Atlas8 min read
Cape Arago: Oregon's Sandstone Kelp Gardens
Cape Arago's sandstone reefs hold Oregon's best tidepools, a sea lion haulout, and bull kelp gardens shaped by wild storms. A coastal atlas guide.
Dr. Theo Nakamura ·
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4 articles
Encyclopedia9 min read
Flat Abalone: The Northernmost of California's Abalones
The flat abalone is a deep, flattened grazer of Oregon and northern California reefs — the most northern-centred of California's abalones, never common and rarely seen.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
Atlas8 min read
Kelp Forests of the Oregon Coast: Bull Kelp on the Edge
Oregon's bull kelp rides one of the wildest upwelling coasts on Earth — and its southern forests are on the edge. A guide to the reefs and the fight back.
Dr. Theo Nakamura ·
Encyclopedia8 min read
Monkeyface Prickleback: The Kelp-Eating Eel That Isn't an Eel
The monkeyface prickleback is a long, algae-eating fish of Pacific rockpools — not an eel at all. Biology, the diet switch, and why poke-polers prize it.
Tom Okafor ·