Upon This Rockweed

Off the tip of Race Point is where you’ll find healthy marine habitat, especially with the continuous flush of churning tides.

Bladder wrack (shown) is actually a brown algae. While providing shelter for Tautog (blackfish), this seaweed species also provides food to many organisms that live in Fishers Island Sound, including hungry harbor seals.

From the Field, Field Note by Justine Kibbe, July 5, 2019