The wacky and wild eyed mantis shrimp is a crazy critter in many ways. I’ll start with the impressively long scientific name: Hemisquilla ensigera californiensis. A name that rolls right off the tongue, but not one suited for easy recall. There are actually 400 species of mantis shrimp. The one in the photo, the same… [read more]
Talk on the Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill
If you wish to understand more about what really happened during the Gulf oil spill, then I know just the lecture for you! On Friday, February 25th, at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Sean Anderson of California State University Channel Islands, will present his work on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Anderson and his research team are… [read more]
Patterns in the sand
My husband and I decided to head to the beach this weekend since the weather in Los Angeles was amazing. We ended up at La Piedra beach north of Malibu because we couldn’t find parking at our favorite beach El Matador. There may be some parking tricks along the PCH, but everywhere we looked there… [read more]
Legless lizards slither around in the sand
In honor of the New Year and trying new things, Wild Things is stepping out of the ocean wildlife comfort zone to examine a fascinating land-dwelling, sand-loving critter called the California legless lizard. A major challenge facing legless lizards is being mistaken for a snake, a case of misnaken identity. So it’s time to set… [read more]
Gray whale in the news
In case you missed it, a gray whale has been consistently making the news in the last month. Why? Because this story isn’t about our fabulous Eastern Pacific gray whales, you know the ones we always hear about migrating past California’s coast. There’s usually about 20,000 of them swimming by every year. This story is… [read more]
Market squid up close and personal
Market squid or Loligo opalescence average about 12 inches in length as adults. Twelve is also the maximum number of months they typically live, sometimes even as few as nine months. Why so short? Only mother nature knows the answer to that question. Like most cephalopods, market squid are terminal spawners, this means they die… [read more]
Market squid galore
Check out all the market squid! I was lucky enough to have the chance to go on a boat trip in search of market squid with Larry Fukuhara, Programs Director at Cabrillo Aquarium and several Cabrillo staff members and volunteers. We left Redondo Beach at 6:00pm and headed straight for Point Vicente and the outskirts… [read more]
TOPP is another cool website
TOPP is another great website I recently discovered that I wanted to share. TOPP actually stands for Tagging of Pacific Predators. On the home page you can see where tagged animals have traveled including a white shark, a tuna, a male elephant seal and a leatherback turtle to name a few. There is so much… [read more]
Fisher eaters check this out
I have good news for fish eaters. A reader let me know that she buys healthy and sustainable seafood from Vital Choice Wild Seafood & Organics. After checking out the website, I must say it does appear to be excellent. Vital Choice even has an endorsement from Dr. Andrew Weil, the famous supporter of integrative… [read more]
Eating fish, got mercury?
Recently, I discovered several great websites that I’ve been meaning to share. Today, I present a must use resource for fish eaters. Full disclosure, I actually don’t eat fish anymore for many reasons. In general I’m concerned about the future of our oceans and over-fishing, but what sealed the deal was getting really sick after… [read more]
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