Category: Tide Pools, Etc.
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What is the Plural of Octopus?
It’s time to settle a debate. One of the most fun creatures to see in the tide pools is an octopus. I’ve even seen two octopi (or octopuses?) nestled together. But what do you call multiple of these animals? Before we begin, I should say that both of the above terms are acceptable, and even…
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Living Seawalls: Aiming for Ecologically-Minded Ocean Construction
In the last century, there has been a construction boom in our oceans. Jetties, harbors, marinas, seawalls, and piers are becoming ubiquitous across our shorelines. In the United States today, over 50% of our natural shoreline has been destroyed and replaced by hard manmade structures. Understandably, many of us are concerned about this loss and…
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What are the Blue Sea Jelly-Things Washing up On California’s Beaches?
If you’ve visited SoCal beaches in the last few days, you will have probably seen thousands— if not tens of thousands— blue sea jelly-looking creatures with stiff, transparent sails stranded at the high water line. These are by-the-wind sailors (Velella velella), not sea jellies, but small hydroids that occasionally wash up on our beaches. They…
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Is Dock Fouling Worth It?
Dock fouling is a cousin hobby to tide pooling and many tidepoolers can also be found searching beneath floating docks when the tide is high. If you are new and haven’t heard about dock fouling before, check out this article. A common question for amateur tidepoolers is whether dock fouling is worth their time. The…
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Dock Fouling 101: What Is It and Why Would I Do It?
Tide pooling is one of my favorite activities (if you couldn’t tell), but especially this time of year, the best tides are often very early in the morning and it can be difficult to take advantage of them. Other times of the year, there simply aren’t very many good low tides and you may not…
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