The Natural History of Bodega Head

    Well, the waves were on the larger side today (10-12 foot west swell), but we picked a safe spot and went out for a little holiday tidep...

    There have been lots of folks fishing for crab off Bodega Head this week.       Once caught, it's important to handle your crab care...

    Can you find the shrimp? More info tomorrow night!

    Eric had good luck with spotting interesting shrimp last night (25 November 2022).  Here's another one -- with red/maroon background...

    So cool!  Eric photographed this shrimp in the low intertidal zone tonight (25 November 2022).  We think it might be a species of Heptac...

    Looking around in the low intertidal zone in Monterey County this week, I peeked over a rock to see these striking striped shrimp.  Beau...

    I was helping Emma and Fern scout some potential research sites this afternoon (9 July 2022) and we started to notice some Western Tusso...

    Juvenile Hairy Rock Crab ( Romaleon jordani , formerly Cancer jordani ) with a fun color pattern.  Thanks to Eric for spotting it!

      Since many folks are decorating at this time of year, we thought you might enjoy seeing this local decorator crab.  Meet the Cryptic K...

If you've looked closely at a porcelain crab, you've probably noticed that it has a large pair of claws and three pairs of striped ...

Okay, here we go — the answer to last night's mystery photo.  As a reminder, here's the image:   W e received several correct...

We were doing a beach survey...I passed an old, eroded kelp holdfast...but Eric picked it up and looked more carefully.  His sharp eyes noti...