#Phytoplankton from the #surfzone #Pacificocean #diatoms #dinoflagellates

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#Phytoplankton from the #surfzone #Pacificocean #diatoms #dinoflagellates

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#Ditylum #Brightwellii #diatoms #surfzone #pacificocean

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#surfzone #diatoms #Pacificocean

Typically, blue crabs only live for 1 to 3 years. During this time, they will molt (shed) their exoskeleton to keep growing. If they have lost a limb, they can begin regeneration after their next molt! #SurfZone

Although the Lettered Olive doesn't look like it's a quick mover in the #SurfZone, I wouldn't want to be an unsuspecting Coquina Clam!

The state shell of SC is the Lettered Olive. Look for them burying in the #SurfZone.

Anchovies swim in schools & have a huge mouth unlike the silversides. Notice their gill rakers- these help to strain food out of the ocean. #SurfZone

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Silversides have a small mouth with no teeth. It's commonly studied by scientists since it is sensitive to extreme conditions like low oxygen, temperature change & contaminants in water. #SurfZone

Whiting, or southern kingfish, have the scientific name Menticirrhus americanus. Mentum in Latin, means beard chin. Whiting have a chin barbel to help them detect bottom dwelling animals like worms, crabs, & shrimp in the #SurfZone.

Mullet are benthic (bottom) feeders that eat plankton, detritus (dead plants/animals) and small invertebrates. You may see large schools of them swimming close to shore & they often jump out of the water. #SurfZone

Speaking of #SurfZone, there is a great -0.1 low tide today at 3:56pm. Maybe you will find some live sea creatures like sea stars, snails (like this moon snail), clams, crabs, & more. Remember to always gently release all animals.

Permit grow rapidly during their first 5 years & grow larger than Florida Pompano. Confusion sometimes happens between juvenile pompano & permit. Permits have a wider body & young have an orange anal fin while pompano are longer & have some yellow on their undersides. #SurfZone

Since Florida Pompano have a thin body, they can ZOOOOOM in the shallows of the #SurfZone! Doesn't that look like fun!?🐟🐠🐟🐠

The Florida Pompano has a forked tail, which means they are very fast swimmers. You will often see them in the crashing waves among the #SurfZone as you walk along the shore.

If you find a crab with orangish/brownish eggs on their apron (underside of the crab), please release them unharmed. They may have millions of eggs and we want to make sure our crab populations are sustainable for the future. #SurfZone

Speckled Crabs can bury quickly in wet sand. Now you see them, now you don't! The magic of the #SurfZone

Speckled Crabs are ambush predators. They burrow down into shifting sands and use their colors to camouflage perfectly with the surrounding substrate. If you have walked in the #SurfZone & been nipped on the toe, this may be the culprit!