What image do you imagine when I say: San Francisco? An interesting place to say the least. Found in 1776 by the Spanish, catalyzed mass immigration spurred by the Gold Rush. Now, San Fran is the “city” where everyone in the surrounding sub-urban flocks to for amazing foods, and cultural stimulation. That’s SF! Just the tiniest […]

It’s been 3 weeks living in the city and I’ve yet to find the “city life.” However, it’s when you don’t look for it that you find what you’re looking for. Right. SUBJECT: REMORA This fish is not a parasite. It’s at most a little bit advantageous, but not to the expense of its host. […]

Who thought of this idea first? Humans or Lobsters. Mobs of lobsters walking single file to deeper water for Winter. Notice how no one is running or trying to cut.     Last week I (as many of the other interns mirrored) spent the week reading and reading many reports about everything everyone is doing.  […]

SUBJECT: Nudibranch A sea snail (hermissenda crassicomis) without a shell that lives in the kelp forest in Monterey, CA         This beautiful creature is found in many habitats from the cold rocky ground of kelp forest (49 degrees F) to warm bays and estuaries in the Gulf of California and even Japan. It […]

SUBJECT:   Did you know this little marine mammal, that has black spots which makes it look like a cow, is the tiniest Marine Mammel that exists? Did you know its entire species is being surveyed by helicopters and protected with machine guns? Why? Because it’s about 4-5 feet long and SO CUTE! They’re shy […]

  Ready for the story of a summer internship in San Francisco?! Okay…not as glamerous as my classmates’ internships in Palau, Belize, and other exotic places, but I will tell you better stories. Luckily that’s what I do at the Monterey Bay Aquarium every week as a guide. So, I’m well practiced. So, this isn’t […]