#IntertidalZone during low tide.
Area was submerged during high tide, filling rock pools that do not drain during low tide.
Photo credit: Andrew Diack, Geograph Britain and Ireland (East Dean and Friston, England).
Extreme temperatures bake barnacles in tide pools
Tide pools contain thousands of lifeless molluscs and barnacles when the air temperatures is above 46C (116F).
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The Lighthouse and Tidal Treasures
The tide was very far out when we visited Ballycotton last week, so I wandered out on the rocks, carefully avoiding the slippery seaweed, and took a few photos.
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Who knew sea slugs produced ink?!
Lifeless rock pools at Sawtell
After cyclone Alfred whipped up a 'bacteria smoothy' along Australia's east coast the sea foam then merged with a 'flush' from the suburbs. Dislodged smelly sponges at Sawtell beach made breathing and contact impossible. Even without fossil fueled disasters the intertidal zone at the north end of the beach is barren. The rock pools and crevices no longer house sea anemones, crabs, black nerites, limpets, sea stars, mulberry oyster borers, algae, sea anemones, sponges, tube worms, sea stars, oysters, and fish.
Still good enough for hosting 'sports' and advertising events amplified by megaphone so they can be heard at Lord Howe Island too.
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"Looking like exotic fruits, these homes for small marine creatures hang in the intertidal zone."
Dear Friends,
They are #exploring the #IntertidalZone at low tide in Lloyd Neck on #LongIslandSound. Photographed in January, 2023.
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