Northwest Dive Club

Zen Diver wrote:

John Rawlings wrote:Thank you, Dennis....

As you can tell from looking at the dates, despite my attempted resignation I have decided to stay on as a NWDC Moderator.
- John

Hooray!!!

What SHE said!!!

Spread the word, tell your dive buddies, clubs, etc! It's now time for public input on the GPO issue. Your comments are wanted by WDFW for options A, B, C and D. You can attend one of the two public input meetings, or send in your written comments if you'd rather. http://www.wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regu...

Nolan, that was GREAT!! You definitely have a talent for this. Good soundtrack too. It actually fit the serenity of the scenes. Wonderful color. I liked how you paused and at first it would look like a photo - and then your eye would catch some minute movement. That was cool! Were you on Lujac's Que...

Since you say they're free-swimming, that sounds a lot more like a YOY Rockfish than a sculpin. YOY Blacks and Yellowtails (and probably Blue-Sided too) are pretty long and slender, so that's a possibility. So that might be what you saw, because they do love to hang out under rocks and such. They al...

Hey Lynne,
Did those guys rest on the rock or were they free-swimming?
The shape from above almost looks like a really pale Longfin Sculpin. Without a side shot it's hard to tell the proportions though.
- Janna

Not sure, because sometimes I see it, and sometimes I don't. In California, that bright blue patch is much more prominent, so there might be slight geographical differences? They use the patch as an ID feature down there.
- Janna

WDFW NEWS RELEASE Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501-1091 http://wdfw.wa.gov/ January 22, 2013 Contact: Craig Burley, (360) 902-2784 WDFW seeks nominations to octopus advisory group OLYMPIA - The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is se...

What an awesome sighting!! And what's more, it was nice and deep, like it should be, and even better, like Rich said, it's getting to be a more mature one so hopefully it will make bebes!!!
- Janna

I read in one of Bellingham's dive shop newsletters that Langley Tire Reef is closing the first of the year. Does anyone know if that is a seasonal or a permanent closure?

- Janna

Those are great photos, Rich! Love the Candy Striped Shrimp shots and the Silverspotted will always remain one of my favorite weirdo sculpins.
- Janna

So here's my report on the WDFW Commission public input session this morning in Olympia: Before we even got to offer public input, the Director (who answers to the Commission) gave them a report on what THEY recommended, of which 5 options were put on the table (BEFORE we even got to speak, mind you...

Hey! I remember you once you said you were playspot! NW Diver seems sooooo loooooong agoooooo. We're gettin' old. Thanks for coming back around and welcome!
- Janna

It's up! The petition to provide protection for the Giant Pacific Octopus at Seattle's Alki Cove 2 dive site is now posted on the Dive News Network's website. Take a moment to read the petition and sign if you are interested, and be sure to include your comments. http://www.divenewsnetwork.com/index...

I love surprise packages in the mail, and this one was THE BEST! Friend and dive buddy Cindy Molitor knitted this hat for me and included this note:

REEF Level 6 Exam:
ID this hat.
AWESOME! Think you know what fish it is?

- Janna

Or the California Sea Cucumber - which are found (in my experience) in far greater numbers in WASHINGTON than in California!
- Janna : )

Late to the party - Why Curt, that's a Scalyhead that you've got there! (runs for cover). Some things that stick out at me on Scalyheads: Large white dot at base of tail Three orange/red lines through their eyes A few cirri at the corner of their mouths Stepping stone pattern below their lateral lin...

That's awesome!! I just got done reading the writeup. Beautiful close up shot of it too. Congrats!!

- Janna

Thank you all! I think it's a pretty bleak looking photo - I've got WAY better wolfie pics, but that's the one they wanted to use. They also used a photo of schooling rockfish - and you can see it on the online version of the article, don't know if it made the print version of the paper - but in any...

It's posted - view away!
http://www.reef.org/resources/webinars
- Janna

Heading to a warm water destination in the Caribbean / Florida / Bahamas, etc? Fish geek Tracey Griffin will be presenting one of our (in)famously fun REEF Fishinars online tonight. It's a webinar-type presentation, only fun, interactive, and all about our fishy friends we see on our dives. counting...

Wonderful photos, Tom! Nice to see that a few of these are being seen nowadays. Gotta get out and find me some!
- Janna

Well this got me curious! I looked up Wolffishes in Milton Love's Resource Inventory of Marine and Estuarine Fishes of the west coast and Alaska , and learned there are THREE members of the Wolffish family that live on the west coast! (I never knew that before). The Bering Wolffish is found in the n...

Great shots! I love these guys. Haven't seen any in quite awhile so good to see one!
- Janna

Absolutely AWESOME FIND!!!! I have never known of any diver reporting one before. I completely agree that what you have there is the Pacific Sandfish, Trichodon trichodon Kathy, make sure you get this on a REEF survey, please! :D I am looking in Pacific Fishes of Canada as well, and it's shown in he...

Lynne!! That's so cool! I am completely jealous of course, and may have to start yet another club that I am president of: the Never-Seen-A-Quillfish Club. Although it does sound like I will have plenty of co-presidents.

- Janna