I’m not super familiar with ocean life and am a bit new to living anywhere near an ocean (Midwest moved to Southern California). On a visit to the beach yesterday I found a sea hare that had gotten caught on the beach while the tide was going out. It seemed to be alive (though clearly in distress) I tried my best to get it near some rocks with algae on them where waves were still coming up and there might be a bit of shade. Would it have been better to just throw it as far as possible into the water? If I run into this situation again, what’s the best way to help?

Found this fish in the rockpools of rhos on sea, north wales a little while back, still not able to figure out what specie it was. Anyone got a clue? Thanks for any help in advance.