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Flaming Eye-Candy in the Tidepools: Spanish Shawl Nudibranchs, by Robin Agarwal

Posted on September 13, 2019 (September 12, 2019) by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

Two spanish shawl nudibranchs eat Eudendrium hydroids

Field Updates, August 2019: Creeks, Stream Profile Survey, Upper Watershed Views

Posted on September 6, 2019 (September 6, 2019) by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

Floodplain Restoration Project Sneak Peek in Photographs

Posted on September 2, 2019 (September 6, 2019) by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

Heavy machinery for regrading.

Be Sea Otter Savvy 2: Guidelines for Observing Sea Otters Safely

Posted on August 23, 2019 (August 23, 2019) by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

The best sea otter picture is one where the sea otters aren’t looking at the camera because they don’t even know you’re there. The photographer who captured this shot stayed quiet and kept far enough away from the otters so they could carry on resting, as they need to do to stay healthy.

Twenty-Five Years After the Highway 41 Fire of August 1994

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

The smoke plume grows as the Highway 41 fire spreads. Photograph by Ruth Ann Angus, August 1994.

Sea Slug of the Month – Yellow Blobs of Awesomeness, Guest Post by Robin Agarwal

Posted on August 9, 2019 (September 12, 2019) by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

Field Updates, June & July 2019: Creeks, Road Restoration, Eelgrass

Posted on August 2, 2019 (August 2, 2019) by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

Shows a volunteer conducting water quality monitoring

Photograph Friday: Slow-Motion Summer Sunset Over Morro Bay

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

8:30 p.m. sunset sun rays

Meet Sea Otter Savvy

Posted on July 19, 2019 (October 25, 2019) by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

Gena Bentall drives a boat during a sea otter study.

Sea Slug of the Month – Morro Bay’s ‘Gateway Nudi:’ Opalescent Nudibranch, Guest Post by Robin Agarwal

Posted on July 12, 2019 (September 12, 2019) by Morro Bay National Estuary Program

Three Opalescent Nudibranchs (Hermissenda opalescens). Photograph courtesy of Robin Agarwal via Flickr Creative Commons License