Pearson College Marine Science

On Tuesday 8 October and Thursday 10 October, second year marine scientists journeyed to a small kelp forest near Fossil Point.

Griffin & Ivan did a dive in the kelp on Tuesday, while Lily & Lucas (pictured below) went on Thursday.

Divers took a video camera with them that is connected via a cable to a monitor in the cabin of the boat so that students not in the water could see what the divers see, in real time.

We even saw a diver underwater: Lily in the photo below!

Several students also snorkelled to experience the kelp forest.

Some of the species observed include: bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) of course!, cross jellyfish (Mitrocoma cellularia), blood star (Henricia sp.):

Sunflower star (Pycnopodia helianthoides):

Hooded nudibranch (Melibe leonina):

A brittle star in a kelp holdfast:

And ochre stars (Pisaster ochraceus):

Two wonderful trips!

Tags: Bull kelp, Cross jellyfish, kelp forest, Melibe leonina, Mitrocoma cellularia, Nereocystis luetkeana, year 39

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