Sunset Marine Labs

09/14/2022

Thank you, Dr. Jesse Sanders for this very helpful article!

If you own pets, they better be a part of your disaster planning. No matter where you live in the world, there is some sort of disaster that can strike with little to no wa...

09/07/2022

What a lovely population of 2 incher’s coming up!
Hungry little guys-
They love their baby brine 🍤

05/15/2022

Can you tell the difference between A. labiata & A. aurita? Look closely as the labiata comes from behind the 5” diameter aurita… the labiata has a much thicker bell & profile than the aurita. A.labiata also has 16 scallops around its perimeter & the aurita only has 8 scallops. The labiata has more propulsion & bells stronger than the aurita, which tends to drift more & just hang out at times. This labiata is only 4.5” diameter right now, but they can get up to 18” diameter, where the aurita will get to about 9” diameter. A. labiata also develops a chunky “manubrium” that the aurita does not develop. I’ll try to get good examples for you of the manubrium as it beefs up & becomes more prominent!

05/15/2022

Can you tell the difference between A. labiata & A. aurita? Look closely as the labiata comes from behind the 5” diameter aurita… the labiata has a much thicker bell & profile than the aurita. A.labiata also has 16 scallops around its perimeter & the aurita only has 8 scallops. The labiata has more propulsion & bells stronger than the aurita, which tends to drift more & just hang out at times. This labiata is only 4.5” diameter right now, but they can get up to 18” diameter, where the aurita will get to about 9” diameter. A. labiata also develops a chunky “manubrium” that the aurita does not develop. I’ll try to get good examples for you of the manubrium as it beefs up & becomes more prominent!
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05/15/2022

03/17/2022

Happy Spring & Happy St Patty’s Day! Buy 3 small or 3 medium jellies & get 3 FREE!! Yippeee!

12/11/2020

The comb jellies were recorded two and a half miles below sea level using NOAA's Deep Discoverer remotely operated vehicle.

11/04/2020

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09/24/2020

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09/28/2019

A recent documentary from PBS includes a fascinating clip of an octopus changing colors while sleeping. The marine biologist involved in Octopus: Making Contact thinks that the sea creature was dreaming about hunting, which sparked the color shift to a camouflaged shade. Dr. David Scheel describes h

08/14/2019

What’s a jellyfish’s favorite food? ...Baby brine shrimp!

Harvested by hand in small batches by local artisans (a.k.a. our lab tech), our Frozen Jellyfish Food is the cleanest and most nutritious food available for jellyfish.

Only from Sunset Marine Labs www.sunsetmarinelab.com.

08/13/2019

Here’s one of our happy and healthy 2-inch moon jellies showing off its boldly outlined gastrovascular system. Look at those radial canals!