Taking photos of fish schools is one of my favorite underwater activities. It's always challenging and getting good photos isn't…
Bonnie J. CardoneJuly 10, 2014
Has any well-intentioned person ever told you that giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, is the world's fastest growing plant? Unfortunately, if…
Marty SnydermanJune 25, 2014
During a late afternoon dive several years ago in Fiji, I came across a sea cucumber (Bohadschia graeffei) that was…
Bonnie J. CardoneMay 28, 2014
While two-spot octopuses are not uncommon in Southern California waters, they are usually found tucked away in a crevice. Thus,…
Bonnie J. CardoneApril 22, 2014
While watching a documentary on freshwater eels, I was surprised to learn that European and American freshwater eels are born…
Bonnie J. CardoneMarch 27, 2014
Although the California brown sea hare bears a faint resemblance to a rabbit, it is actually a very large sea…
Bonnie J. CardoneJanuary 17, 2014
Many marine animals are hermaphrodites. Nudibranchs, for instance. It is thought that being able to mate with any same species…
Bonnie J. CardoneDecember 17, 2013
Of all the marine animals in the world, tunicates are vetebrates' closest relatives and that includes the class Mammalia (us).…
Bonnie J. CardoneNovember 26, 2013
It is early fall in the northern hemisphere as I write this. By now a significant number of California gray…
Marty SnydermanNovember 12, 2013
