Oh, to be as comfortable as a #giantseabass on a kelp covered reef, under the rain. #phycologyfriday #kelp

Giant sea bass: still endangered, but maybe not as ghostly as we thought. 👻🐟 Thanks to divers + community science, sightings are up… and so is hope. Eyes in the water = power in the data. #OceanHoptimism #GiantSeaBass #CommunityScience #HopeToAction

Giant Pacific Octopus with its arms spread wide, resting against the glass inside an aquarium habitat.

Three sea nettles glide through the water, their long, trailing tentacles weaving gently behind them.

A Loggerhead Sea Turtle swims in its habitat at Birch Aquarium,with a shimmering school of sardines swirling overhead.

Our newest exhibit #LivingSeas is bursting with life, and some seriously cool creatures! Follow us if you’re into ⬇️

🪸Tropical #Corals
🐙 Giant Pacific #Octopus
🐸 Warty #Frogfish
🪱 #GardenEels
🐢 Loggerhead #SeaTurtle
🐟 #GiantSeaBass
🪼Jellies

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a photo of a baby sea bass thati s yellow with blue fins and spots

a photo of a giant sea bass swimming among kelp it is large and grey. some spots visible but not obvious

Speaking of giant sea bass..

This is what a baby sea bass looks like (yellow! cute!) and this is what a giant sea bass looks like (well, giant! grey!)

#Fish #SeaBass #GiantSeaBass #Marine #Ocean #MontereyBayAquarium