Northwest Dive Club

I saw this first on Facebook when someone else commented, then on reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/AnimalsBeingJerks/comments/26l38b/rockfish_feels_like_calimari_for_dinner_nibbles/ You aren't by chance "scubadger" are you? Because I'm also super upset I did not think of that name first!! W...

Off near the Ranger, right by Don's shop.

We used to get them quite a bit in net collections off the railroad beach, or off the marine center pier, but quite often they were much smaller. I've seen them that size a few times diving under the PTMSC pier as well. Really neat fish!! Just have to go to places with more grass!

Was the bulge symmetrical? Usually asymmetrical bulges aren't normal.

Like everyone has said, there isn't a lot of money in diving. What it IS, however, is a marketable job skill. Depending on your field, being even Open Water certified could set you aside from other applicants. So enjoy diving, meet great people, take advantage of all the great scuba travel options t...

If you saw abalone I'd be impressed - they've been very rare in the Puget Sound area for quite some time. They are illegal to take. Sea urchins fall under the shellfish category and are regulated by WDFW (see page 11 of this PDF for a definition of shellfish: http://wdfw.wa.gov/publications/01500/wd...

Score one for the Midwest thermocline!

Looks like I will be accepting an IT position at the hospital in Port Townsend. Family is pretty excited about the opportunity. As a fellow Wisconsin native (from Madison) who lived in PT for a year...I am excited for you! There are some excellent divers in the area and you WILL enjoy the diving! B...

So here is the confirmed list... Cory Rose Kristina Rose Tom Nic John Rawlings Ginny Rawlings Jeff Castor Elisaboo & friend ?? Still 2 spots open, with 2 unconfirmed 100% Well there were some issues with some on this list and there was 2 not listed that is why I asked. I know your just jealous ...

We haven't been able to find any reasonable flights - so our spots are open unless something comes up.

I miss you guys!!

Did you make a yeast starter before you pitched it? From what I read that seems to a beer brewing step that is skipped for cider and wine making which have different sugars available to the yeast. I just used boiled water that had cooled to 105F to proof the yeast per the instructions on the packag...

We used to see this on occasion at the marine center - I think we determined it to be something called "starfish wasting disease" or something like that (there were a few scholarly articles we had about it). Very strange, and always fatal from what I could tell...

I realize that we're two divers with four tanks at this point...so if I understand basic math here, I think we're going to run out of air sometime around the third dive... So perhaps I'm not actually "in" for a 2pm splash, unless I can find an airfill somewhere... Well I have 2 130's/ AIR...

I realize that we're two divers with four tanks at this point...so if I understand basic math here, I think we're going to run out of air sometime around the third dive...

So perhaps I'm not actually "in" for a 2pm splash, unless I can find an airfill somewhere...

No crab license yet for this year but I might be looking for a dive buddy on Thursday. :smt064 Otherwise... Sure would like to meet up with you for a beer or something :burntchef: , before you head back to Cheese Country. Let me know when you are @ Sea Tac too! I might be @ work and can come say, &...

I'm out. Hopefully the next week. It's a good thing I'm bringing my own photographer this week, or I'd be disappointed!! Elise I would be tempted to do an earlier dive as well. The 5pm dive times are kind of flexible since alot people get off work around those times. I will have to wait and see if ...

:nutty: Aghh!! Who the hell would steal a 'well used' dry suit? That's perverted. That's my thinking too. But it seems the world is full of perverts now days. I have been wandering around since yesterday muttering to myself trying to make since of it. I keep thinking I must have just misplaced it b...

Well I guess we'll be finding a place to rent a crab pot to boil them in! I'll get my crabs one way or another... We arrive tomorrow night, and welcome any fellow crab addicts!

I am SO IN. Me +1! I'm even game for earlier dives, I think we'll hit it hard that morning, as soon as I check out what the tides are doing...

Do you know how excited I am to RSVP for this????!!!! I am VERY ready for a PNW vacation, price be damned!

All right guys. I'm in the area from Thursday and I leave Monday night. I want to go out and get some crabs. Not only that (because that's easy, right?) but I need a way/place to prepare them - I'm pretty sure they wouldn't do so well in a hotel room microwave... Anyone up for a little crab boil nex...

If I were in the area I'd definitely apply. It's more than most dive shops pay for a starting rate, and includes roughly the same skill set (plus some environmental knowledge). For zoos and aquariums these days, it's not a bad rate actually...it's not a field you enter for the money that's for sure.

Tim, go see Don and the folks at Octopus Gardens. They're very knowledgeable in local diving around PT and can point you in the direction of a dive site that's appropriate for the time you want to dive. Also, they're awesome people!

As someone who takes hormones every day...it's not so bad. Especially compared to the alternatives. Sending good thoughts to you and your family!