Ocean CreaturesJuly 2011
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Ocean Creatures

by Carol Georgi, Volunteer
    Sierra Club                   Slo Surf Rider

Hello Ocean Lovers! Every Other Breath is From the Ocean
Here is a critter from our San Luis Obispo County coastal waters for you to enjoy! 
Thank you for your interest in the Central Coast Extension of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. 
Please forward this page's link to other Ocean Lovers.

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California Central Coast Kelp Forest DVD of our Ocean Creatures

Have you ever wondered what lives under the kelp floating in our nearshore waters? 

The California Central Coast kelp forest is one of the most diverse places in the world and one of the least explored. Terry Lilley and Sue Sloan explore the undersea world of the kelp forests off California's Central Coast, filming a world of surprising beauty, color and diversity. Diving over 1000 times from kayaks, Lilley (marine biologist and former pro-surfer) and his assistant Sloan introduce us to the rich marine life of the kelp ecosystem. Watching this film, we easily see why these ecosystems, rarely found in Southern California, need to be protected by a national marine sanctuary. 

You can order a Kelp Forest DVD from SLO Surfrider Foundation, PO Box 13222, San Luis Obispo, CA  93406. Please include a check made out to SLO Surfrider for $20, shipping is included. Watch a sample of the video to enjoy a mind-expanding view or our underwater world along the California Central Coast.

Come with Terry Lilley and Sue Sloan as they descend into the world of the kelp forest off SLO County's central coast.


Video and Narration by Biologist Terry Lilley and Assistant Sue Sloan

This DVD shows many ocean creatures, including: giant lingcod, huge schools of rockfish, rare angle sharks, colorful sea slugs and anemones in every color of the rainbow, 300 pound seals, giant crabs and lobsters. Most of the Ocean Creature photos used in the SLO Coast Journal articles are from this DVD.

"This video will amaze and enlighten you to a wourd known only to divers like Terry and Sue, and now shown to us all in it's radiant colorful splendor and unimagined diversity of life. Respect and preserve this undersea 'rainforest'." Jeff Pienack, Chair, SLO Surfrider Foundation

"Lilley and Sloan have documented the amazing richness of life just under the waves off California's central coast--known to some marine biologists and described in dry dissertations, but unguessed at and unseen by most. Lilley and Sloan have made it real, giving us all a great gift and making clear the need to preserve and protect this treasure." Andrew Christie, Diretor, Santa Lucia Chapter, Sierra Club.      

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