Author: tydpoolz
Monitoring Marine Protected Areas
Fitzgerald Marine Reserve lies at the heart of a larger Marine Protected Area (MPA), Montara State Marine Reserve, which was established on May 1, 2010. Click here for a PDF map. Scientists are now at work monitoring MPAs to try to determine their effectiveness at replenishing fish populations. KQED Quest’s blog…
The Science Behind FMR’s Foggy Summer Days
Summer visitors to the reserve are often surprised to find thick, cold fog clinging to the coast. The Quest blog has a nice explanation of how fog is created by the very natural forces that help make FMR such a lush tidepooling spot: http://science.kqed.org/quest/2011/08/08/the-deep-cold-secret-behind-summer-fog/ The Quest web site also has…