estuary

What to Read to Keep Up on the Weather

Stormwater Runoff and Morro Bay

Estuary Program Monitoring staff got a good view of this bat ray while monitoring eelgrass beds.

Morro Bay Wildlife Spotlight: Bat Rays

Chorro Creek at Canet Road was at 6 feet on Thursday, January 19.

Photo Friday: Watching the Rain

This horn shark hid in the eelgrass bed at State Park Marina as the tide receded. Horn sharks aren’t known for their speed and graceful swimming. Rather, they move slowly and like to hide among crevices in rocks, in kelp, and in eelgrass beds like this one was doing.

December Field Updates, 2016

We sometimes see mother otters with pups on their chests floating by.

Director’s Letter: A Window on the Bay

The boat ramp was also inundated by the high water.

Help Scientists See the Future in King Tides

Karissa with fins

November Field Updates, 2016

Giving Thanks at the Morro Bay National Estuary Program

Water levels in the salt marsh depend on the tides. Here, California horn snails are visible in a pool left behind as the tide went out.

Photo Friday: Focus on Water