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October 25, 2007 San Francisco Chronicle Article


Here are the two images from the SF Chronicle along with excerpts from the article by Francesca Koe.

rose anemone, fish-eating anemone, kelp forest, carmel, california

On Protecting Our Marine Life
What lies beneath and why does it matter?

by Francesca Koe

"Have you ever watched the sun set on a shimmering horizon at Ocean Beach? Have you ever watched surfers carve moving mountains of water at Mavericks? Have you ever seen 100 harbor seals sunbathing in bliss on the sand bar where the Russian River collides with the ocean? Have you ever wondered about the views beneath the surface and the creatures living there? Let me share a secret with you - if you think what you are seeing on the surface is breathtaking, you have not seen anything until you look below..."

"Coupled with currents and cold-water upwellings, fresh water plumes and estuaries, our ocean systems benefit from nutrient-rich waters that feed and attract a host of marine life that congregate here. Vigilant and camouflaged, long speckled rockfish, called lingcod, sit aloof atop their perch on rocky reefs or shoals..."

For the complete article online, go here.

lingcod, ophiodon elongatus