Reporting by Robert Kokenyesi, Ceramic Artist, Beachfront Pottery, Godfrey, IL 62035, USA I have written about weird ocean creatures showing up on beaches. Sort of makes sense that the higher tides, and the intense churning of the ocean during Hurricane Harvey killed and then deposited many sea critters onto beaches of Texas. This creature was Read More…
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Jellyfish invasion on Florida Atlantic coast
Jellyfish in Florida You must have heard thousands of jokes that start like this: “Two jellyfish walk into a bar.” It’s no joke when tens of thousands of jellyfish are washed out to the shore. When I lived in Florida we always watched out for the jellyfish called the “Portuguese man of war”. The Portuguese man Read More…
Melting starfish on US West coast
When you’re at the water’s edge you never know what surprises may come your way. Well, if you were on the US West coast in 2014, you may have witnessed large goopy messes of decaying starfish. The research was referenced in this article: http://www.geekwire.com/2016/starfish-die-off-traced-to-virus-plus-warmer-seas/ This article show images of the decaying starfish losing limbs, and Read More…
Ghost octopus video from Okeanos explorer
A few days ago this little critter made it to the nightly news. Very unusual translucent octopus, apparently new to science. Check out the short video: Okeanos Explorer | Expeditions | NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer: 2016 Hohonu Moana: Exploring Deep Waters off Hawai’i | Daily Updates During the first dive of the expedition to explore Read More…