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Tidepool Tips

Exposed rocks covered in algae are in the forefront, with rocky outcroppings jutting vertically from the ocean in the background,

Read on for quick tips sure to enhance your next tidepool trip!

The Predatory Snails of Yaquina Bay

Just beneath the surface of Yaquina Bay’s brackish water lurks a predator. Its spit is made of acid, and its tongue a ceaseless drill. Littered along the sandy seafloor lies the evidence of its appetite: an array of vacant shells featuring small, perfectly round holes — the remnants of bivalves fallen prey to the voracious moon snail