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Neighbors: Sea Slugs

caption: Luan Roberts reaches for a piece of kelp in search of sea slugs.
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Luan Roberts reaches for a piece of kelp in search of sea slugs.
KUOW / Alec Cowan

Without a boat or special gear, a lot of Puget Sounds’ iconic creatures — from orcas to Dungeness crabs — remain out of our everyday reach. But there is one little guy you can find most any day on your neighborhood dock: sea slugs, also known by their scientific name, nudibranchs.

In this episode of "Neighbors" we go looking for sea slugs with KUOW's Soundside producer Alec Cowan, and community scientists Luan Roberts and Karin Fletcher.

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