Sunflower Sea Star and Anemones

[Originally posted to the Marine Photobank]

A sunflower sea star among plumose anemones.

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Description:
A sunflower sea star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) explores a rock covered in giant plumed anemones (Metridium farcimen) along the California coast.

Exposure Date:
8/9/2009

Gallery:
Photo Contest 2010

City/Region:
Monterey

State/Province:
California

Country:
United States

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Download:
http://www.marinephotobank.org/secure/gallery-photo.php?photo_id=7379

Copyright Statement :
Image may be used for non-commercial and media purposes only. Credit should state, "Gerick Bergsma 2010/Marine Photobank."

Longnose Hawkfish

[Originally posted to the Marine Photobank]

A longnose hawkfish.

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Description:
A longnose hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) perches atop a plating coral (Montipora sp.).

Exposure Date:
2/18/2010

Gallery:
Photo Contest 2010

City/Region:
Monterey

State/Province:
California

Country:
United States

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Download:
http://www.marinephotobank.org/secure/gallery-photo.php?photo_id=7380

Copyright Statement :
Image may be used for non-commercial and media purposes only. Credit should state, "Gerick Bergsma 2010/Marine Photobank."

Halibut Catch

[Originally posted to the Marine Photobank]

Freshly caught halibut ready for market.

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Description:
California Halibut (Paralichthys californicus) unloaded from bottom trawlers in Monterey, California, await shipment to markets.

Exposure Date:
3/17.2010

Gallery:
Fish Markets

City/Region:
Monterey

State/Province:
California

Country:
United States

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Download:
http://www.marinephotobank.org/secure/gallery-photo.php?photo_id=7617

Copyright Statement :
Image may be used for non-commercial and media purposes only. Credit should state, "Gerick Bergsma 2010/Marine Photobank."

Rockfish in Bin

[Originally posted to the Marine Photobank]

Rockfish shipment

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Description:
Rockfish (Sebastes spp.) unloaded from bottom trawlers in Monterey, California, are loaded in bins for shipment to markets where they will be sold as Pacific Red Snapper.

Exposure Date:
3.17.2010

Gallery:
Marine Species of Concern, Fish Markets

City/Region:
Monterey

State/Province:
California

Country:
United States

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Download:
http://www.marinephotobank.org/secure/gallery-photo.php?photo_id=7615

Copyright Statement :
Image may be used for non-commercial and media purposes only. Credit should state, "Gerick Bergsma 2010/Marine Photobank."

Rockfish on Ice, close-up

[Originally posted to the Marine Photobank]

Gazing into the eye of a freshly caught rockfish.

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Description:
Rockfish (Sebastes spp.) unloaded from bottom trawlers in Monterey, California, await shipment to markets where they will be sold as Pacific Red Snapper.

Exposure Date:
3.17.2010

Gallery:
Marine Species of Concern, Fish Markets

City/Region:
Monterey

State/Province:
California

Country:
United States

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Download:
http://www.marinephotobank.org/secure/gallery-photo.php?photo_id=7616

Copyright Statement :
Image may be used for non-commercial and media purposes only. Credit should state, "Gerick Bergsma 2010/Marine Photobank."

Rockfish on Ice to be Shipped

[Originally posted to the Marine Photobank]

Freshly caught rockfish wait to be shipped.

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Description:
Rockfish (Sebastes spp.) unloaded from bottom trawlers in Monterey, California, await shipment to markets where they will be sold as Pacific Red Snapper.

Exposure Date:
3/17/2010

Gallery:
Photo Contest 2010, Marine Species of Concern, Fish Markets

City/Region:
Monterey

State/Province:
California

Country:
United States

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Download:
http://www.marinephotobank.org/secure/gallery-photo.php?photo_id=7376

Copyright Statement :
Image may be used for non-commercial and media purposes only. Credit should state, "Gerick Bergsma 2010/Marine Photobank."

Brandt's Cormorant

[Originally posted to the Marine Photobank]

A Brandt's Cormorant breeding colony.

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Description:
Brandt's cormorants (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) nesting along the Central California coast.

Exposure Date:
7/10/2009

Gallery:
Marine Species of Concern

City/Region:
Monterey

State/Province:
California

Country:
United States

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Download:
http://www.marinephotobank.org/secure/gallery-photo.php?photo_id=7105

Copyright Statement :
Image may be used for non-commercial and media purposes only. Credit should state, "Gerick Bergsma 2010/Marine Photobank."

Additional Comments:
shorebird, seabird, bird, nest

Common Murre

[Originally posted to the Marine Photobank]

A common murre.

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Description:
A common murre (Uria aalge) along the Central California coast.

Exposure Date:
10/15/2009

Gallery:
Marine Species of Concern

City/Region:
Monterey

State/Province:
California

Country:
United States

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Download:
http://www.marinephotobank.org/secure/gallery-photo.php?photo_id=7104

Copyright Statement :
Image may be used for non-commercial and media purposes only. Credit should state, "Gerick Bergsma 2010/Marine Photobank."

Additional Comments:
shorebird, seabird, bird, auk, guillemot

Surf Scoters

[Originally posted to the Marine Photobank]

Surf Scoters.

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Description:
Surf scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) along the California coast.

Exposure Date:
11/04/2009

Gallery:
Marine Species of Concern

City/Region:
Monterey

State/Province:
California

Country:
United States

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Download:
http://www.marinephotobank.org/secure/gallery-photo.php?photo_id=7109

Copyright Statement :
Image may be used for non-commercial and media purposes only. Credit should state, "Gerick Bergsma 2010/Marine Photobank."

Additional Comments:
shorebird, seabird, bird, seaduck, duck

Marbled Godwit, California

[Originally posted to the Marine Photobank]

A marbled godwit.

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Description:
A marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa) along the California coast.

Exposure Date:
1/16/2010

Gallery:
Marine Species of Concern

City/Region:
Monterey

State/Province:
California

Country:
United States

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Download:
http://www.marinephotobank.org/secure/gallery-photo.php?photo_id=7106

Copyright Statement :
Image may be used for non-commercial and media purposes only. Credit should state, "Gerick Bergsma 2010/Marine Photobank."

Additional Comments:
shorebird, seabird, bird,

A Willet, California

[Originally posted to the Marine Photobank]

A willet.

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Description:
A willet (Tringa semipalmata) along the California coast.
Exposure Date:
11/04/2009
Gallery:
Marine Species of Concern
City/Region:
Monterey
State/Province:
California
Country:
United States

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Download:
http://www.marinephotobank.org/secure/gallery-photo.php?photo_id=7108
Copyright Statement :
Image may be used for non-commercial and media purposes only. Credit should state, "Gerick Bergsma 2010/Marine Photobank."
Additional Comments:
shorebird, seabird, bird, sandpiper, shank

Canary Rockfish

[Originally posted to the Marine Photobank]

Canary rockfish on a rocky reef.

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Description:
Rockfish of the genus Sebastes are commercially harvested along the North American Pacific coast, and are the basis for several important fisheries. Their low reproductive rates and slow growth make them vulnerable to overfishing.

Exposure Date:
12/28/2009

Gallery:
Marine Species of Concern

City/Region:
Seattle

State/Province:
Washington

Country:
United States

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Download:
http://www.marinephotobank.org/secure/gallery-photo.php?photo_id=7098

Copyright Statement :
Image may be used for non-commercial and media purposes only. Credit should state, "Gerick Bergsma 2010/Marine Photobank."

Rockfish in California

[Originally posted to the Marine Photobank]

A rockfish resting on a ledge.

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Description:
Rockfish of the genus Sebastes are commercially harvested along the North American Pacific coast, and are the basis for several important fisheries. Their low reproductive rates and slow growth make them vulnerable to overfishing.

Exposure Date:
8/9/2009

Gallery:
Marine Species of Concern

City/Region:
Monterey

State/Province:
California

Country:
United States

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Download:
http://www.marinephotobank.org/secure/gallery-photo.php?photo_id=7097

Copyright Statement :
Image may be used for non-commercial and media purposes only. Credit should state, "Gerick Bergsma 2010/Marine Photobank."

Common Loon

[Originally posted to the Marine Photobank]

A common loon.

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Description:
A common loon (Gavia immer) overwintering on the California coast.

Exposure Date:
11/04/2009

Gallery:
Marine Species of Concern

City/Region:
Monterey

State/Province:
California

Country:
United States

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Download:
http://www.marinephotobank.org/secure/gallery-photo.php?photo_id=7102

Copyright Statement :
Image may be used for non-commercial and media purposes only. Credit should state, "Gerick Bergsma 2010/Marine Photobank."

Additional Comments:
shorebird, seabird, bird, Great Northern Diver

Black Oystercatcher

[Originally posted to the Marine Photobank]

A Black Oystercatcher.

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Description:
A Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) from the coast of Central California.

Exposure Date:
11/04/2009

Gallery:
Marine Species of Concern

City/Region:
Monterey

State/Province:
California

Country:
United States

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Download:
http://www.marinephotobank.org/secure/gallery-photo.php?photo_id=7101

Copyright Statement :
Image may be used for non-commercial and media purposes only. Credit should state, "Gerick Bergsma 2010/Marine Photobank."

Additional Comments:
shorebird, seabird, bird

Western Grebe

[Originally posted to the Marine Photobank]

A Western Grebe.

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Description:
A Western Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) along the Central California coast.

Exposure Date:
2/13/2010

Gallery:
Marine Species of Concern

City/Region:
Monterey

State/Province:
California

Country:
United States

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Download:
http://www.marinephotobank.org/secure/gallery-photo.php?photo_id=7103

Copyright Statement :
Image may be used for non-commercial and media purposes only. Credit should state, "Gerick Bergsma 2010/Marine Photobank."

Additional Comments:
shorebird, seabird, bird

Halibut in California

[Originally posted to the Marine Photobank]

A halibut on the sandy bottom.

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Description:
Halibut are an important commercial and recreational harvested species along the North American Pacific coast.

Exposure Date:
11/11/2009

Gallery:
Marine Species of Concern

City/Region:
Monterey

State/Province:
California

Country:
United States

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Download:
http://www.marinephotobank.org/secure/gallery-photo.php?photo_id=7100

Copyright Statement :
Image may be used for non-commercial and media purposes only. Credit should state, "Gerick Bergsma 2010/Marine Photobank."

Girl Gets Too Close to Sea Lion

[Originally posted to the Marine Photobank]

A beach-goer approaches a sea lion.

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Description:
A beach-goer approaches a resting sea lion much to closely in an attempt to pose for a photograph.

Exposure Date:
8/8/2009

Gallery:
Photo Contest 2010, Ocean Tourism/Recreation

City/Region:
Carmel

State/Province:
California

Country:
United States

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Download:
http://www.marinephotobank.org/secure/gallery-photo.php?photo_id=7372

Copyright Statement :
Image may be used for non-commercial and media purposes only. Credit should state, "Gerick Bergsma 2010/Marine Photobank."

Additional Comments:
marine mammal protection act, human disturbance, sealion

Sea Otters Grooming

[Originally posted to the Marine Photobank]

Sea otters grooming themselves in Monterey Bay.

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Description:
Southern sea otters groom themselves near the mouth of the Elkhorn Slough Estuary in Moss Landing, California.

Exposure Date:
7/4/2009

Gallery:
Closed: Photo Contest 2009: Ecosystem Decline/ Species of Concern, Marine Species of Concern

City/Region:
Moss Landing

State/Province:
California

Country:
United States

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Download:
http://www.marinephotobank.org/secure/gallery-photo.php?photo_id=6719

Copyright Statement :
Image may be used for non-commercial and media purposes only. Credit should state, "Gerick Bergsma 2009/Marine Photobank."

San Francisco Bay Marina and Golf

[Originally posted to the Marine Photobank]

A Marina and Golf Course sit along the San Francisco Bay.

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Description:
The Coyote Point Marina, the Poplar Creek Golf Course and a power substation are just some of the uses for the heavily developed shore along the San Francisco Bay near San Mateo, California.

Exposure Date:
8/2/2009

Gallery:
Coastal Development, Ocean Tourism/Recreation

City/Region:
San Mateo

State/Province:
CA

Country:
United States

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Download:
http://www.marinephotobank.org/secure/gallery-photo.php?photo_id=6939

Copyright Statement :
Image may be used for non-commercial and media purposes only. Credit should state, "Gerick Bergsma 2009/Marine Photobank."