Descriptions of fun, funny, or touching moments in the tidepools: encounters with unusual creatures, funny observations from visitors, etc.
During our annual night tidepooling excursion last week, visitors and volunteers saw nudibranchs, a sunflower star, and a huge number of very active kelp crabs. There were also numerous reports of encounters with our resident crowd pleaser, the red octopus (Octopus rubescens). One visitor took four short videos of octopus encounters,…
Ranger Sarah Lenz reports: On Monday Dec. 6, 2010, I noticed one adult harbor seal remained hauled out on the beach after the rest of the group moved out to the outer reef. The male harbor seal had sunken eyes, curled whiskers, and appeared to be underweight. Marine Mammal Center…
A few summers ago I was exploring the tidepools with a group of Junior Rangers when I came across a rock scallop (Crassedoma giganteum). The scallop was sitting on an otherwise bare rock situated in the middle of a tidepool that was about five feet in diameter. The water was…