Rio Del Mar

Hundreds upon hundreds of specimens known as "sea pickles" washed up on Monterey Bay beaches on Thursday. As explained by the Monterey Bay Aquarium, "Big waves and strong currents are pushing pyrosomes onto local beaches.

"In the midfield of my dive this school of blacksmith suddenly appeared. They were hiding from cormorants that dove into the water."

Major Mola Moment: First Confirmed Hoodwinker Sunfish Photographed in Monterey Bay!!

A late-season Pacific storm that brought damaging winds and more rain and snow to saturated California was blamed for at least two deaths.