#tidal pool

[arthistoryanimalia]

Dirk van Gelder (Dutch, 1907-1990) Zeebodem met planten en dieren, 1917-1939 pencil & colored chalk on paper, H323mm × W440mm Rijksmuseum collection

[edinburgh-by-the-sea]

perturbations

[iseathelights]

Starfish in the Tidal Pools - A Glimpse of Ocean Life

[solarphoto]

prospect may 6

[contemplationofapoint]

10.18.24 Tidal Pool

[rainylanielane]

I read the Kailey Hoffman book for the first time. I was expecting just a book about surfing in Laguna Beach and being cool but it has a great message about protecting tidal pools. Plus her dad is an artist and mom a marine biologist which is neat. I think they changed her hair color at one point. Tidal pools are important to the sea shore.

Learn more about tidal pools here:

Tidepool etiquette

Remember you are visiting another’s home. Be respectful of the plants and animals who live in tidepools. This includes picking up any trash you may drop or find, not picking up or removing creatures from their homes, and returning rocks to the position you found them in so that animals don’t die by exposure to the sun.

Keep dogs and other pets at home. Sharp mussels and rocks can be dangerous for pets. Additionally, pets, no matter how well trained, may accidentally harm intertidal life.

Make sure your hands are free and clean of chemicals like sunscreen, lotions, and hand sanitizers if you decide to touch any tidepools animals. These chemicals can harm marine and intertidal life.

Extreme heat events (over 95 degrees Fahrenheit) add extra stress to the survival of intertidal species. Remember tidepool animals already live in constantly changing conditions so any added stress may reduce an animal’s ability to withstand the already rugged environment. During such heat waves, be mindful of these impacts on tidepool life and plan your day around a different coastal activity.

Before heading to a tidepool, make sure you know the area’s rules and regulations. For more information, check out this tidepool etiquette list from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

[aswimmingpoollibrary]

Miller’s Point tidal pool. Cape Town.

[wannabeezoology]

Yesterday I played around with iNaturalist to try to learn the app. Although I only found very common things on the water it was exciting for me to learn about them.

[shortandsharp]

Salt Rock, KZN, South Africa

[swede1952]

Tidal Pools & Sandbars

This is a photo of a beach at low tide. In the center, a shorebird stands in a tidal pool. It appears to be a willet.

If you're having one of those days and feel like you need an escape, take a moment to click the link below. You'll immerse yourself in a world of birds and other wonderful things:

[trolledu]

[herlastnamepage]

Tom vs. Ocean. Dalebrook Tidal Pool, Kalk Bay 2024 taken by @herlastnamepage

[biology-geology-beaches-india]

TSRNOSS. Page 173.

[speakingmysoul]

[kauaicolor]

Tiny soft corals in a tidal pool.

[michael-massa-micon]

Tidal Pool - June 2024 Kathy and I went out to the Saint Joseph Peninsula at Port Saint Joe, Florida. It is basically a long barrier island/peninsula for Port St Joe. There is a state park on the top third of it, but you can only access the last part on hiking trails. The full name of the park is The T.H. Stone Memorial Saint Joseph Peninsula State Park. I thought the state park was a memorial to T.H., but evidently that is the legal name of the whole peninsula. The double red flags were flying when we visited the park, which means that the beach is closed to the public because of high winds and severe rip tide danger. Six people, who evidently ignored all of the warnings, died in rip tides in this area of Florida while we were there. The water being closed to us didn’t matter since Kathy can’t walk across the beach and I am a bit limited in that myself. There is a very good access ramp to the beach which allowed Kathy to get up above the beach and see things. I took these images from there. The little kids didn’t mind about the beach being closed since they could play in the tidal pools on the back side of the initial beach dunes. The first two images are of kids having fun in the shallow, safe, water. The third image is of a “beach tent” which would normally be held up by a hoop with the back staked into the sand. The people who put up this one are just letting the tarp flap above them to give them shade. MWM