Northwest Dive Club

Holmes Harbor, February 3, 2024 dive. Juvenile Sunflower stars returning ? https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-3F4Mf24/0/436deba4/XL/2.3.24%20%20Holmes%20Harbor%20Dive%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-nHDdwHD/0/ed970603/XL/2.3.24%20Sunflower%20stars%20kelp%201-XL.jpg http...

Possession Point Fingers. February 2, 2024 dive. The rest of pixels. https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-fPwgSPs/0/d4c496c1/XL/2.2.24%20Sand%20rose%20anemone-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-fK2c8Pn/0/70f59933/XL/2.2.24%20Red%20irish%20lord-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/L...

Possession Point Fingers. February 2, 2024 dive. Lingcod guarding eggs. They are sure lousy guardians. The might try to attack divers and chase fish away, but are completely oblivious to the fact, that crabs and shrimps are munching on the egg masses behind them... https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-...

Keystone Jetty, January 30, 2024 dive. More crabs and rest of the pixels... https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-7Ndpmxz/0/c3a8d3db/XL/1.30.24%20%20juv%20King%20crab%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-tLxx6Rc/0/30946342/XL/1.30.24%20juv%20PS%20King%20crab%202-XL.jpg https://...

Keystone Jetty, January 30, 2024. The Fred dynasty occupying the empty Giant barnacle shell on the Rock of Life continues with yet another male Scalyhead sculpin. Introducing Fred the Sixth !. https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-4xCgrRm/0/4d8ddac4/XL/6.11.23%20Scalyhead%20Fred%20dynasty-X3-XL...

Keystone Jetty, January 30, 2024 dive. The weather wasn't all that great in January, the freeze kept me close to the wood stove. Visiting Keystone for the first time in the new year was nice. Calm waters, decent visibility. I found only one Lingcod egg mass, not that big one at that. Plenty of small...

This series of photos are from the pre-Facebook days. Back in "old days", there was so much more marine life present in Whidbey waters, and so interesting encounters were much more common. Lewis' moon snails are know to be very fond of Cockle clams. In April 2006 I watched one moon snail h...

Deception Pass, January 22, 2024. Yes, the rest of the pixels 🙂 https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-8bsTBDn/0/d8e6a9ed/XL/1.22.24%20Smooth%20Velvet%20snail-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-bCQX86Q/0/dfcffaf8/XL/1.22.24%20North%20striped%20dogwinkle-XL.jpg https://photos.smugm...

Deception Pass, January 22, 2024 dive. Few more critters . https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-PTfhRpr/0/64ace4bd/XL/1.22.24%20Armpit%20Blood%20star%20-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-hRHfvTX/0/10d239c2/XL/1.22.24%20Broadbase%20tunicates-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Lat...

Deception Pass, January 22, 2024 dive. Although listed as common, this is a new one for me. Peach Ball Sponge. https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-wsrB7h9/0/1bdc7086/XL/1.22.24%20Peach%20ball%20sponge%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-7qtMXPt/0/351a5987/XL/1.22.24%20Peach%...

Jan, thank you for continuing to post your photo documentation of your dives! I always enjoy looking at them! :partyman: Deception Pass, January 22, 2024 dive. It drizzled when I drove up to the state park, and it drizzled when I came out of the water and drove home. But sun came out long enough be...

Langley Harbor, January 19, 2024. Yes, you guess it, the rest of the pixels :) https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-894w2fQ/0/c1ae8a7b/XL/1.19.24%20South%20H-beam%20stars-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-HkZh2s2/0/c8f89e5e/XL/1.19.24%20Pycno%20Mottled%20Kelp%20crab-XL.jpg http...

Langley Harbor, January 19, 2024. Finally the ice melted from the roads and I can return to what I love. Diving. Not many critters encountered, as if they too hunkered down for the season. At least the flowerlike anemones and featherduster worms provided some opportunity to collect pixels with my ca...

Langley Harbor, January 1, 2024 dive. The rest of the pixels. While the wild weather this week keeps me from diving... https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-B4pNmWp/0/86dbc95e/XL/1.1.24%20Painted%20anemone-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-tN78PSt/0/665af426/XL/1.1.24%20Striped%...

Langley Harbor. January 1, 2024. First dive of the year. https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-D83SThd/0/7af46b09/XL/1.1.24%20Langley%20Harbor%20Dive%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-rkzfDmj/0/b921cdb3/XL/1.1.24%20Langley%20%20S%20-H%20beam-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com...

Driftwood Pond #1. December 31, 2023 dive. And the rest of the pixels 🙂 https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-JB4bbd6/0/d29205ac/XL/12.31.23%20%20Glassy%20bubble%20shell%20eggs-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-s4XL2dP/0/2fe93dc2/XL/12.31.23%20%20Bubble%20shell%20slug%20eyes-XL....

Driftwood Pond #1. December 31, 2023 dive. For while I thought that the oysters were all dead, but it looks like some survived after the whole area was covered with slime in the summer algae bloom. https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-HB3KSFG/0/6092ae04/XL/12.31.23%20%20Oyster%20sexuality-XL.j...

Driftwood Pond #1. December 31, 2023 Last dive of the year. Interesting to see both Moon jelly species in the same pond. The 16 lobbed variety is in majority, the 8 lobbed only few. https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-4vfCzHF/0/9f4ac1d6/XL/12.31.23%20%20Driftwood%20Pond%20%231%20Dive%201-XL.j...

Lagoon Point, December 28, 2023 dive. Slugs, tunicates and crabs. https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-bNx9wb8/0/c70ef037/XL/12.28.23%20Lagoon%20Point%20Dive%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-xMhs7jZ/0/69aa7994/XL/12.28.23%20White%20lined%20dirona-XL.jpg https://photos.smug...

Keystone Jetty, December 26, 2023 dive. And as usual, the rest of the pixels. https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-qHqN8bJ/0/674fedf3/XL/12.26.23%20%20male%20Kelp%20greenling%20eggs-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-4FsGWjZ/0/fb5dce0a/XL/12.26.23%20%20Kelp%20greenling%20eggs-XL...

Hi Jan, Great images as always! Are there any indications as to why the two species of snails have arranged themselves as shown? Habitat differences (current regime, sunlight, etc.) or is it that one species is crowding out the other over time? Competitively yours, Alex Thank you Alex. The two spec...

Keystone Jetty, December 26, 2023 dive. https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-7XFPtvd/0/f6d3eff0/XL/12.26.23%20%20Keystone%20Jetty%20%20Dive%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-LZwCrxV/0/264a1ca8/XL/12.26.23%20%20Nanaimo%20dorids-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos...

Possession Point Fingers, December 23, 2023 dive. More pixels caught in there :) First Lingcod egg mass of the season. And of course, visit my favorite anemones, each one with its own color pattern. https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-CCCdHdm/0/086a5ddd/XL/12.23.23%20%20Possession%20Point%20s...

Possession Point Fingers, December 23, 2023 dive. Cabezon is not fish I find here, but this one was a biggie :) https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-n8mDVf9/0/4b2c8eb6/XL/12.23.23%20Possession%20Fingers%20%20Dive%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-SJfQ6ZT/0/1c9e50ba/XL/12.23...

Langley Harbor, December 22, 2023 dive. Sea stars, crabs and the rest of the pixels... https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-SQDtsF6/0/27d5b3ec/XL/12.22.23%20Pycno%20N%20Kelp%20crabs-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-zWDSLvm/0/9c064092/XL/12.22.23%20South%20H-beam-XL.jpg https:/...