![A young girl reaches into a tide pool as she discovers something of interest. The sun is setting in the background, providing silhouettes of other people tidepooling in the distance with a low hillside and a tree in the frame. Credit: Claire Fackler, NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries. A young girl reaches into a tide pool as she discovers something of interest. The sun is setting in the background, providing silhouettes of other people tidepooling in the distance with a low hillside and a tree in the frame. Credit: Claire Fackler, NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/2022-01/tidepool_discoveries_claire_fackler.jpg?h=87fbc9a9&itok=PJy0zfZg)
A young girl is tidepooling in a marine reserve off the University of California, Santa Barbara campus, during an exceptionally low king tide. This preserve is close to the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, located offshore Southern California.