Spring Insider 2022: Diving into La Jolla Cove

Murky Waters p. 2 Saltman Quarterly

Diving for Seaweed p. 3

Dancer of the Sea p. 4

Volume 19 | Spring 2022

DIVing INTO LA JOLLA COVE

COVER ILLUSTRATION BY YICHEN WANG

SQ INSIDER

Murky Waters Ahead The Recent Contamination of La Jolla Cove La Jolla Light

Algal Bloom Bacterial Infection

Domoic Acid

Brain Damage

Editors-in-Chief: Anjali Iyanger, Nicole Adamson Executive Editor: Juliana Fox Editor-at-Large: Chetana Thappeta Production Editors: Tania Gallardo, Amber Hauw Online Editors: Anushka Bajaj, Sharanya Sriram

Vol. 19 | Spring 2022 | 2

Research Editors: Megha Srivatsa, Yukta Chidanandan SQ Features Editor: Anna Hakimi UTS Features Editor: Lina Lew Staff Writers: Simran Jandu, Katelyn Nguyen, Joey Truong

Head Illustrator: Sara Kian Head Photographer: Bridget Spence Staff Photographers: Sam Zilberman, Andrea Farrell Head Tech Editor: Ishrak Ramzan Tech Editors: Varsha Mathew, Gulshanbir Baidwan, Max Gruber

Diving for Seaweed

Written by: Sydney Harrison

Photographed by: Bridget Spencer

in La Jolla Silvetia compressa

The New Local Delicacy

Laminaria setchellii

Pyropia

Ulva

Ulva lactuca is an edible seaweed commonly found in San Diego tide pools.

WARNING It's delicious, but don't eat too much!

Local La Jolla Seaweed Types

Abundance and Health Benefits

Harvesting Tips

Ulva intestinalis is another edible seaweed found in San Diego. It is easily recognizable due to its bright green color and stringy appearance.

Desmarestia

WARNING Be sure not to harvest seaweed in Marine Protected Areas, such as La Jolla Cove!

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COVER PHOTO BY BRIDGET SPENCER

SQ INSIDER

Invisible Dancer of the Sea: Brittle Star W

Check out an animation of the brittle star with this QR code.

SIDE VIEW

ORAL VIEW

aboral ossicle crescent-shaped ossicle spine (shorter on oral side) spine vertebral ossicle