The Blue Beaches of Spring by Debbie Rogers One of the most astounding and beautiful sights at the tide pools is a sometimes ankle- deep blanket of blue brought by the westerly winds in late spring or early summer. This glossy, iridescent blue cover may envelop the entire beach area…
By Dr. Tom Niesen One of our FMR tidepool naturalists found this star-shaped animal among the fine gravel on the bottom of a tidepool and asked for an identification. I was first thrown off by the star pattern in the photograph and sent the image to Dr. Rebecca Johnson, co-director…
By Dr. Tom Niesen The creature featured today is Berthella californica, the California Berthella or the California Side-gilled sea slug. A specimen was recently observed at FMR in a midtidal tide pool by Tom Ciotti, Board member of The Friends of Fitzgerald Marine Reserve. Berthella spp. are easily mistaken for…