sea hare

A tiny opalescent nudibranch sits on top of an eelgrass blade at low tide. Wildlife

Photograph Friday: Wild Looking Wildlife Spotted in Morro Bay’s Eelgrass

Makenzie, our Monitoring Projects Coordinator, at our site located on the Sandspit. Staff access the site via stand up paddle boards

Field Updates May 2021: Spring Eelgrass Monitoring

We commonly spot this nudibranch, Hermissenda crassicornis, in depressions along the mudflat.

Field Updates July 2018: Reports, Mollusks in Eelgrass, and Fish in the Creeks

Estuary Program staff found this sea hare in an eelgrass bed near Coleman beach.

Morro Bay Wildlife Spotlight: California Sea Hare

While monitoring eelgrass, our staff spotted this California sea hare under the water at Coleman beach.

The Morro Bay Estuary Poetry Contest Goes Wild