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by Echo
Sun May 22, 2016 8:02 pm
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: God's Pocket May 14-18
Replies: 3
Views: 1170

Re: God's Pocket May 14-18

I'm definitely jumping on this next year. I wanted to go this year but booked fast! So glad you guys had a blast, looked like fun!
by Echo
Sun May 22, 2016 7:53 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Starfish baby bloom?
Replies: 9
Views: 3648

Re: Starfish baby bloom?

Thanks for the information guys
by Echo
Sun May 22, 2016 7:53 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Starfish baby bloom?
Replies: 9
Views: 3648

Re: Starfish baby bloom?

The whole thing just really bums me out. Even if this virus disappeared tomorrow, or the young can mutate to combat the virus, it still takes a starfish 2 years to reach sexual maturity and several generations would have to pass for populations and ecosystems to return to normal, if that's even poss...
by Echo
Sun May 22, 2016 6:05 am
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Starfish baby bloom?
Replies: 9
Views: 3648

Re: Starfish baby bloom?

Wow, thank you for that.
by Echo
Sat May 21, 2016 8:39 pm
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade Dive Gear
Topic: got any old usable gear to get rid of?
Replies: 6
Views: 2567

Re: got any old usable gear to get rid of?

I've got spare fins and mask. She's about my size and I'll go looking to see if I might have a set of gloves and a hood too
by Echo
Sat May 21, 2016 8:24 pm
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Long Island and Shaw Island, San Juans 5/21/16
Replies: 4
Views: 1523

Long Island and Shaw Island, San Juans 5/21/16

Went out today with a couple of Marker Buoys on Lu-Jacs Charter to Long Island and Shaw. Long Island was everything beautiful as it always seems to be. Fields of Strawberry Anemones and nearly every square foot had a nudi. During our SI and travel to Shaw we encountered the largest male Orca I've ev...
by Echo
Thu May 19, 2016 6:29 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Bubbles & Suds (5/18)
Replies: 6
Views: 2465

Re: Bubbles & Suds (5/18)

I went shrimping over at the T dock last night, lousy catch, Saturday was a good night. Last night, not so much. I wish I had my camera instead of a goodie bag though, because there were more octos than I could count and 3 stubby squid, one was the size of my hand.
by Echo
Thu May 19, 2016 2:24 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Starfish baby bloom?
Replies: 9
Views: 3648

Starfish baby bloom?

http://www.timescolonist.com/news/world ... -1.2249565
Anyone have any more evidence that starfish might be coming back?
by Echo
Wed May 18, 2016 6:51 pm
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Janolus fuscus season has arrived
Replies: 6
Views: 3419

Re: Janolus fuscus season has arrived

It's their punk hair Doo :)
by Echo
Wed May 18, 2016 11:41 am
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Mukilteo
Replies: 22
Views: 5842

Re: Mukilteo

Norris wrote:DO NOT EVER DIVE THE BOEING DOCK, EVER. There are sharks, Orcas, and leopard seals all looking for anything resembling a seal.
Yup. Stories are true! pseudo science reports are all over it!
by Echo
Wed May 18, 2016 9:14 am
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Bubbles & Suds (5/18)
Replies: 6
Views: 2465

Re: Bubbles & Suds (5/18)

I'll be doing 2 late night solo dives at the T dock hunting bugs. Last day of the year. Saturday i came up short. Need to fill my bag this time. Have fun guys!
by Echo
Tue May 17, 2016 6:29 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Mukilteo
Replies: 22
Views: 5842

Re: Mukilteo

OK so you were diving the old fuel dock site that was torn out last year. Yes that was the main spot since I've been scuba diving and it has been the honey hole because of all of the muscles that grew on the pilings... the crabs would climb the pilings break the muscles off and feed on them on the ...
by Echo
Tue May 17, 2016 6:21 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Mukilteo
Replies: 22
Views: 5842

Re: Mukilteo

You can access the park from Mukilteo Lane. Going up from the ferry landing, turn left on second street. From second, turn left on Mukilteo Lane. You will see the place where you can cross the railroad tracks. It's a good entry point. I saw morningdiverbob diving there. Curt Shhhhh. DL, Curt, DL!! ...
by Echo
Mon May 16, 2016 9:42 pm
Forum: Underwater Imaging - Photography & Video
Topic: EUP
Replies: 4
Views: 1855

Re: EUP

I was so cold at the end & super hungry! :burntchef: The cold gets me every time! I had a 120min dive there and the last hour I was just going through stages of hypothermia before i headed back in. Iook at my air and I'm like 'pft I can't go in yet, I still have half my air left!' While convuls...
by Echo
Mon May 16, 2016 9:30 pm
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Alki Pipeline
Replies: 22
Views: 2891

Re: Alki Pipeline

So, curious. How does a moon snail create this egg ribbon. I see them on more dives than not, and very aware that they're snail eggs, but I've never seen them produced. Is it like snail slime, eggs and sand? They're not a solid egg mass like nudis make
by Echo
Sun May 15, 2016 8:03 pm
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Salt Creek, Seiku Jetty, and Lake Crescent 5-13-2016
Replies: 33
Views: 3701

Re: Salt Creek, Seiku Jetty, and Lake Crescent 5-13-2016

:hearteyes: :hearteyes: :hearteyes: I see stalk jellies all of the time, but to see them like that is magical!!!!
by Echo
Sun May 15, 2016 9:38 am
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Alki Pipeline
Replies: 22
Views: 2891

Re: Alki Pipeline

Is the buoy back? It was sitting on the sidewalk last time I was there
by Echo
Sun May 15, 2016 2:06 am
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Alki Pipeline
Replies: 22
Views: 2891

Re: Alki Pipeline

So that pipeline is like 20ft off the rock pile into the sand. Your dive profile sounds exactly like mine when I dived it in the fall. We got to the end of the rock piles, looked at each other like, 'OK, now what?' So decided to see if we couldn't get deeper and low and behold, there's the pipe! Too...
by Echo
Sat May 14, 2016 10:22 am
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Bubbles & Suds I-90 Bridge Edition 5/11/16
Replies: 11
Views: 2245

Re: Bubbles & Suds I-90 Bridge Edition 5/11/16

Oh it paid off a long time ago. I solo dived Kayak Pt last summer. Vis was like 2'. I had to smash my computer in my face to read it. I'm totally comfortable in zero vis. BTW, Kayak Pt is the worst dive site in Washington.
by Echo
Sat May 14, 2016 8:56 am
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: ThThTh - 5/12 - TTN
Replies: 19
Views: 2972

Re: ThThTh - 5/12 - TTN

Poor little gunnel. Echo, it is actually a Cockscomb. I thought it was a gunnel too. Notice the little "mohawk" on the head? I'm sorry but your both Wrong... Stichaeidae is the species :popcorn: Well, actually, that would mean we're all right, since that's just the Family name. Scoobie wa...
by Echo
Sat May 14, 2016 7:54 am
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Bubbles & Suds I-90 Bridge Edition 5/11/16
Replies: 11
Views: 2245

Re: Bubbles & Suds I-90 Bridge Edition 5/11/16

H20doctor wrote:Sweet we did a dive there a few weeks ago ...
You wanna know how I got separated? Digging for a bottle. You gave me the bottle bug.
by Echo
Fri May 13, 2016 9:56 pm
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Bubbles & Suds I-90 Bridge Edition 5/11/16
Replies: 11
Views: 2245

Re: Bubbles & Suds I-90 Bridge Edition 5/11/16

Norris wrote:Those are some really great pictures. I especially like the Mt. Rainier picture with the water framing the bottom of the pic. Really cool idea
Thank you! I've been toying with the over-under shots with my dome port without much success
by Echo
Fri May 13, 2016 10:27 am
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: ThThTh - 5/12 - TTN
Replies: 19
Views: 2972

Re: ThThTh - 5/12 - TTN

Beautiful shots, love the shrimp eye!
by Echo
Fri May 13, 2016 10:26 am
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: ThThTh - 5/12 - TTN
Replies: 19
Views: 2972

Re: ThThTh - 5/12 - TTN

Poor little gunnel.