Fieldtrips February 1999



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Dana Point - February 12, 1999

Dana Point Facing West

Dana Point Facing East

Exploring the Mid-zone










Polyclad Flatworm (Platyhelminthes)

Common Surfgrass (Phyllospadix scouleri)

Southern Sea Palm (Eisenia arborea)













Yellowfin Research Vessel - February 19, 1999

CSU's Yellowfin Research Vessel

Class on Yellowfin

The harbor at Terminal Island










Van Veen Grab for sampling muddy harbor

Taking notes

Sorting through the muck












Richard

Plankton net used for zooplankton tow











Otter trawl for sandy bottoms

Trawling away

Great view from the top deck











Students and sailboats

Unloading the otter trawl

Otter trawl booty













California rock lobster (Panulirus interruptus)

Handle with care

Erin helps with identifications

Rock dredge














Abalone Cove, Palos Verdes - February 26, 1999

Abalone Cove

Ochre Seastar (Pisaster ochraceus)

Cliffs Near the Point














Surge Zone Dominated by California Mussels (Mytilus californianus)

Tidepool Notes

Ali












Coralline Red Algae

Rockweed (Pelvetia fastigata)

The Chiton, Lepidozona pectinulata













The File Limpet, Lottia limatula

Giant Owl Limpet Territories (Lottia gigantea)











High Zone at Protected Cliffside

The Rough Limpet, "Collisella" scabra,
in its Home Depression











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All images by D.J. Eernisse copyright 1999
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