Juan José Alava – Dolphin-Pororja-Ecuador (May 2018, Ecuador)
Coastal bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) spyhopping in estuarine waters of the Gulf of Guayaquil (Ecuador). There it is used as the ‘The Canary in the Coal Mine’ to assess chemical pollution and understand the status of the ecosystem health.
Christopher Harley – Dogwhelk Colour Variation
Colour variation in the #dogwhelk, Nucella lamellosa, on Calvert Island, BC. Nucella are important predators on rocky shores, and are a sentinel species for marine pollution. Their populations are recovering in Vancouver and other urban centres following restrictions on the use of tributyl tin as an antifouling paint on boat hulls.
Christopher Harley – Cask Shell
Cask shell (Tonna tankervillii) washed up on Pakiri Beach, New Zealand. These thin-shelled snails live offshore on soft bottoms and can grow up to 25 cm in length. They occasionally wash in to shore during storms, as this broken shell has.
Cassandra Konecny – Wolf Eel
The wolf eel, Anarrhichthys ocellatus, disappointed that the camera was not a tasty urchin. Port Hardy, BC.
Cassandra Konecny – East Pacific Red Octopus
The East Pacific red octopus, Octopus rubescens, peeking over a pipe. Whytecliff Park, BC
Cassandra Konecny – Anemones of my anemones
The anemones of my anemone, Epiactis lisbethae, are my friends. Browning Pass, BC
Amanda Vincent/Project Seahorse – Hippocampus patagonicus
Amanda Vincent photographed this beautiful female seahorse, Hippocampus patagonicus, while visiting colleagues in San Antonio Bay, Patagonia, Argentina. H. patagonicus is a newly discovered species listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. They are threatened by habitat degradation and loss from coastal development and destructive fishing practices, targeted exploitation, and by being caught […]
Alessandra Gentile – Baby Sea Stars
It was nice to see so many baby sea stars in Bamfield, BC, as the populations rebound from sea star wasting disease. This photo features many baby pisaster ochraceus, Evasterias troscheli and Dermasterias imbricata.