Tide pooling

by: Anderson

                I started going tide pooling when I was five. I have always liked it. Every time I go tide pooling I always find a hermit crab or a horse crab. I’ve always wanted to find a nudibranch. I have only caught two in five years I found them both in one place. I also got a shrimp that was green with a white spot. The two nudibranchs I found was Aeolid nudibranch. I’ve always had to go to homer to tide pool. The first time I went tide pooling everything was new. The first thing I found was a big starfish about the size of my face. When I picked up I had a hard time holding the beast. But I was excited to hold it. When I was done I put the starfish down and looked for something else. I and my dad setup a cold water tank so my dad could keep clams alive so he could eat them later. Last year my class went tide pooling at Kasitna bay. I and my dad went tide pooling I found two Nudibranchs and he found some shrimp that were about 4” long. And I also found a clam. When where done tide pooling we get in the car and take a three hour drive home.