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You can make a difference by following ethical wildlife photography practices and scrutinizing wildlife photos carefully for signs of disturbance. Photo by Gena Bentall.

Be Sea Otter Savvy: A New Perspective on Sea Otter Photography

Paul Bump on Researching Acorn Worms in Morro Bay: The Unknown Lives of the Small and Squishy

Acanthodoris lutea nudibranch smells like citrus or cedar

A Sea Slug by Any Other Name, Guest Post by Robin Agarwal

Adult sea otter eats a purple urchin.

Be Sea Otter Savvy 3: More Than Just a Pretty Face

The “Smalls”: The Teeniest, Tiniest Sea Slugs In California

Cuesta College dives in to help study eelgrass declines in Morro Bay

Two spanish shawl nudibranchs eat Eudendrium hydroids

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

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.

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

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

Gena Bentall drives a boat during a sea otter study.

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