West Seattle Low Tide All Stars

West Seattle Low Tide All Stars We are an informal social club for people who love to go to the beach during low tides.

We are open to anyone who likes to see and learn about the invertebrates, birds, and mammals, that share our shores.

05/23/2026

Hopefully everyone got in some good beach time last week. Did you go out by yourself, or with friends and family? Do you want people to go out with, or do you prefer to explore on your own? Did you talk to or share sightings with strangers? I was out there in full on beach naturalist mode, but that’s just me. Do you feel the need to educate the public, or not?

05/21/2026

“OCÉANOGRAPHIE”, a vintage encyclopedia illustration of marine invertebrates featuring members of the phlya Cnidaria, Ctenaphora, Porifera, Annelida, Echinodermata, and Chordata (subphylum Tunicata).
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Created by the French entomologist, artist, and lithographer Adolphe Philippe Millot, (1857 1921) The illustration is one of the color lithographs he created for the illustrated French language encyclopedia “Nouveau Larousse illustré”. It was published “OCÉANOGRAPHIE”, a vintage encyclopedia illustration of marine invertebrates featuring members of the phlya Cnidaria, Ctenaphora, Porifera, Annelida, Echinodermata, and Chordata (subphylum Tunicata).
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Created by the French entomologist, artist, and lithographer Adolphe Philippe Millot, (1857 1921) The illustration is one of the color lithographs he created for the illustrated French language encyclopedia “Nouveau Larousse illustré”. It was published between 1897 and 1906. This particular illustration is from the “Nouveau Larousse illustré – Supplement” (1906).
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Note: The table below contains the common French names for the animals illustrated here. They are from the color plates bottom caption.
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1. Spinosella 2. Philosiphonia 3. Hyaloneme 4. Dicymba
5. Agalme 6. Cristallodes 7. Arethusa 8. Physalia 9. Atolla
10. Cépheé 11. Sanderia 12. Periphyla 13. Halicreas
14. Chryssora 15. Rhizostoma 16. Aglisera. 17. Colononema
18. Equoree 19. Liriope 20. Disconalia 21. La même. Jeune
22. Beré. 23. Actinia flagellifera 24. Actinia elematis
25. Actinia graminea 26. Dendrophyllia 27. Pieroides
28. Melithea rubrum 29. Melithea retifera 30. Astrophyton
31. Pentaceros 32. Pentacrine 33. Heterocentrotus 34. Encope
35. Rotule 36. Trochosoma 37. Holotrurie 38. Arenicole
39. Branchioma 40. Ampharete 41. Aphrodite 42. Phyllodoce
43. Cynthia 44. Botrylle

How did the octopus get on the book? Interesting story, a beach visitor had been collecting “empty” moon snail shells, s...
05/17/2026

How did the octopus get on the book? Interesting story, a beach visitor had been collecting “empty” moon snail shells, she had 3 in her bag. We were talking about sea lemons, she reached into her bag to check her books and felt something slimy. She pulled this out, luckily she didn’t get bit, the octopus and the moon snail shells got returned to the water.

05/13/2026

Big low tides coming this weekend. I’ll be at Alki Saturday, at a private event low tide thing Sunday, then probably back to Alki Monday. Looking forward to seeing more of you guys out there. Please let me know if you have any questions or ideas to share about this nerdy little club. Hopefully we can grow it and get more organized.

05/02/2026

🌊 If you enjoyed our crab video last night, do we have a cool project for you! 🌊

Join ESC in a growing, state-wide community science project called Molt Search, managed by WSG Crab Team & Washington State University Extension. Come learn how to identify and report invasive European green crab sightings in the Salish Sea!

At this training you'll learn:
🦀 About the threats posed by this invasive species and what's being done about it.
🦀 How to identify native and European green crabs.
🦀 How to do a Molt Search and submit your findings through MyCoast.

Come learn how you can be a part of the early detection of this invasive species and how to fill in the research gaps on our local Dungeness crabs. Registration is required at: https://bit.ly/4w0KeZ3

04/17/2026

Springtime low tides this weekend, temps in the 60’s, definitely going to the beach.

03/17/2026

🦀🐙🐚🪼 Low tide season is returning to the Salish Sea and you are invited to join ESC Beach Naturalists to explore at Seahurst! 🦀🐙🐚🪼

ESC staff and volunteer beach naturalists will be returning to for year two of our Meet Us on the Beach program. This year naturalists can found out on select tides from April-August for even more chances to come out and learn. We’ll be out on the beach to help you explore safely, answer questions, and share stewardship tips. Look for the brown vests! No registration, just stop by to participate.

See all dates and learn more at: https://bit.ly/40SBHZI

Shingle urchins, in Hawaii. Sorry
03/07/2026

Shingle urchins, in Hawaii. Sorry

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