The purple #seastar aka #OchreSeastar - Pisaster ochraceus - is one of the most commonly found #starfish along the coasts of #BritishColumbia. You can see they have thousands of tiny feet on their legs to help them move around.

The purple sea star is considered a #KeystoneSpecies & an essential indicator of #OceanHealth in #intertidal zone.

#WildlifeWednesday #SeaCreatures #MarineAnimals #wildlife #ProtectOceans #SupportMPAs #WildFirst #HealthyOceansHealthyPlanet #Environmentalist #nature #photography #WhatsInMyHand #MarineLife #LookAndLearn #educational #MarineBiology #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #SalishSea

14-Nov-2025
Drift logs destroying #intertidal #ecosystems
>> look after your #logs and don't let them drift away !

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1105958

#science #coastal #environment #timber #marineBiology

peekachu

#Singapore #marine #nature #macro #wildlife #changi #intertidal #animal #biodiversity

An undergraduate student here at #LincolnUniversityNZ, Shuizetinglan, was interested in exploring tide pools so we suggested he visit Inainatu/Pile Bay in Lyttelton Harbour. It has an extensive rocky platform that's exposed at low tide where various intertidal creatures can be found.

Shuizetinglan visited there on the weekend and found several interesting things, like the 5th observation on #iNaturalist from Banks Peninsula of a dwarf brittle seastar, the 1st observation on iNaturalist from Banks Peninsula of a Jewel Anemone, and this, the 1st observation on iNaturalist from Banks Peninsula of a sea spider.

When it comes to local intertidal biodiversity, there's a lot still to document.

https://inaturalist.nz/observations/306719391

#marine #intertidal #tidepool #nz #Christchurch #BanksPeninsula #iNaturalistNZ #nature

Intertidal projects poster session

9 great posters summarizing biodiversity, species cohabitation, and abiotic factors

#MarineEcology #Intertidal #sea #algae #ecology #biology #biodiversity #iceland #UniversityIceland #Sandgerði #Reykjavík

kilah body

#Singapore #changi #shore #intertidal #sea #laut #animal #mollusc #shell #kilah #snail #biodiversity #nature #photography