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Orange County Ocean Restoration Project Celebrates Its Successes
Giant kelp forests are one of the most productive ecosystems on the planet. Often referred to as the rainforests of the sea, more than 800 species depe


Marine Life - Marine Life Identification
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Swell Sharks

Author  : Dale Sheckler
Date  : January 2012
What can I say? I am a sucker for cute and interesting faces underwater (other than divers, of course). And fortunately, for California underwater phot 

Bat Rays

Author  : Bonnie J. Cardone, photos by Dale Sheckler
Date  : December 2011
One fine summer day years ago, a friend and I took a small boat to a shallow cove off Anacapa, hoping to photograph the large number of bat rays that h 

Nudis and Branchers

Author  : Craig Hoover
Date  : November 2011
Ever see pictures of a critter that seems to have evolved from that box where all the holiday decorations are stored? Chances are you're looking at a n 

Thornback Rays

Author  : Bonnie J. Cardone, photo by Dale Sheckler
Date  : November 2011
I couldn't believe my luck. I had just reached the bottom at 20 feet and was cruising toward the kelp forest in deeper water when I saw a prehistoric l 

Encounters with Pacific Electric Rays Can Be Shocking -- But They Don't Have to Be

Author  : Bonnie J. Cardone, photos by Dale Sheckler
Date  : October 2011
Last August, a Pacific electric ray sought out the company of divers on more than one dive on Farnsworth Bank's high spot. While this didn't happen to  

Chestnut Cowries

Author  : Bruce Watkins
Date  : August 2011
Some shells must be cleaned and polished to reveal their jewel-like qualities, while others are perfect gems just as they are found in the ocean. One o 

A Giant (Rock Scallop) Mystery

Author  : Bonnie J. Cardone, photos by Dale Sheckler
Date  : July 2011
An ex-boyfriend once complained: "I've never met a woman who asked so many questions!" At the time, of course, he was trying to avoid answering one. < 

Sheephead: The Bold Rogue of the Kelp Forest

Author  : Curtis Simpson, photos by Dale Sheckler
Date  : June 2011
When I first came upon a male California sheephead, I thought I had wandered into the neighborhood of the local bully. The adult sheephead (Semicoss 

California Marine Flatworms

Author  : Bruce Watkins
Date  : May 2011
A rather stunning creature grabbed my attention. It was off-white with ostentatious black, purple, and red lines that zigzagged down its back. It looke 

Yellowfin Fringehead

Author  : Bruce Watkins
Date  : February 2011
Those with patience and good eyesight are frequently rewarded with glimpses of exceptional beauty. California has many tiny invertebrates and fishes th 

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