Flashback Friday: Slime Time
Are you ready to celebrate National Hagfish Day next week? If not, hopefully today's Flashback Friday can put you in the mood for slime. The third Wednesday Read More…
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Flashback Friday: Planet Ocean
Tomorrow is World Ocean's Day! To celebrate, today's Flashback Friday is a look back at all things marine on our blog. Enjoy this tour through planet ocean! Read More…
Smart as a Wrasse
In the hierarchy of animal intelligence, we humans tend to place fellow warm-blooded mammals such as dogs, chimpanzees, or maybe elephants at the top. However, new research Read More…
Here Be Giants
California is home of “the Giants,” and not just on the baseball field. One of the most imposing fish on the Pacific coast, the giant sea bass Read More…
Sheephead, Sea Urchins & Kelp: A Dynamic Food Chain
In ocean food webs, many organisms directly and indirectly rely on each other to bring balance to the surrounding environment. Food webs in ecosystems like kelp forests Read More…
Fish in the Grass
The pipefish is a skinny marine fish named after the thin pipes men used to smoke in the mid-1700s. But what makes these members of the family Read More…
Flashback Friday: Jabba the Hutt
Today's Flashback Friday has a deep-sea Star Wars theme. May the Fourth be with you! Resembling the intergalactic criminal in George Lucas’ Star Wars saga, this salmon Read More…
A stubborn fish called cabezon
The cabezon (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus) is a unique fish living on the Pacific coast. Generally found near the ocean floor, the cabezon is known for being stubborn because Read More…
Flashback Friday: Toothy Predator
In today's Flashback Friday, we head out on the water for a little fishing, and come face to face with a toothy lingcod. When we write about Read More…
Flashback Friday: Ocean Sunbathers
While you're soaking up some sun this summer, learn about one of the ocean's giant sunbathers, the Mola mola, in today's Flashback Friday! Making forays to the Read More…