Tuesday, January 31, 2017

What is this?

This is Sargassum seaweed found on Donax Beach. These "balls" are gas-filled structures, called pneumatocysts, which are filled mostly with oxygen.

Learn more here: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/facts/sargassum.html

Live Horse Conchs

Horse Conchs as far as the eye could see at the East End between Mile Marker 1 and 1 1/2.

Monday, January 16, 2017