California Explores the Ocean

Publications
& Other Resources

	Publications
	Fish Statistics
	Images & Photo Field Guides
	Institutions & Organizations
	Resource Directories

IMAGES AND PHOTO FIELD GUIDES

Collections of images relating to the ocean and California, as well as field guides to marine animals and plants incorporating photographs.

Fish Pics Database
Picture database of Pacific Coast fishes from Dr. Love and the Love Lab

CalPhotos: Animals
More pictures of California animals, include marine species

Golden State Images
Natural history photography of Calif

Divebums
Color photo field guide to marine species, by a San Diego scuba diving oriented site

Pacific Coast Nudibranchs
Colorful sea slugs

Freshwater and Marine Image Bank
Many pictures on California and its species; search "california" within the Image Bank

NOAA Photo Library
Hundreds of images on California; search this site on "california"

Pacific Coast Gelatinous Zooplankton
Jellyfish & other wonderful creatures in the ocean, includes Calif

Taxonomic Key for Pacific Coast Nudibranchs
Colorful sea slugs, includes California

Algae: The Forgotten Treasure of Tidepools
Covers marine algae of California

Tidepool Field Guide
All animals were found at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, Half Moon Bay

From the Shore to the Deep Blue Sea
Common sharks of southern California

Field Guide to the Coyote Point Mudflats, San Francisco Bay
Experiential field guide by a panel of experts; no photos but highly recommended

Common Intertidal Invertebrates of Central California
Basic field guide to common animals

Common Intertidal Plants of Central California
Basic field guide, with green algae only at this time

National Ocean Service Mapfinder
Look for online ocean & coastal mapping for Calif

California Coastal Records Project
Aerial photographic survey of the California coast