The current sea slug spike instead “reminded me of the bloom that I saw in 1977,” which was also a weak El Niño year, says Goddard. The increase coincided instead with a shift in the Pacific Decadal ...

Scientists investigate link between skyrocketing sea slug populations, warming seas Date: January 29, 2015 Source: California Academy of Sciences ...

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (AP) — It's slime time on Southern California beaches. But that's a good thing. Black sea hares — the largest of the sea slug species — appear to be showing up on Orange ...

Slimy sea slugs made a rebound, […] Skip to content. All Sections. ... Here are some of the top ocean wildlife moments off the Orange County coast in 2017: 1. ... California. Courtesy of Mark ...

Two tiny sea creatures with translucent bodies found on the California coast are both new species. They’re sea slugs, part of the Dotidae family. And while they’re small — measuring less ...

A nudibranch with bright orange cerata on its back. Scientists think the bright colors serve as a warning to predators. (Josh Cassidy/KQED) As it turns out, the nudibranchs’ colors serve as a warning ...

A bright orange, blob-like creature was recently spotted along the coast of China. The mysterious animal, measuring less than an inch long, is a new “enigmatic” species of sea slug, according ...

Just recently, small armies of giant purple sea slugs turned up on the shores of Oakland, Alameda and Richmond beaches in Northern California. Dozens of blobs that were washed up scared local ...

Though large and slimy, the mollusks' presence on Southern California beaches is seen as a positive.

It's slime time on Southern California beaches. But that's a good thing. Black sea hares—the largest of the sea slug species—appear to be showing up on Orange County beaches in greater numbers ...

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (AP) — It’s slime time on Southern California beaches. But that’s a good thing. Black sea hares — the largest of the sea slug species — appear to be showing up on ...