This video is a must see for anyone who wants to know what is going on in the Gulf of Mexico. The footage was captured by John L. Wathen of Hurricane Creekkeeper on June 21st, already a month ago. But this is the first video I’ve seen that captures the new reality of whales and… [read more]
Climate change near the equator
Climate change in warmer parts of the globe could also mean a loss of habit. It’s the reverse of losing ice habitat because where is all that excess water going to go? Three words…sea level rise. All that excess water has to go somewhere and it’s quite possible that it could end up flooding crucial… [read more]
Climate change at the poles
Well, I have been seriously neglecting my project to blog through the entire Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, so it’s time to revisit the “C” section, which brings us to climate change. The concept of climate change has become so political that it’s easy to ignore sometimes. But based on all the numbers I’ve seen something… [read more]
Here’s looking at you kid
I have to admit I’m pretty obsessed with California spiny lobsters, they are just so cool! Here’s another great photo of one staring with it’s beady eyes. And don’t be fooled by the yellow coloring with the black spots, those aren’t eyes. The eyes are directly above the yellow areas, the tiny round black marbles… [read more]
The rock wrasse
This fish has it made. The small mouth of the rock wrasse or Halichoeres semicinctus usually prevents it from being caught by fishermen! Yet, rock wrasses are able to munch on a diverse diet of crabs, snails and algae, not too shabby small mouth. This is all based on information conveyed by Dr. Milton Love’s… [read more]
Introducing the pacific sardine
Well, somebody has to be the bait and quite often it’s the Pacific sardine or Sardinops sagax. Sardines average on the smaller side, but can grow up to more than 16 inches. Size is important because it’s an indicator of a sardine’s sexual maturity. Here’s a telling quote from Dr. Milton Love’s book Probably More… [read more]
It’s a sea star, not a starfish!
A lot has changed in the last thirty years and that includes the starfish. For those of you out of the loop, the starfish is no longer a starfish, it’s a sea star. Why is that? Because a sea star is not a type of fish, it’s an echinoderm. Echinoderms are members of the phylum… [read more]
The bald eagle: a salute to our national emblem
In 1782, six years after the Declaration of Independence was signed and a new nation was born, Congress chose the bald eagle to be the national emblem of the United States. Today, the eagle is printed, painted and carved on everything having anything to do with our government. But how often do Americans even notice… [read more]
Meet the market squid
Introducing the market squid, a very common cephalopod along California’s coast. And little did you know that market squid have mating orgies sometimes right along the coast in public! According to the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s website, market squid swarm into shallow waters, mate like crazy, then females lay delicate rod-shaped capsules each containing 180 to… [read more]
The moray eel
Eels are technically fish, so that makes the moray eel one crazy, cool looking fish. Moray eels or Gymnothorax mordax can grow up to five feet and are the only eels along California’s coast that don’t have pectoral fins. If you get really bothered by loud mouth breathers, then you would probably find the moray… [read more]
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