https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/tiktok-familys-octopus-had-big-231504099.html What is most amazing about This story is that this family,...

The Idaho Statesman Catching a glimpse of a basking shark off the Southern California coast is rare. So rare that Andrea Mills has only...

A Female Stingray That Hasn't Had a Mate in Eight Years Is Mysteriously Pregnant. Is a Shark the Father? Though the round stingray, named...

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/octopuses-are-colorblind-heres-how-they-see-the-world/ This article does not explain how...

https://www.aol.com/sea-creature-328-tentacles-found-174326153.html

the Guardian A Starfish 'Body' Is Just One Giant Head, Study Finds Genes associated with the torso are largely absent in a species of...

Coast Guard officials arrested a Florida man after they intercepted an unusual hamster wheel contraption that he was allegedly using to...

https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3157154773966-a-rare-fish-with-hands-is-spotted-in-a-surprising-place

This is a fish I found in my night fish lights at Catalina Island. The video quality is poor - it was moving around a lot, but I found...

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/09/1186664798/blue-button-jellyfish-texas-beaches I saw this vibrantly colored colonial hydroid in the water...

Now that the sun has returned to San Diego, we can start complaining about how hot it is...just kidding! Seriously, we can think about...

I have not written for a long time, starting with COVID. It was so long ago, but remember that even the beaches were closed down. We all...

https://youtu.be/-DBAY7ywPpo https://youtu.be/-DBAY7ywPpo watch youtube video!

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/brief-fascinating-history-ambergris-180978517/?utm_medium=flipdigest.ad.20210902.carousel&u...

Horseshoe crabs are in danger because everyone wants their blood Demand for horseshoe crab blood for vaccine and drug testing has...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/octopus-hunting-truly-super-predator-133003149.html mesmerizing video

https://www.facebook.com/588183634/posts/10158694674528635/ Check out page!

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/entertainment/the-scene/ultra-rare-deep-sea-monster-washes-up-on-san-diego-beach/2799506/?_osource=db_npd_nbc...

This huge sunfish was found caught in a net. It was one fortunate fish, as it is not one that is eaten in Europe, so was released in good...

Don't miss the San Diego Undersea Film Exhibition. It is FREE and virtual this year and there are some beautiful film images from around...

Great news! Birch Aquarium is adding a Blue Penguin habitat next summer, in 2022. They are the smallest species of penguins, and they are...

Mitchell Willetts, The Charlotte Observer Video recently taken off of the Texas gulf coast captured a fast-paced ritual on the seafloor;...

Lisa Walden, found in Good Housekeeping Newsletter Philipp Stahr go to: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/lifestyle/g37496968/comedy-w...

The Carlsbad Aquafarm has been around since the 70's, but has been reopened since the Power Plant there has been shut down, removing a...

We were visited last night by a ballet of Bat rays. Counted 28 of them, circling our boat. We are moored at Cherry Cove at Catalina...

(All forwarded from Birch Aquarium newsletter) Meet the Melibe Check out this awesome close-up of a melibe, a unique type of nudibranch —...

(from Ocean Conservancy) Need a reminder that our ocean is full of unusual animals? Look no further than the glass octopus. The glass...

from "Designing Buildings Wiki" Fish Building, India The unofficially named ‘Fish Building’ is a regional office for the National...

Don't miss this viral video of a Beluga whale's reaction to the stuffed one the little girl is holding. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...

from Fox news article https://www.foxnews.com/us/massachusetts-lobster-diver-swallowed-whale Ever wondered what it would be like inside...

Protect 30x30 is an initiative started by the Biden Administration to preserve 30% of both the waters and lands of the Nation. Here is...

What's not to love about this fish?! Picture is of a rare intact angler fish identified as a Football fish that washed up last week in...

This is a pipe commonly used in the 1700's - and is also the inspiration for the name of one of my favorite fishes, the Pipefish! I...

Scripps Institution of Oceanography Easy read about how Pelicans gain lift from arching waves before the waves break. See if you can...

Here are some recent photos of my critters. Mossy chiton. You can see where it has eaten algae off the rock. Anemone posing for beauty...

Celebrate earth day all month! Nature Conservancy has a live webinar going on right now until 2:30 https://natureconservancy.brand.li...

Rudy Esadell photo in CNN report A photographer was taking pictures of surfers on a Florida beach and happened to get something extra -...

Here is a picture of my fluorescent anemones under blue light. There are many types of animals that fluoresce, even in different colors...

I am fascinated how most snails (mollusks) scrape algae off of surfaces to eat. Here is my Wavy Top Turban cleaning growth off the side...

Above is an Encinitas, CA (northern coastal city in San Diego, my home) subdivision map from 1883, overlaid with surveys up to 1980....

(article and photo from the Independent) A penguin was captured on film escaping from a pod of killer whales by jumping into a boat full...

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/03/sea-slug-cut-its-own-head-and-lived-tell-tale Two theories as to why some sea slugs do this is to...

(image from wallup.com) March 7, 20217:50 AM ET Heard on Weekend Edition Sunday JAMES DOUBEK A cuttlefish swims in an aquarium at the...

Good news! Sea World reopens today from 10-7 with COVID protocols in place. No roller coasters, but that puts focus back on the...

Unfinished drawings for a story book I am doing on my tidepool creatures in my aquarium. The stories will be somewhat fanciful at the...

OK, I know I am an Ocean Geek, but this video shows some California Blue Mussel behavior that really made my day. Yesterday I collected...

Even planet Earth has a few marvels that rival imaginary visions of alien life. The giant sea whorl of 2020 is one of them. This large...

view of San Elijo Lagoon at 730 AM today. It's time again for a King Tide event due to the alignment of the Moon, Sun and Earth. Sunday...

My Octopus (as yet unnamed) received its early Christmas gift from Santa today. Let's see if it was a hit... copy and paste this link: ...