A couple of times a month we will run moonlight tidepool programs for Pacific Whale Foundation. They are a great way for a group or family to spend time with a marine biologist while seeing something that is consistently being overlooked. After the sun sets the crowd disperses and heads off to dinner or back to their hotels but for those in the know, this is when all the nocturnal creatures come out. We go on night scuba dives to look for some of these creatures but you can also do it without even getting wet.
Tidepooling at night has let to countless discoveries by Heidi and myself. Last night I was running a tidepool program while Heidi scouted ahead when she came lava rock hopping back with news of a new nudibranch. This is always exciting and when I saw it I did not recognize it. A new species for our nudibranch portfolio. We have yet to identify it by should have an answer in a few days after consulting some of the local nudibranch experts.
A couple of times a month we will run moonlight tidepool programs for Pacific Whale Foundation. They are a great way for a group or family to spend time with a marine biologist while seeing something that is consistently being overlooked. After the sun sets the crowd disperses and heads off to dinner or back to their hotels but for those in the know, this is when all the nocturnal creatures come out. We go on night scuba dives to look for some of these creatures but you can also do it without even getting wet. 
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