| Educational pages about the ocean & sea creatures. |
Orcas, Whales, Seals, etc.
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Sea Urchins, Sea Cucumbers,
Sea Stars ( Star Fish ), etc.
Sea Stars ( Star Fish ), etc.
Octopus, Squid, Nautilus, etc.
Hammerheads, Great whites, etc.
Stingrays, "Electric rays", etc.
"Man of war", Box Jelly, etc.
The beach offers many health bonuses:
- the highest concentration of oxygen is at sea level
- sun exposure on our skin produces vitamin D
- mental health refreshment naturally
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| Please remember that your actions as a beachgoer can make a critical difference in helping to save and protect sea turtles and the habitats upon which they depend. |
| Sea Turtles frequent Atlantic & Gulf Coast waters in the summer. At the Pacific ocean challenges exist to protect the sea otter and other species. |
While a stingray can cause a rare accidental fatality, they actually
do cause more injuries each year than all other fish combined
(up to 1,500). Click here for more on rays. Speaking of fish,
strange things have been known to occur at the beach:
do cause more injuries each year than all other fish combined
(up to 1,500). Click here for more on rays. Speaking of fish,
strange things have been known to occur at the beach:
- 1976 Pompano Beach, Fla. - a frenzied school of bluefish
flopped onto the sand and were biting people
- 1897 St. Augustine, Fla. - a six ton dead giant octopus was
found on the beach ( arms 75 - 90 feet long )
(Octopus giganteus verrill)
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| Many sea dwelling creatures, such as seals and sea turtles use the beach to breed or lay their eggs. |
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