 30, 2012

    USS Iowa Is Caked in Marine Life, Will Need a 2-4 Day Hull Cleaning Before Arriving in L.A.

    What happens to a battleship docked in airtight "mothball" mode for 20-plus years? It gathers itself a good thick coat of barnacles and bottomfeeders, according to Pacific Battleship Center, the company who's spent the last six months preparing the 1940s-era USS Iowa for its journey from the Bay Ar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Joon Lee: The Jazz Junky

    One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. Anyone willing to open a jazz club these days must be a little crazy, but if Joon Lee is nuts, he's doing a great job of hiding it. In fact, since its late 2009 debut in Little ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    10 People Making L.A. a Better Place

    From to a 70-year-old woman teaching others how to use medical marijuana to a man dedicated to saving the sea lions, these Angelenos prove that do-goodery can be vastly more interesting, creative, and fulfilling than writing a monthly charity check or two. Check out our entire People 2012 issue her ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2012

    Peter Wallerstein: This Sea Lion Walks Into a Sandbar ...

    One of the fascinating Angelenos featured in L.A. Weekly's People 2012 issue. Check out our entire People 2012 issue here. An anxious crowd quickly encircled the sea lion. Lying prone on El Porto beach, it was foaming at the mouth, with red bulging eyes. "Do something," a fat man in a too-tight Lak ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    Anthony Wilson Quartet - Blue Whale - 4/4/12

    See also: Anthony Wilson, Guitar Pin-up, Begins His Month-long Residency at the Blue Whale Anthony Wilson Quartet Blue Whale 4/4/12 Better than... the guy from 24 Hour Party People playing guitar all night. Last night, before a full house, guitarist-composer-arranger Anthony Wilson began his four ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2012

    Anthony Wilson, Guitar Pinup, Begins Monthlong Residency at the Blue Whale Tomorrow

    Guitarist and L.A. native Anthony Wilson has been a part of the jazz scene since his birth. His 93-year-old father, bandleader/raconteur/legend Gerald Wilson, started swinging before World War II and hasn't stopped, but the younger Wilson grew up in a musical landscape as indebted to Peter Frampton ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    Elephant's Foot, Sea Turtle Boots, Leopard Pelt Found For Sale Online: Feds Make Busts

    This is news that will surely send PETA members into kiniptions that will require the aid of first responders. The U.S. Attorney's Office in L.A. today announced they've filed charges against a dozen people for selling endangered animals and related clothing, including boots made out of sea turtle ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2011

    The Best Los Angeles Jazz Concerts of 2011

    Blue Whale​Walter Smith III Blue Whale, December 17 Joon Lee, the modest personality behind Little Tokyo's Blue Whale, is an indispensible part of the local jazz community who books some of the most daring acts in Los Angeles. Saxophonist Walter Smith III, a hard-swinging transplant, was one ... More >>

  • Film+TV

    November 17, 2011

    Happy Feet Two Review

    Blue Whale​Walter Smith III Blue Whale, December 17 Joon Lee, the modest personality behind Little Tokyo's Blue Whale, is an indispensible part of the local jazz community who books some of the most daring acts in Los Angeles. Saxophonist Walter Smith III, a hard-swinging transplant, was one ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    SeaWorld Whales Are Slaves Held in Violation of 13th Amendment, PETA Says in SoCal Lawsuit

    PETA's a FAIL on this one if you ask us.​Updated at the bottom with reaction from SeaWorld and L.A. author Earl Ofari Hutchinson. First posted at 11:27 a.m. Animal rights -- perfectly normal, perfectly healthy. Yet where does the movement go too far, surpassing even the best wishes of a life- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    VIDEO: Redondo Beach Kayaker Nearly Overturned by Massive Blue Whale

    MrRJCtube via YouTubeA kayak's worst nightmare​Whale-watching enthusiasts have been jizzing their wetsuits over the latest handheld footage of a big California blue off the coast of Redondo Beach. The video was shot by YouTube user MrRJCtube, who happened upon his gorgeous specimen while kaya ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2011

    Great White Shark Population in SoCal Increasing? Research Says No

    egotvonline.comSomebody's mad​Three shark sightings off the coast of San Diego in the last two weeks led to binocular-wielding tourists staking out areas like Mission Beach and La Jolla in hopes of catching a glimpse of a fishy dorsal fin. The Los Angeles Times reported in their story coverin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    Sea Lion Shot in Waters Off Venice: $5,000 Reward Offered For Info Leading to Capture of Killer

    MARThe victim.​Warning: Disturbing photos after the jump. The group Marine Animal Rescue is offering $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whomever fatally shot a sea lion off Venice last week. The shooting was reported about 3:30 p.m. Aug. 3, according to the organi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 8, 2011

    Jonathan Gold: Ban Shark Fin Soup

    Guzzle & NoshA model of a hammerhead shark hangs above the bar at Maui & Sons in Hollywood.​Like Tracy Morgan on "30 Rock," we try to live every week like it's Shark Week. We don't, however, live every week like it's Shark Fin Soup Week. In today's Los Angeles Times, Jonathan Gold pens an op ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Alice and Gertrude: Inseparable Angeleno Geese

    Amit ItelmanAlice and Gertrude, right, have already made friends in their new home.​ The two white geese, Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, were carried down from the house by Allie, the 16-year-old daughter of an animal rescuer up in Laurel Canyon. The mother-and-daughter team scours county an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2011

    Whale Meat Seller Pleads Guilty

    ahisgett/Flicker​Ginichi Y. Ohira, 50, the Gardena seafood vendor who imported endangered whale meat from Tokyo and sold it to Southern California sushi restaurants, including the now-closed The Hump, pleaded guilty plea on Tuesday in Los Angeles federal court to a misdemeanor charge of knowin ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 26, 2011

    Take the 405 North to Bourbon Street

    ahisgett/Flicker​Ginichi Y. Ohira, 50, the Gardena seafood vendor who imported endangered whale meat from Tokyo and sold it to Southern California sushi restaurants, including the now-closed The Hump, pleaded guilty plea on Tuesday in Los Angeles federal court to a misdemeanor charge of knowin ... More >>

  • Music

    April 7, 2011

    Brick's Picks: Jazz, Delicious Hot, Disgusting Cold

    ahisgett/Flicker​Ginichi Y. Ohira, 50, the Gardena seafood vendor who imported endangered whale meat from Tokyo and sold it to Southern California sushi restaurants, including the now-closed The Hump, pleaded guilty plea on Tuesday in Los Angeles federal court to a misdemeanor charge of knowin ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 30, 2010

    I'M A WHALE WATCHER

    ahisgett/Flicker​Ginichi Y. Ohira, 50, the Gardena seafood vendor who imported endangered whale meat from Tokyo and sold it to Southern California sushi restaurants, including the now-closed The Hump, pleaded guilty plea on Tuesday in Los Angeles federal court to a misdemeanor charge of knowin ... More >>

  • Music

    December 9, 2010

    MY BIG FAT SWINGING HORN

    This week listen up for Adam Schroeder, Allison Miller and Phil Ranelin

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    Breadbar's Black and Gold Bread Back for the Holidays

    K. Robbins​ What's black and gold and bread all over? Breadbar's seasonal Black and Gold bread, available now through December. While we'll admit to being partial to the squid ink that gives the classic pain de mie its shocking ebony color, we're equally won over by the loaf's glistening meta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2010

    Really Cool Porpoises Prod Dick Van Dyke To Shore

    GettyDick Van Dyke swears he was rescued by porpoises​ 1960s celebrity Dick Van Dyke, who starred in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" and "Mary Poppins," could have used some assistance from the shows' magical characters after he fell asleep while on a surfboard. Luckily, some helpful sea animals pr ... More >>

  • Music

    October 7, 2010

    Brick's Picks: JAZZ SO UNDERGROUND, IT EVEN HIDES FROM YOU

    GettyDick Van Dyke swears he was rescued by porpoises​ 1960s celebrity Dick Van Dyke, who starred in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" and "Mary Poppins," could have used some assistance from the shows' magical characters after he fell asleep while on a surfboard. Luckily, some helpful sea animals pr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2010

    LA Weekly Flickr Pool Reader Photo of the Day: BP Oil Spill at Wolvesmouth Dinner

    This LA Weekly Flickr pool photo comes to you from of our oft-used photographer djjewelz, who took this at the underground Wolvesmouth dinner from Chef Craig Thornton, formerly of Bouchon. The dish pictured is something of a back-handed homage to the people over at BP: uni "polenta," squid, uni, oys ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2010

    Great White Sharks Love L.A. Coastal Waters Too

    ​When great white sharks were spotted off the Southern California coast in June it seemed a little unusual, but experts say it's not: It turns out that -- hold on to your boardshorts -- great whites often call Los Angeles coastal waters home sweet home. Indeed, the Monterey Bay Aquarium has t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 5, 2010

    Love That Dirty Water

    ​When great white sharks were spotted off the Southern California coast in June it seemed a little unusual, but experts say it's not: It turns out that -- hold on to your boardshorts -- great whites often call Los Angeles coastal waters home sweet home. Indeed, the Monterey Bay Aquarium has t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2010

    Shark Warning North Of L.A. Issued By National Park Service

    ​Great white sharks? In Southern California. Nice way to start off the summer season. The National Park Service issued a shark warning for the Santa Barbara area on Wednesday following a great white shark sighting off East Beach. A shark might have also attacked a sea lion pup that ended up de ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    LA Weekly Flickr Pool Reader Photo of the Day: Open Season

    This LA Weekly Flickr pool photo comes to you courtesy of photographer aalorber, who took the shot of last Sunday's crawfish boil at Dominick's with his iPhone. That would be the 3G, which apparently works a whole lot better than the one Steve Jobs tried to demo the other day. Happy crawfish season. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2010

    Lily The Whale Is Back In Dana Point

    KTLA News​We watched television news coverage of the wayward gray whale inside Dana Point Harbor this week and wondered if marine biologists were right: All they could do is stand by, they said, even as onlookers asked if there was more that could be done. It turned out there was: The whale, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2010

    Hungry Sea Lion Pups Coming Ashore In Southern California

    ​The organization Marine Animal Rescue reports that " ... the rescues of sea lion pups in very fragile physical conditions are continuing to increase" on the shores of L.A. area beaches this month. KCAL9/CBS2 reported Friday that some of the rescues have happened on Dockweiler State Beach near ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    Whale Sushi At Santa Monica Restaurant Came From Japan Scientific Hunt

    ​Whale sushi purchased at a Santa Monica restaurant in September came from an endangered sei whale hunted in Japan under the guise of scientific purposes, a scientific paper published in the journal Biology Letters concludes. Scientists say genetic testing prove that that sashimi served at Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    Squid Hats? Meet Squid Scarves

    Remember this guy? Josh Freeman of the squid hat fame? Little does he know it, but he has a soul mate. Josh, meet Michelle McCoskey. Michelle makes squid scarves. She crochets them. Clearly a match made in cephalopod heaven. ​ ​ ​ And not only that, Michelle sees your squid hats ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    Today In WTF: Fisherman Allegedly Stomped Pelican That Tried To Eat His Bait

    ​A fisherman who allegedly stomped on the beak of a pelican that swooped down and attempted to eat his bait at Newport Beach Pier will face a judge Friday. Orange County District Attorney's spokeswoman Farrah Emami told the Weekly that 19-year-old Daniel Richard Moreno, III has been charged w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2010

    Santa Monica Could Shut Down Whale-Sushi Spot

    thehump.biz​The city of Santa Monica, which apparently owns the land occupied by exotic sushi restaurant The Hump, is looking into allegations that the eatery serves exotic whale meat in violation of federal law. Santa Monica City Attorney Marsha Moutrie told the Santa Monica City Council tha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2010

    Breaking News: Restaurant's Owner, Sushi Chef Charged In Whale Meat Scandal

    ​Federal charges were filed Wednesday against a Santa Monica restaurant and its sushi chef for allegedly serving sei whale, an endangered species projected under the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act, the U.S. Attorney's office announced. The criminal complaint charges the The Hump's parent c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2010

    And In Calamari News: Giant Squid Fishing at Newport Beach

    Giant squid, something that we're particularly interested in here at Squid Ink, are right now invading the waters off Newport Beach. Fishermen first started reeling in the catch last Thursday, some of which have measured up to 4 feet long and weighed in at 60 pounds. According to the L.A. Times, Rob ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 28, 2010

    SAVE THE WHALE WATCHERS

    Giant squid, something that we're particularly interested in here at Squid Ink, are right now invading the waters off Newport Beach. Fishermen first started reeling in the catch last Thursday, some of which have measured up to 4 feet long and weighed in at 60 pounds. According to the L.A. Times, Rob ... More >>

  • Columns

    January 21, 2010

    Flight 1549: Homage to Bad-Luck Geese

    Giant squid, something that we're particularly interested in here at Squid Ink, are right now invading the waters off Newport Beach. Fishermen first started reeling in the catch last Thursday, some of which have measured up to 4 feet long and weighed in at 60 pounds. According to the L.A. Times, Rob ... More >>

  • Articles

    January 21, 2010

    Flight 1549: Homage to Bad-Luck Geese

    Giant squid, something that we're particularly interested in here at Squid Ink, are right now invading the waters off Newport Beach. Fishermen first started reeling in the catch last Thursday, some of which have measured up to 4 feet long and weighed in at 60 pounds. According to the L.A. Times, Rob ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 31, 2009

    SAVE THE WHALE WATCHERS

    Giant squid, something that we're particularly interested in here at Squid Ink, are right now invading the waters off Newport Beach. Fishermen first started reeling in the catch last Thursday, some of which have measured up to 4 feet long and weighed in at 60 pounds. According to the L.A. Times, Rob ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 27, 2009

    No, You Can't Take Him Home

    Giant squid, something that we're particularly interested in here at Squid Ink, are right now invading the waters off Newport Beach. Fishermen first started reeling in the catch last Thursday, some of which have measured up to 4 feet long and weighed in at 60 pounds. According to the L.A. Times, Rob ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 10, 2008

    Cabrillow Whale Watch Program

    Giant squid, something that we're particularly interested in here at Squid Ink, are right now invading the waters off Newport Beach. Fishermen first started reeling in the catch last Thursday, some of which have measured up to 4 feet long and weighed in at 60 pounds. According to the L.A. Times, Rob ... More >>

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