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Table of Contents

Acorn Barnacles... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... 3

Brittle Star ... ... ... ... ... ...   ... .... .... ... .... ... ...   4

Crab ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... ... .. ... ... . ... ... . ... .. 5

Dog fish... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... .... ...... ... ... ... ... .. 6

Edible Crab ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 7

Flat Fish ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 8

Giant clam ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 9

Hermit Crab ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10

Ivory Cerith ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 11

Jellyfish ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 12

Kelp ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 13

Lumpsucker ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 14

Mussels ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 15

Northern Red Anemone ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 16

Orange Sponge ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 17

Pink Shrimp ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..   18

Queen Conch ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 19

Rockling Fish ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 20

Sea Star ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...   21

Top Shell ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 22

Upside Down Jelly Fish ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...   23

Variegated Urchin ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 24

Western Sea Roach ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 25

Toxic Chemicals ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 26

Yellow and orange lichen ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 27

Zooplankton ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...      28

Index .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 29

Glossary .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. 30

Signing Page .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . 31

References .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 32, 33

Aa is for acorn barnacles. They help you grip on a 

slippery seashore. They can also give you a nasty 

scratch when you do slip.

Bb is for brittle star. Brittle stars resemble the 

starfish. They are the filters of the sea, they eat 

plankton and detritus from the seashore.

Cc is for crabs. Most crabs will live for about 

three years. When a crab loses a claw, they 

can grow it back.

Dd is for dogfish. Their skin is like sand paper 

and have spots. They are sometimes called the 

spotted dogfish.

Ee is for edible crab. They are known for their 

"pie crust" edge. They can grow up to be 28 cm 

long.

Ff is for flatfish. They are named flatfish because 

they are flat like a pancake. They change their 

color to blend in with their environment.

Gg is for giant clam. No two giant clams are the same 

color. Each clam has their own unique combination of 

colors.

Hh is for Hermit Crab. As they grow, they search for a 

new shell. Once they find a new shell, they drop their 

current one and try on the new shell. They hide in their 

shell when they are bothered.

Ii is for Ivory Cerith. These shells can be found 

in the sand along the seashore or inside the 

ocean.

Jj is for Jellyfish. Jellyfish have lived on Earth for 

millions of years, even before dinosaurs! A group 

of jellyfish are called smack.

Kk is for Kelp. They are seaweed or algae. They 

are also known as the rain forest of the ocean.

Ll is for lumpsucker. They are all round and have 

a sticky circle underneath them that lets them 

stick to rocks and other fishes.

Mm is for Mussels. Some mussels can live to be 

up to 50 years old. Although, some may live for 

about two years.

Nn is for Northern Red Anemone. They live their 

lives attached to a rock. They eat small fishes 

by stinging them.

Oo is for Orange Sponge. It is mainly found on 

rocky shores and feels very rough.

Pp is for Pink Shrimp. They are named pink 

shrimp because they turn pink when they are 

cooked.

Qq is for Queen Conch. As conch age, their shells 

become thicker. They can live up to 20-30 years.

Rr is for Rockling Fish. These slimy fishes live in 

shallow water, in between rocks and feed on 

smaller fishes.

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