Marine LifeMarine Life Identification A Kelp Primer: What You Should Know About Macrocystis pyrifera We are lucky, you and I, that giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera), the largest kelp in the world, grows off our…Bonnie J. CardoneDecember 7, 2008
CrustaceansMarine LifeMarine Life Identification The Lifecycle of Spiny Lobsters For many sea creatures parenting is easy; they have little or no contact with their offspring. Take for example, the…Bonnie J. CardoneDecember 5, 2008
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FishLettersMarine LifeMarine Life IdentificationOpinions Scythe Butterflyfish Not A ‘Tropical’ Species I enjoyed Ken Kurtis' recent article on Crane Point at the Empire Landing Quarry. This area of Catalina is one…Dr. Bill BushingDecember 3, 2008
CrustaceansHunting and GatheringMarine Life Lobster Fever: A Cautionary Tale It’s 3 a.m. in mid-September 197xx and I’m roaring down the 405 Freeway with a crazy person driving. All the…Patrick SmithNovember 14, 2008