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San Francisco Bay Subtidal Habitat Goals Project

I recently learned about the San Francisco Subtidal Habitat Goals Project, a self-stated “Collaborative, Interagency Approach to Protect the Hidden Bay.” The organization is a collaboration between a variety of … Continue readingSan Francisco Bay Subtidal Habitat Goals Project

Sea Lions as urban megafauna

The owners of the “Marine Room” restaurant in San Diego were certainly in for a surprise this morning, after an eight-month old sea lion pup found her way into their establishment overnight and … Continue readingSea Lions as urban megafauna

Hydroid assemblages in Spain’s harbors versus natural rocky habitats

Here’s a cool recent paper from Cesar Megina and colleagues: Harbours as marine habitats: hydroid assemblages on sea-walls compared with natural habitats. Megina et al. compared communities of hydroids in harbors and … Continue readingHydroid assemblages in Spain’s harbors versus natural rocky habitats

Underwater video tour of Alki Pipeline

If you live in a coastal city, there is likely a vibrant marine ecosystem just beyond the shoreline you see downtown. We so rarely get to peer into these ecosystems … Continue readingUnderwater video tour of Alki Pipeline

Climate change and the proliferation of shoreline armoring

Louise Firth and colleagues recently published this article in Environmental Science Processes & Impacts: Climate change and adaptational impacts in coastal systems: the case of sea defences. It provides a … Continue readingClimate change and the proliferation of shoreline armoring

Could jellyfish blooms be attributed to “ocean sprawl”?

You may have heard that jellyfish are taking over the world’s oceans, proliferating at a rate that is unfounded by historical standards.  Is it possible that this has been facilitated … Continue readingCould jellyfish blooms be attributed to “ocean sprawl”?