Tidepools revisited but not for snails...

A word on seaweed pressing from MSM: "During the mid-nineteenth century, the shorelines of England were rife with collectors, many of them women. Relegated by a predominately male scientific community to studying "lower plants", these early enthusiasts waded deep into the tide to collect specimens ..." Seaweed is catagorized by color: green, Chlorophyta; brown, Phaeophyta; red, Rhodophyta. This seaweed is literally "pressed" into 100% rag cotton paper over a few days as moisture is wickt? from the plants while in a press.