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- Mon Aug 11, 2014 11:37 am
- Forum: General Tech Diving
- Topic: Question for the rebreather divers
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6561
Re: Question for the rebreather divers
I wasn't thinking from a safety perspective as much as just a time perspective. Inexperienced divers blow through air faster, leading to the aforementioned shorter/shallower dives. Although with a rebreather, it might actually be more dangerous for the new diver, since their first reaction on OOA is...
- Sun Aug 10, 2014 8:42 pm
- Forum: General Tech Diving
- Topic: Question for the rebreather divers
- Replies: 14
- Views: 6561
Question for the rebreather divers
Do you find that having a rebreather tends to limit (on the shallow/short end) the sorts of dives you do and the people you dive with? Since it's a big time investment to prep and clean the rebreather, does that make you hesitant to blow it on a short, shallow dive? And by extension, does it make yo...
- Sun Aug 10, 2014 12:45 pm
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Viz Reports Thread
- Replies: 3235
- Views: 733244
Re: Viz Reports Thread
Alki fishing reef yesterday, 25-30ish. At one point, I could see surface waves from 55 feet.
- Sun Aug 10, 2014 12:50 am
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Puget Salad
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1555
Puget Salad
Is when you come up from a dive covered in sea lettuce, eelgrass, and whatever else the tide brought in, missing only dressing.
There, now it's googleable.
There, now it's googleable.
- Sat Aug 02, 2014 9:20 pm
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: Advice on redundant computer
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3562
Re: Advice on redundant computer
This seems to be a relevant ScubaBoard thread about the Suunto: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/computers-gauges-watches-analyzers/441733-suunto-vector-dive-watch.html Why do you want redundancy? The best computer for you depends on what you want to do with it. Do you want an upgrade, or a computer...
- Thu Jul 17, 2014 12:04 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Cove 2 Shower?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 8502
Re: Cove 2 Shower?
It was on Tuesday night.
- Thu Jul 03, 2014 1:12 pm
- Forum: Dive Planning
- Topic: 4th of July crabbing
- Replies: 0
- Views: 595
4th of July crabbing
I have friday off, and I'd like some crustacean meat for the 4th! Anyone up for hitting the Mukilteo T-dock at 9am tomorrow morning?
- Sun Jun 29, 2014 11:22 pm
- Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
- Topic: My AOW "Critter ID" dive
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1747
Re: My AOW "Critter ID" dive
The only critter I occasionally stop looking at, or for, is the coonstripe shrimp, because they're so ubiquitous. I have to remind myself to look for them sometimes. About soles: I've mostly seen english soles at Cove 2. The way I differentiate between english and rock soles, is that the english sol...
- Sat Jun 28, 2014 11:51 am
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The Bottle Thread
- Replies: 276
- Views: 185262
Re: The Bottle Thread
Tom Nic already found, and posted about an almost identical bottle, but I found this guy at Alki Junkyard last night: https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3879/14524825691_4754bd90a5_b.jpg The interesting thing is that I guess the bottler in Fresno and the one in Seattle were both using the same bottle de...
- Tue Jun 24, 2014 3:44 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Coelacanth discoverer dies in diving accident.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1665
Re: Coelacanth discoverer dies in diving accident.
Reading about the coelacanth was one of the first moments when I really started to become fascinated with the sea. This is really sad.
- Tue Jun 24, 2014 3:30 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Dogfish question
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5523
Re: Dogfish question
I saw one in 2012 at Saltwater State Park on a surface swim, back when I still had a snorkel.
Man, I miss that snorkel.
Man, I miss that snorkel.
- Thu Jun 19, 2014 4:59 pm
- Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
- Topic: Changes in abundance with the pycnopodia gone
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4813
Re: Changes in abundance with the pycnopodia gone
I'm noticing a bunch more opalescent nudibranchs. I see a lot of red gilled nudis and other types that look lile red gilled, but actual opalescents don't seem to be that common.
Nudibranchs probably have their own unrelated boom and bust cycles, but there ya go.
Nudibranchs probably have their own unrelated boom and bust cycles, but there ya go.
- Tue Jun 10, 2014 6:02 pm
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Nanaimo and Victoria June 6-8
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1928
Re: Nanaimo and Victoria June 6-8
You also got a shot of a young yelloweye rockfish around 1:00 of the first video! That's really cool!
- Fri Jun 06, 2014 10:57 pm
- Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
- Topic: Changes in abundance with the pycnopodia gone
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4813
Re: Changes in abundance with the pycnopodia gone
I've been reporting more green urchins on my REEF surveys certainly.
- Fri Jun 06, 2014 4:00 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: The time has come
- Replies: 27
- Views: 6196
Re: The time has come
Well crap. I'm sorry to hear this.
- Fri Jun 06, 2014 2:15 pm
- Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
- Topic: ID help on odd thing seen at Redondo
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1436
Re: ID help on odd thing seen at Redondo
I'm guessing a colonial tunicate of some sort, like this one I saw at Three Tree:
- Sun May 18, 2014 9:10 pm
- Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
- Topic: Rare sighting for PT
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3871
Re: Rare sighting for PT
I've only seen one at Salt Creek park, and then, only a really tiny one.
- Fri May 16, 2014 11:49 pm
- Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
- Topic: Sea star die-off
- Replies: 279
- Views: 151494
Re: Sea star die-off
I saw a few decent-sized sunflower stars at Alki Junkyard tonight. A few spiny red stars, one leather star, a small rose star, and a few stimpson's too.
- Fri May 16, 2014 11:46 pm
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Viz Reports Thread
- Replies: 3235
- Views: 733244
Re: Viz Reports Thread
Alki Junkyard tonight: 15-20-ish feet. LOOOOTS of whale snot.
- Sat May 03, 2014 3:57 pm
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Viz Reports Thread
- Replies: 3235
- Views: 733244
Re: Viz Reports Thread
Edmonds today was 5-7'.
- Wed Apr 30, 2014 9:53 am
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Viz Reports Thread
- Replies: 3235
- Views: 733244
Re: Viz Reports Thread
Cove 2/1, about 10-15 craptastic feet all the way down to 110'.
Whale snot abounds!
Whale snot abounds!
- Tue Apr 29, 2014 11:18 pm
- Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
- Topic: Longspine Combfish at cove 2/1?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1171
Re: Longspine Combfish at cove 2/1?
Well crap! I just googled "longspine combfish cove 2", and saw this post by Tangfish: http://www.nwdiveclub.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2220 It's got the florescent yellow markings on the dorsal fin that I saw! In pretty sure that's what I saw tonight! On a side note, if anyone has a scoo...
- Tue Apr 29, 2014 10:12 pm
- Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
- Topic: Longspine Combfish at cove 2/1?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1171
Longspine Combfish at cove 2/1?
I saw something (well two things) that looked like a longspine combfish somewhere between the I Beams and the Monolith tonight. It was at about 85-ish feet, the markings looked a lot like this photo: http://www.boydski.com/diving/photos/Fish/longspinecombfish69.htm But it's dorsal fin was down, so I...
- Sat Apr 19, 2014 2:03 pm
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Last night at Redondo ...
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1107
Re: Last night at Redondo ...
Bay Pipefish! I've only ever seen one of those!
- Fri Apr 18, 2014 10:33 pm
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: H20doctor Diving Vacation On Oahu
- Replies: 33
- Views: 6005
Re: H20doctor Diving Vacation On Oahu
Yup, cornetfish. I got really close to one in Maui a few years ago: https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8206/8242625417_9513a57b79_z_d.jpg https://www.flickr.com/photos/fnerg/8242625417/in/photostream/ https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8488/8242627067_0f806abb5f_z_d.jpg https://www.flickr.com/photos/fnerg/8...