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Photo Date: 
11/01/2014
Slate pencil urchin/Punahu (Eucidaris tribuloides) at Molokini Crater. Photo by Jason Raia (CC 2.0).
Outdoor Project
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02/18/2012
Coral and marine life at Molokini Crater. Photo by Allie Caulfield (CC 2.0).
Halvor Tweto
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12/16/2016
Kealakekua Bay is the Big Island's largest natural bay, and it is a Marine Life Conservation District.
Halvor Tweto
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12/16/2016
The rocks just offshore from Kealakekua are great habitat for snorkeling.
Duncan Sadava
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09/15/2016
Tide pools with anemones, sea stars, mussels, barnacles and various other kinds of marine life in BC's Halfmoon Bay.
Duncan Sadava
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09/15/2016
Halfmoon Bay, Pacific Rim National Park.
Aron Bosworth
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12/04/2015
Salt Creek lies within a Marine Protected Area. Fishing and taking of marine life are prohibited.
Denis LeBlanc
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02/23/2016
Año Nuevo Island.
Denis LeBlanc
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02/23/2016
Año Nuevo State Park.
Denis LeBlanc
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02/23/2016
The view from the visitor center at Año Nuevo.
Anzelina Coodey
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02/16/2015
A sea snail found in the tide pools at Kalaloch. Be gentle if touching marine life.
Anzelina Coodey
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02/16/2015
When the tide is out at Kalaloch Beach 1, sandbars offer room for exploration.
Matthew Williams
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10/06/2014
A kayaker passes through one of the many kelp beds found around Anacortes and Burrows Island.
Matthew Williams
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10/06/2014
A great blue heron sits on a rock near Burrows Island.
Lindsey Solomon
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04/29/2017
Sea otters are very social and can often be found in groups, even when napping.
Lindsey Solomon
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04/29/2017
Sea otters in Morro Bay.
Lindsey Solomon
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04/29/2017
Morro Bay: Sea otters are very social and can often be found in groups.
Denis LeBlanc
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02/16/2016
Great blue heron at Elkhorn Slough.
Denis LeBlanc
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02/16/2016
Harbor seals dozing on the beach at Elk Horn Slough.
Denis LeBlanc
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02/16/2016
Big sky above the slough.
Denis LeBlanc
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02/16/2016
Elkhorn Slough: The otters are mildly curious.
Denis LeBlanc
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02/16/2016
Brown pelicans in formation.
Denis LeBlanc
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10/21/2016
Looking north toward Blacklock Point from Cape Blanco.
Tyson Gillard
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07/24/2012
View looking out into the Pacific Ocean from Ecola State Park's southern day use area.
Tyson Gillard
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07/24/2012
View of Sea Lion Rocks at Ecola State Park.
Patrick Nichols
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06/18/2017
The trailhead to Makapu'u is located off the road to the right, after the whale lookout binoculars.
Patrick Nichols
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06/18/2017
The Makapu'u tide pools offer a refreshing break from the heat.
Patrick Nichols
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06/18/2017
Tide pools are a host to a plethora of intertidal organisms.
Basil Newburn
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10/10/2015
A group of humpback whales in Monterey Bay, viewed from a small aircraft approximately 1,500 feet above the water.
Basil Newburn
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09/26/2015
Several guide services operate out of Moss Landing and offer whale watching kayak tours.
Basil Newburn
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09/26/2015
The underwater topography of Monterey Bay funnels schools of fish and the whales and other large mammals that feed on them within a few miles of shore.

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