Scientists at Work: Identifying Invertebrates in Ocean Sediment

Join biologistsâ€"marine benthic invertebrate taxonomistsâ€"from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s (SFPUC) Oceanside Biology Lab as they conduct their taxonomy work in the East Gallery’s Living Systems Lab. The taxonomists will be identifying animals found in marine sediment specimens from their Southwest Ocean Outfall sampling area, where the Oceanside Water Treatment Plant discharges water. The types of animals they find tell them about sea floor conditions where the samples were taken and they compare them with those from similar ocean habitats away from the Outfall.