08/24/2026
While tide pooling in Carmel, I found this little rockfish fish trapped in an isolated tide pool!
With no flowing water, the tide dropping for another three hours, and no way back to the ocean, I felt like I should help this fish out of this precarious situation.
I managed to get my thumb in his mouth, lip the little guy, and get him back into the ocean (where the water would be nice and cool and there would be plenty of oxygen!)
A neat encounter and a successful wildlife rescue!