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Watch the Glowing Fireworms

Fireworms are mating! If you are interested in watching small worms mating & glowing like green light sticks now is the season. VIP Mary has selected August and September for the more intense light show. These fireworms or glowworms, Odontosyllis phosphorea, swim up from the bottom to mate on the surface water for half an hour. When thousands of these worms glow, it makes for a wonderful … Continue reading Watch the Glowing Fireworms

Kelp Canopy

New marine protections could help wildlife thrive — but also squeeze San Diego fishermen

San Diego Union TribuneBy ANA RAMIREZ | ana.ramirez@sduniontribune.com | The San Diego Union-TribuneUPDATED: August 6, 2024 at 9:07 a.m. There’s a push to expand a protected area off Point Loma. The reason? Kelp — which is key to ocean wildlife but is vanishing all along California’s coast. A proposal to expand one of San Diego’s 11 marine protected areas would make it the largest in the county, … Continue reading New marine protections could help wildlife thrive — but also squeeze San Diego fishermen

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ACS Lecture Series – Dr. Gerald Kooyman

The next virtual webinar sponsored by the American Cetacean Society (ACS) will be held on Wednesday August 14 at 7:00pm over Zoom. Dr. Gerald Kooyman will be the speaker. No registration is required. About the Presentation: Dr. Kooyman will present his latest publication Journeys with Emperors: tracking the most extreme penguin. This book provides an excellent summary of Emperor biology and is filled with tales … Continue reading ACS Lecture Series – Dr. Gerald Kooyman

The head of a gray whale surfaces to breathe

ACS Lecture Series – Charlotte McCurdy

The next virtual webinar sponsored by the American Cetacean Society (ACS) will be held on Wednesday July 10 at 7:00pm over Zoom. Charlotte McCurdy will be the speaker. No registration is required. About the Presentation: Please join us on Zoom for Charlotte McCurdy’s presentation on Algae and Sustainable Fashion!  About the Speaker: Charlotte McCurdy is an industrial designer who created fashionable, carbon-negative designs from algae. … Continue reading ACS Lecture Series – Charlotte McCurdy