Environment ❯ Ecology ❯ Marine Ecology

Coastal Ecosystems

Beach Phenomena Beach Discoveries Beaches Green Algae Sargassum Blooms Sargassum Texas Coast Sargassum Seaweed Jellyfish Shark Behavior Beach Life Beach Invertebrates Beach Environments Sargasso Management Islands Vibrio Bacteria in Coastal Waters Velella Velella Beach Wash-ups Beach Stranding

Thousands of Blue ‘By-the-Wind Sailors’ Wash Ashore at San Francisco’s Baker Beach

Seasonal winds are steering these free-floating hydrozoans to shore.

Thousands of Sea Cucumbers Strand on Oregon’s Seaside Beach After Heavy Surf and Low Tide

Sargassum Piles Dramatically Slow Florida Sea Turtle Hatchlings, FAU Study Finds

Landmark Review Traces Causes of Atlantic Sargassum Boom as Mexico Authorizes Open-Sea Harvest