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Tide Pooling Log: Napili, Maui, HI, Day 2
Day one implies day two, right? If you haven’t read the first tide pooling log about our finds in the…
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5 Kinds of Intertidal Animals That Look Like Rocks
Sometimes it seems like there are a lot of things at the tide pools to avoid stepping on. Slippery, rocks,…
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Will I See Eels At The Tide Pools?
Short Answer: Possibly Long Answer: Eels are some of the most frequent large marine visitors to the tide pools; more…
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5 Kinds of Intertidal Animals that Look Like Plants
The intertidal is bursting with animal life, the shape, size, and color of which are often foreign to us land-dwellers.…
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Tide Pooling Log: Cinque Terre, West Coast of Italy
The Mediterranean is known as non-tidal as the tides of the Atlantic just barely squeeze a little water through the…
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The Hopkins Rose Nudibranch–That Bright Pink Sea Slug
If there’s one nudibranch that a beginner tide pooler in SoCal might notice, it’s the Hopkins rose nudibranch (Ceratodoris rosacea).…
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Tide pooling guides
5 Steps to Finding an Octopus at the Tide Pools
When I was a kid, finding an octopus at the tide pools was the ultimate victory. This elusive creature is truly a treat to see in the wild. Often argued to be the smartest of all invertebrates, octopi are one of the most fascinating creatures in the ocean and if you’re lucky, you can find one in the tide pools. If you want to see an octopus in the tide pools but aren’t sure where to start, I’ve got your covered. Here are 5 simple steps to (hopefully) finding…
California’s King Tides: What to Know
The California king tides are here for the winter and many will be flocking to the tide pools to take advantage of these extra low tides in the upcoming weeks and months. Whether you’re an avid tide pooler or a…
5 Kinds of Animals You Might See Tide Pooling in Hawai’i
The Hawai’ian Islands, isolated in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, are known for paradise beaches, vibrant wildlife, and excellent snorkeling. But many don’t know that Hawai’i is also an excellent place for tide pooling. Although not nearly as popular as it is on the western coast of the US, tide pooling in Hawai’i yields…
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How to Instantly Improve Your Tide Pool Photography Part 3: Compact Underwater Cameras
If you’re looking to take high quality photos of marine life at the tide pools, by far the best kind of camera to have is a compact underwater camera. These point and shoot cameras have become very powerful over the last few years and are even used by some divers instead of larger, more expensive…
Nudibranchs and sea slugs
Is Dock Fouling Worth It?
Dock fouling is a cousin hobby to tide pooling and many tidepoolers can also be found searching beneath floating docks when the tide is high. If you are new and haven’t heard about dock fouling before, check out this article. …
How to Edit Intertidal Photos: Blackwater Photography
Taking photos at the tide pools is one of avid tide poolers’ favorite ways to document what they see. In this post, I’m going to walk you through how to turn your favorite tide pool photographs into blackwater photography. If…
The Animals That Live In Shells
Phylum molcusca is one of the largest phyla in the animal kingdom— second only to arthropoda— and is made up of soft bodied invertebrates. The word mollusk traces its lineage to French and then to Latin to a word that…
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