Katie's+Journal

October 13, 1:37 p.m. 21°18'58.98"N 157°39'47.73"W

For my semester project I decided to go to Makapuu tide pools. Makapuu is known for it's clear waters, great surf, makapuu light house, and its tide pools. Makapuu tide pools were created because of rocky shores that are covered and uncovered with waves constantly, from the ocean. The species that live in these tide pools have adapted and made the tide pools their home. Today I went to Makapuu and the water was deep blue and looked very clean. I noticed that there were a lot of organisms that had hard shells, I hypothesized that they needed hard shells due to the rough waters when it's high tide. Many of the species that lived on the rocks had a "foot" which is like a suction cup and lets them stick to the rocks so they don't get washed away by the current. I noticed that there were small crabs and fishes that lived in the tide pools but it was hard to see them because of their camouflage skin/shells. They probably have camouflage so either a predator cannot see them or to avoid humans or people catching them. I also noticed that there was a lot of debris in the tidepools, (bottle caps, plastic bags, fishing line, ripped nets, dead fish, etc.) I found that in the tide pools, some had a white substance that would sink to the bottom of the water, I believe that it was salt after the water evaporated.