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US 2022 Sea Otter, Monterey Bay Souvenir Sheet National Marine Sanctuary

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A very happy 25th birthday to Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary! Here’s to a quarter century of animals and habitats protected, invaluable research to grow our understanding of the sea, and countless ocean-lovers enjoying this beautiful blue park that we’re lucky to call home. 🌊❤

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Reefs aren’t the only places to view interesting corals and sponges. You can also find unique colonies of life deep in the ocean. Read more after the credits... ******************************************* This is a #repost from@mbari_news via @PhotoAroundApp Deep below the ocean's surface underwater mountains are home to spectacular sponge and coral gardens. These corals and sponges create complex, three-dimensional structures that provide habitat for many other animals such as crabs, snailfish, and blob sculpins. Sur Ridge, 35 kilometers off the Big Sur coast and 800 meters below the sea surface, was first explored by MBARI and @MBNMS researchers in December 2013. Since that time, the research team, led by MBARI Senior Scientist Jim Barry, has returned to Sur Ridge five times, conducting a total of 29 ROV dives in the area. As with all MBARI ROV dives, high-definition video was recorded. After the dives, this video was painstakingly analyzed by Linda Kuhnz, a marine biologist in MBARI’s video lab. ⠀ ⠀ As a result, a new field guide was created, identifying more than 260 different species of animals, many of them beautiful and strange. On some slopes of Sur Ridge, fluorescent yellow Picasso sponges cling to the rocky seafloor, growing to half a meter tall. Elsewhere the tree-like branches of bright-pink bubblegum corals extend more than two meters above the ocean bottom. Learn more about the Sur Ridge Field Guide on our website (link in bio). ⠀ ⠀ #SurRidge #MBNMS #NOAASanctuaries #MarineSanctuary #underwaterphotography #underwatermountain #deepsea #deepsealife #fieldguide #oceanlife #ocean #sealife #sealifefieldguide #crab #deepseacrab #deepseasponge #marinebiology #invertebratezoology #deepseasponge #sponge #taxonomy #animalidentification #MontereyBay #California #BigSur #deepseacoral #bubblegumcoral #Paragorgia #coralgardens https://www.instagram.com/p/B9WG8PkAdWD/?igshid=199xd042yo5g7

[nonbinary-nature-lover-jeri]

Encore post from exactly one year ago today. Deep Sea Corals and Sponges. This biodiversity attracts other ocean life. This creates an oasis in the otherwise relatively barren sea floor. This is a #repost from @mbari_news via @PhotoAroundApp Deep below the ocean's surface underwater mountains are home to spectacular sponge and coral gardens. These corals and sponges create complex, three-dimensional structures that provide habitat for many other animals such as crabs, snailfish, and blob sculpins. Sur Ridge, 35 kilometers off the Big Sur coast and 800 meters below the sea surface, was first explored by MBARI and @MBNMS researchers in December 2013. Since that time, the research team, led by MBARI Senior Scientist Jim Barry, has returned to Sur Ridge five times, conducting a total of 29 ROV dives in the area. As with all MBARI ROV dives, high-definition video was recorded. After the dives, this video was painstakingly analyzed by Linda Kuhnz, a marine biologist in MBARI’s video lab. ⠀ ⠀ As a result, a new field guide was created, identifying more than 260 different species of animals, many of them beautiful and strange. On some slopes of Sur Ridge, fluorescent yellow Picasso sponges cling to the rocky seafloor, growing to half a meter tall. Elsewhere the tree-like branches of bright-pink bubblegum corals extend more than two meters above the ocean bottom. ⠀ ⠀ Learn more about the Sur Ridge Field Guide on our website (link in bio). ⠀ ⠀ #SurRidge #MBNMS #NOAASanctuaries #MarineSanctuary #underwaterphotography #underwatermountain #deepsea #deepsealife #fieldguide #oceanlife #ocean #sealife #sealifefieldguide #crab #deepseacrab #deepseasponge #marinebiology #invertebratezoology #deepseasponge #sponge #taxonomy #animalidentification #MontereyBay #California #BigSur #deepseacoral #bubblegumcoral #Paragorgia #coralgardens #spongegardens https://www.instagram.com/p/Bwyn8eZhZI7/?igshid=8j4rfhen737u

[shaawtygiirl]

Sie ist ein Engel auf Erden.👼🏾 Und ich danke Gott jeden Tag das er sie mir geschenkt hat. Sie ist unbezahlbar. Sie ist immer für mich da. In Guten wie in Schlechten Zeiten. Sie ist für mich da wenn kein anderer es ist. Sie versucht mich nicht zu beruhigen, sie regt sich mit mir auf. Sie hört mir zu und tröstet mich egal wie oft ich mit dem gleichen komme. Das nennt man wahre Freundschaft!! 08.09 Ich liebe dich einfach minierambnms❤️❤️❤️ Danke für alles @esraaa14 ❤️❤️

[montereybayaquarium]

These humpbacks seem pretty psyched that Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary was nominated as a Best Place to See Aquatic Life in the US! Or they’re lunge feeding. Either way, they’re trying to win. 

Cast your vote! 

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Have you gotten "into" the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary? Here's just one more reason: celebrate Get Into Your Sanctuary Day this Saturday, August 2! Why not visit the beach, go whale watching, or (blush) visit the Aquarium? Get inspired to #VisitSanctuaries

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18”x27” uncoated posters now available at Bookshop Santa Cruz for $12. Purchases support one of the best independent bookstores in the world, and all net proceeds will be donated to O’Neill Sea Odyssey. Happy 2013!