#seaweedsunday

[montereyaqteens]

Thank these guys for the face products and ice cream that get you through high school.

[montereybayaquarium]

Our herbarium is a seaweed-powered time machine! See how our researchers are studying preserved seaweed—some specimens over a 100 years old—to understand how the ocean is changing. 

[montereybayaquarium]

Happy #SeaweedSunday! Instagrammer mad_sam captured this moment of one of our fintastic volunteer divers feeding the residents of the Kelp Forest exhibit.

[paulsoconnor]

#seaweedsunday

[montereybayaquarium]

Beach wrack—it's for the birds! Strong waves rip up algae and sea grasses, which then wash up on the beach as "wrack." This smelly seaweed sunday draws migrating birds for a meal of kelp flies, and serves as a drift store for thrifty cormorants looking for home appliances. 

[montereybayaquarium]

If you come across a cross jelly at a kelp crossing...

…keep calm and courteous—then correct course.

Avoid making a cross jelly cross at all costs!

Happy jelly-filled Seaweed Sunday!

[montereybayaquarium]

A fantastical #SeaweedSunday!

Seeing mermaids? The bull kelp’s scientific name—Nereocystis luetkeana—was inspired by the Nereids, sea nymphs of Greek mythology. The top of the kelp looks like a head with the blades forming long, flowing hair. Spot these stunners for yourself in our Kelp Forest exhibit.

[montereybayaquarium]

It’s a sleepy #SeaweedSunday!

Blades of giant kelp provide a snug anchor for this sleepy sea otter. 

Sea otters like to hang out in kelp forests, where they find their favorite foods and can wrap up in a kelp frond to keep from drifting away at naptime. 

Photo by local photographer Jim Capwell.