Spring has Sprung!

This time of year we are starting to see lots of signs of reproduction in Passamaquoddy Bay.  The phytoplankton are starting to bloom and there are many different egg masses to be found.  Below are some pictures that have been taken in the last week.

Zooplankton with an egg sac.

A polychaete worm with eggs attached on the side.

The donut-shaped eggs of a chink shell on seaweed.

Smooth periwinkle eggs under a rock at the beach.

Rice-shaped dogwinkle eggs beneath a stone. 

Two rough-mantled sea slugs and their ribbon of eggs.

A moon snail egg collar.

The green gooey egg mass of the paddle worm.

A green crab with eggs attached to her abdomen.

Waved whelks laying eggs in the touch tank at the aquarium.