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2 days after appearing at RR06, JMC gets the Prez to create a national maine monument off Hawaii.
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Has this happened to you? 👀
#throwback to a special moment at the Albion restoration site in California.
Morgan, Reef Check’s Director of Education, captured an adorable moment on video when a curious harbor seal decided to join the fun! “Sometimes they play with us as we swim to the dive site. They think fins are interesting and will lightly nibble and grab them. It is adorable,” she shared. Ian, Reef Check’s Northern California Regional Manager, was the lucky diver who got nibbled this time!
While harbor seals are undeniably cute, they’re also an important part of the ecosystem. As natural predators, they help regulate populations of fish and sea urchins, which play a key role in maintaining balance in kelp forests. Healthy kelp forests provide food, shelter, and oxygen to a vast array of marine life, but areas like the urchin barrens shown in the video remind us how much work there is to do.
This playful seal encounter is a powerful reminder of why we work so hard to restore and protect these ecosystems—for the marine life that depends on them.
Have you had a friendly seal encounter? Share the story in the comments. *Disclaimer* Never approach or chase wildlife. Allow them to choose their level of interaction and maintain your composure (and buoyancy!).
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Congratulations to our Northern California Tribal Cohort #1 participants for completing their @nauiworldwide Advanced Scuba Diver course! We had gorgeous conditions at Van Damme State Beach
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Check that vis!
Doesn’t get better than this on the Mendocino Coast 30+ft
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A huge thanks to the awesome volunteers who came out to help survey 3 sites in Point Arena!
🎥: @halcyon_offshore
