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Migratory birds are showing up...Seaside is a bird watchers dream! |
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What a beautiful day on the Oregon Coast! |
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These sea cucumbers are so small (under 3 cm) that they are often over looked. Inhabiting mussel beds, the Tar Spot Sea Cucumber is quite common in local intertidal areas. |
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Clam tides are back, just another good excuse to visit Seaside this weekend! |
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Did you know that Pipefish are relatives of sea horses?
Pipefish can be found locally in estuaries, hanging out in eel-grass and feeding on small shrimp. |
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Frankie and Vivian ham it up in front of the camera |
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Time to get away? It's going to be a glorious day and an even better weekend, a superb time to visit us in Seaside! |
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A Grey Whale Loses its Way…
A twenty foot Grey Whale took a wrong turn when it headed into the shallow waters of the Nehalem Bay on Sunday afternoon, the whale was headed for a sand bar. Keith Chandler, Co-coordinator of the Northern Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network and general manager of the Seaside Aquarium, headed out with Kelly Laviolette, owner of Kelly’s Brighton Marina, to insure that the whale did not get caught up on the sand bar. After a lengthy journey the whale finally turned around and headed back out to the open ocean. Good job guys! |
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Our sunflower stars have spawned! Check out their development...
One way sunflower stars reproduce is through broadcast spawning. Having separate sexes, the males and females release sperm and eggs into the water where fertilization occurs. Microscopic, sea star larvae float and feed near the surface for two to ten weeks before settling down on the sea floor. |
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Quick take a break from all that sunshine and get SPLASHED! |
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Join us tomorrow as we celebrate Earth Day at the Cannon Beach Earth Day Street Fair. Parade begins at 11:00 a.m. and the fair goes until 2:00 p.m., for more information visit www.twelvedaysofearthday.com. |
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Fresh razor clams, the fish will be eating well tonight! |
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A non-controversial type of cloning: Aggregating anemones are able to clone themselves by splitting in half- literally tearing themselves apart! |
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Lucky day to be in Seaside! |
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Happy in his new home, the striped beakfish’s appetite has returned! Who knew his favorite food would be a Seaside specialty… any guesses? |
