Archie hit the tide pools at Asilomar State Beach this week to participate in the Solstice Sea Star Search!
We searched for sea stars to record returning populations after having been impacted by sea star wasting syndrome as a result of a marine heatwave several years ago. We photographed and recorded the sea stars we found in the iNaturaist app. We didn’t find any sunflower stars, but we did find some bat stars and ochre sea stars. It was fun to feel like marine biologists and go hunting for specimens. Plus, every day at the beach is a good day.
Extreme low tides are happening right now through December 27th! You can join in the statewide search for sea stars. Just download the iNaturalist app, photograph the sea stars you find, and upload them to the app.
Remember to leave the starfish where you find them and do not pull them from their cozy resting places.
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