Category Archives: marine life

Crab World

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Katherine

A look into Crab World at Air Force Beach

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Baynes Sound – the nets

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Katherine

Buckley Bay – Baynes Sound I often wondered what these nets were about, and other than that they had something to do with shellfish had no idea. I recently discovered that they “predator nets” and are used to prevent predation … Continue reading →

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Kye Bay – Moon Snails

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Katherine

Moon snail shells I found at Kay Bay – homes for  little crabs

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Kye Bay – Sand Dollar

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Katherine

A dead, sun bleached sand dollar at Kay Bay

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Kye Bay – Mr Crabby

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Katherine

Once the home of Mr Crabby…

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Sand Dollar

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Katherine

Sand dollars have a rigid skeleton (known as a test) consisting of calcium carbonate plates arranged in radial pattern. In live sand dollars the test is covered by a skin of velvet-textured spines that are covered with very small hairs … Continue reading →

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A scallop shell

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Katherine

Scallop shell from Baynes Sound near Buckley Bay

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Fauxtoart – The way it wasn’t

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Katherine

Baynes Sound scallops – threatened by global warming and pollution…

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Fanny Bay sea lions

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Katherine

Sea lions on the breakwater in Fanny Bay [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.298262656964119.1073742121.123247217798998&type=3″ size=”187″]

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Mr Crabby

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Katherine

Mr Crabby at Cape Lazo

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