In “Cannery Row,” writer John Steinbeck\u2019s description of low tide on a rocky beach is surely based on his own tidepooling experiences. He describes how ” \u2026the little water world becomes quiet and lovely\u2026 the bottom becomes fantastic with hurrying, fighting, feeding, breeding animals.” His portrayal of tide pool life, compared with more recent results from “trampling” studies (research into the negative impacts on tide pools from an abundance of sightseers and harvesters), highlights that this edge of the sea has been seriously depleted since Steinbeck\u2019s day. Though marine life is now more limited, particularly on urban rocky beaches, interesting discoveries can still be made by those who are patient and focused. Here\u2019s a sampling from my recent tide pool explorations. \u2014 Judith Lea Garfield, biologist and underwater photographer, has authored two natural history books about the underwater park off La Jolla Cove and La Jolla Shores. www.judith.garfield.org. Questions, comments or suggestions? E-mail jgarfield@ucsd.edu.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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