A rush of cold, salty water washes over the back of an ochre sea star (Pisaster ochraceus) as the ocean withdraws from the rocky intertidal. 2019. Monterey, CA, USA
The sunlit shallows of the kelp forest are home to a diverse tangle of algae, creating pristine habitat for a vast variety of marine life like the kelp rockfish (Sebastes atrovirens). 2020. Carmel, CA, USA
Propelled by powerful finned feet, a Brandt's cormorant (Urile penicillatus) shoots down through the green murk of the kelp forest to forage in the benthos. 2018. Monterey, CA, USA
