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by Jan K
Mon Nov 27, 2023 9:35 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
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Deception Pass, November 21, 2023 dive. Leaky neck seal shortened my dive by adding lots of cold water inside my suit, making my dive rather unpleasant. The Kelp greenlings are in mating mode, overall, this time, there was very little color at the Pass.. https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-sv...
by Jan K
Sat Nov 25, 2023 10:39 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
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Langley Harbor, November 18, 2023 dive. The rest of pixels. How the second Whitespotted greenling male convinced females to deposit their eggs in such confined spot is amazing. But looking at the number of unfertilized eggs in that bunch tells me that it was not a best place to start new family. htt...
by Jan K
Fri Nov 24, 2023 1:07 pm
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
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Langley Harbor, November 18, 2023 dive. The visibility was so good on Friday that I returned on Saturday to enjoy more of it. Well, although there was no rain, no wind, same high tide cycle, the great visibility did not survive 24 hours. Saturday provided almost 20 feet visibility, instead of 30. We...
by Jan K
Thu Nov 23, 2023 11:39 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
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Langley Harbor, November 17, 2023 dive. The rest of the pixels. And Happy Thanksgiving ! :) https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-Zb7s6Pk/0/8c569615/XL/11.17.23%20Whitespotted%20greenling%20male%20color-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-b9WLzbj/0/a304cb83/XL/11.17.23%20White%20g...
by Jan K
Wed Nov 22, 2023 11:49 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
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Langley Harbor, November 17, 2023. Clouds of forage fish. Pacific herring in the shallower water, Shiner perch below it. Dead Spotted Ratfish in the floating dock mooring mess. Very interesting dive in good visibility. https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-J5CzhMs/0/eb4b85f5/XL/11.17.23%20Langl...
by Jan K
Mon Nov 20, 2023 2:37 pm
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5394
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Possession Point Fingers, November 16, 2023 dive. https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-gXgqSr5/0/25462884/XL/11.16.23%20Possession%20Fingers%20Dive%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-sPPfZbv/0/aaba56e8/XL/11.16.23%20Dock%20shrimp-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-phot...
by Jan K
Sat Nov 18, 2023 8:13 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
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Keystone Jetty, November 14, 2023 dive. Barnacles already growing on juvenile Puget Sound King crab. They will be gone after next molding ... https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-JvkhpMw/0/af156ac6/XL/11.14.23%20%20Keystone%20Jetty%20Dive%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-2...
by Jan K
Thu Nov 16, 2023 8:10 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
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Driftwood Pond #2, November 10, 2023 dive. The Glassy Bubble Shell slugs took residence in this pond. None are found in Pond #1. Not laying eggs yet. They seem to feed in the shallows on Japanese fireweed, on green Hair algae and Sea lettuce as well in the deeper parts of pond on stuff associated wi...
by Jan K
Wed Nov 15, 2023 8:04 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5394
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Driftwood Pond #2. November 10,2023 dive. The two ponds, so close together, and yet so different always puzzled me. So it was just natural, after diving with so many Moon jellies in #1 to see if what I can find in # 2. And as expected, not single Moon jelly.... But I found small anemone which I only...
by Jan K
Mon Nov 13, 2023 7:55 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
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Driftwood Pond #1. November 8, 2023 dive. The winter scene in the pond is subdued, not much action as even the invasive Japanese wireweed. is on a hold mode. The Japan mussels cover large area along the eastern slope. They too are invasive species, except their impact in this isolated pond is minima...
by Jan K
Sun Nov 12, 2023 9:15 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
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Driftwood Pond #1. November 8, 2023 dive. Moon jellies, still going strong. Thousands in some deeper locations, but only few jellies in the shallows... https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-L9Nh2Fw/0/8cf7d6cf/XL/11.8.23%20%20Driftwood%20Pond%20%231%20Dive%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/L...
by Jan K
Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:21 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
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Langley Harbor, November 7, 2023 dive. The rest of the pixels. https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-Bg3Gv4G/0/d2879cb5/XL/11.7.23%20Saddleback%20gunnels-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-MsZxJWr/0/cdb41463/XL/11.7.23%20Whitespotted%20greenling%20eggs-XL.jpg https://photos.smugm...
by Jan K
Fri Nov 10, 2023 1:00 pm
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
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Langley Harbor, November 7, 2023 dive. It started with good visibility, but as the wind increased above, the visibility decreased below. The food fight for mussels along the tire reef did not help neither. Crabs and fish stirred the sand while some mussels fell from the floating dock above... Not fa...
by Jan K
Thu Nov 09, 2023 9:31 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5394
Views: 926731

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Holmes Harbor, November 5, 2023 dive. https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-NR9LRm7/0/68bc5118/XL/11.5.23%20%20Holmes%20Harbor%20Dive%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-cZVhJzF/0/92208934/XL/11.5.23%20%20Hooded%20nudibranch%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/...
by Jan K
Mon Nov 06, 2023 6:34 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5394
Views: 926731

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Skyline, November 1, 2023 dive. https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-5mD47mc/0/c583cb2e/XL/11.1.23%20Skyline%20Dive%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-bGXPh5j/0/6ec15e7e/XL/11.1.23%20White%20lined%20dirona-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-m8BPmBD/0/2fd5e3e4/...
by Jan K
Sat Nov 04, 2023 4:45 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5394
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by Jan K
Fri Nov 03, 2023 6:24 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5394
Views: 926731

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Keystone Jetty. October 28, 2023 dive. https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-NbwvBBX/0/fccf5f66/XL/10.28.23%20%20Keystone%20Jetty%20dive%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-qJnrRnk/0/3fbeb509/XL/10.28.23%20%20Hudson%27s%20dorid%20eggs-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-p...
by Jan K
Tue Oct 31, 2023 9:12 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5394
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Possession Point Fingers. October 27, 2023 dive. The cold and sunny weather streak continues, Mount Baker now wears white coat again. The price of finding Golden Dirona was a paid by getting soaked through a leaky neck seal... https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-H5ZpVwZ/0/29cca5d5/XL/10.27.23...
by Jan K
Sun Oct 29, 2023 11:27 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
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Langley Harbor, October 23, 2023 dive. Some of the critters. https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-B3GGkkG/0/147caf98/XL/10.23.23%20Langley%20Harbor%20Dive%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-kFqkfBm/0/5d3fcc8a/XL/10.23.23%20Spotted%20ratfish%20-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.c...
by Jan K
Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:26 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
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Deception Pass, October 22, 2023 dive. And the rest of the pixels. https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-ddQWVqz/0/a9092c13/XL/10.22.23%20Three-lined%20aeolid-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-bPRKFV4/0/17947dbb/XL/10.22.23%20N%20leopard%20dorid-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com...
by Jan K
Thu Oct 26, 2023 8:25 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5394
Views: 926731

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Deception Pass, October 22, 2023 dive. https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-9vt3PD2/0/db500c9a/XL/10.22.23%20Deception%20Pass%20dive%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-Qxjhvnt/0/b5ab57fd/XL/10.22.23%20Fluted%20bryozoan-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-JXSZTb...
by Jan K
Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:46 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5394
Views: 926731

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Skyline, October 19, 2023 dive. I think this is the first time I found Six-rayed star wasting. 🙁 https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-ZTpKM3H/0/d098ea7f/XL/10.19.23%20Skyline%20Dive%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-rZNqrKS/0/314f2efd/XL/10.19.23%20Giant%20Pacific%20Octopus...
by Jan K
Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:38 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5394
Views: 926731

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October 15, 2023. Driftwood Park dive. Juvenile Wolf-eels, plenty of Dock shrimps and good time with Pacific Red Octopus. The one in the bottle? No, it decided to stay inside... 🙂 https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-hcLxfqK/0/dde67456/XL/10.15.23%20Driftwood%20Park%20Dive%201-XL.jpg https://p...
by Jan K
Thu Oct 19, 2023 7:44 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5394
Views: 926731

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October 13, 2023. Keystone Jetty dive. And some of the smaller critters. And sea star wasting disease now hits Keystone too. :( https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-m3Vs5Dn/0/b4883735/XL/10.13.23%20%20Honeycomb%20worm%20closeup%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-JJMsnkz/0/e4...
by Jan K
Wed Oct 18, 2023 9:12 am
Forum: Critter Watchers - PNW Marine Life
Topic: Whidbey Island Critters
Replies: 5394
Views: 926731

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October 13, 2023. Keystone Jetty dive. What would Keystone be without Lingcod? https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-PQF9783/0/457e32c5/XL/10.13.23%20%20Keystone%20Jetty%20Dive%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Latest-photos/i-jgpXs7q/0/b8c751ce/XL/10.13.23%20Lingcod%20Giant%20plumose%20sce...