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Vancouver Aquarium, with the support of Sitka Foundation, is conducting a two-year Howe Sound biological monitoring program called Counting on Howe Sound as part of its commitment to researching and enhancing the health of the Howe Sound ecosystem. This initiative identifies and assesses marine species at several locations in Howe Sound while teaching our next generation of taxonomists how to identify the species who call the area home. The information gathered is being used to teach students in schools and communities through the Aquarium’s AquaVan and school programs about the amazing natural community under the water right outside of their front doors, and to inspire them to keep learning more about marine biodiversity.
At a time when biodiversity is decreasing at an unprecedented rate, identifying and assessing marine species in Howe Sound is critical to evaluating the overall health of the area's ecosystem.
Spotlight on Howe Sound Marine Life: Tentacle Animals
Sea whips, sea pens, sea anemones & zoanthids are all in the cnidaria phylum. cnidaria is an overall group, or phylum, of animals that have stinging cells called "cnidocytes" for spearing their food, often with a stinging, toxic substance to kill the prey. these stinging cells are also used to help ..
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Spotlight on Howe Sound Marine Life: Radial Symmetry Animals
The echinoderms are animals with radial symmetry, usually five-armed and with no left or right sides. they also have an internal hydraulic system of fluid canals that often includes many rows of conspicuous tube feet. included are the sea stars, brittle stars, feather stars, sea urchins and sea cucu ..
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Spotlight on Howe Sound Marine Life: Plumose Anemone
The most abundant anemone in howe sound is the giant plumose anemone, which is featured in this video.
learn more on aquablog: http://www.aquablog.ca/2012/12/spotlight-on-howe-sound-marine-life-sea-anemones/
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Spotlight on Howe Sound Marine Life: Sunflowers On Kelp
Adult bull kelp being mowed down and eaten by sunflower sea stars.
read more on aquablog: http://www.aquablog.ca/2013/01/sea-plants-in-howe-sound/
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Spotlight on Howe Sound Marine Life: Anemones
This video shows the crimson anemone and the tube-dwelling anemone, two more of the large and obvious anemone species in howe sound. the crimson anemone, cribrinopsis fernaldi, is the anemone that candystripe shrimp live on. the tube-dwelling anemone, pachyceriantus fimbriatus, is a mud burrower tha ..
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Spotlight on Howe Sound Marine Life: Seaweeds in Howe Sound
Bull kelp, or nereocystis luetkeana, is an annual sea plant found in howe sound.
read more on aquablog: http://www.aquablog.ca/2013/01/sea-plants-in-howe-sound/
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Spotlight on Howe Sound Marine Life: Sponges
This video displays three different species of demosponges -- the yellow boring sponge, red encrusting sponge and orange finger sponge, as well as other types of sponges.
learn more on aquablog: http://www.aquablog.ca/2013/01/demosponges-in-howe-sound/
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Spotlight on Howe Sound Marine Life: Spot Prawns
The spot prawn is the largest pandalid shrimp species, which is why it is called a prawn rather than a shrimp. vancouver aquarium divers monitor the settlement of spot prawns in their seaweed nursery habitat during early summer in howe sound, as seen in this video.
learn more about shrimps and praw ..
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Spring Seaweeds in Howe Sound
Springtime is a season for many things to "come back to life" in howe sound, including spring seaweeds.
read more on aquablog: http://www.aquablog.ca/2013/04/spring-seaweeds-in-howe-sound/
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For detailed information on identifying marine life in British Columbia waters please consult the Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest: A Photographic Encyclopedia of Invertebrates Seaweeds and Selected Fishes. With 1,700 superb colour photographs of over 1,400 species, this resource is the most comprehensive collection of photographs of Pacific Northwest marine life ever published.
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