Northwest Dive Club

Thanks.
It might not be the tropics, but it looks a little bit like coral : :biggrin:

The colors on that snail are unbelievable. Great shots. It never fails, when you rigged for macro, something big will swim by ...

Romance is live and well at Keystone Jetty :luv:

This critter is from last summer, as you can see by the Bull kelp which just now begins to grow up again at Keystone. I was going through some old files and found the shots of anemone larva feeding on its host jelly, so I decided to share it with you, since many of you come across these two antagoni...

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Hey Jan, did you send this to Tony Parra? I bet he'd like to see this photo. - Janna quote]

Yes Janna, I am working with him on the Lingcod cleaning project..

More from the Fingers...

The realm of juvenile Yelloweye rockfish.

What a great dive report. I wish I could write like that..

We also got to dive with him this past week, and what a privilege it was. We will definitely be back! Dave, the pleasure was mutual. I am glad that you all enjoyed visit to our island. You see, even our egg guarding Lingcod are nicer to visiting divers the their southern cousin :laugh: http://i103....

There seems to be some disagreement about the benefit of the split fin design.
Copper Rockfish seem to like them :biggrin:

You guys sure know how to make an old man blush. Believe me, I was not trying to avoid you... I hope you make it to Whidbey soon, although I still don't understand why all that fuss. Curtis, thank you for the company and the video.

When I arrived at the scene, the cleaner Scalyhead was not interested in being photographed and settled nearby, waiting for me to leave. The Lingcod, while guarding two egg masses under its body kept his mouth wide open. Unfortunately, it was nesting between the rocks of the jetty, so I could not ge...

Not again! Sorry Valerie, that hurts .....

Not sure about the ID - orange siphons, but the shape of the shell doesn't fit the description - Reminds me of a movie goer wearing 3D glasses :cylon: http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m147/Honza-01/21510EntosmaS.jpg Col. Quaritch: You are not in Kansas anymore. You are on Pandora, ladies and gentl...

Superb shot, Dan. You got a good eye
And skills to capture what you see ...

Very nice video indeed, thanks for reviving memory, it has been too long since I dove Catalina.. You captured the essence of it very well.

This Lingcod male was little frazzled, keeping Sunflower stars, Striped perch and other Lingcod off his four egg masses. http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m147/Honza-01/21010LingeggaS.jpg It must be a lonely life for the juvenile Yelloweye rockfish. I never seen more then one fish at any given loca...

Another of the " HARD TO SEE" critters :

Have a great one Bob! Since I am still one of the few who did not see the Pacific Lumpsucker, I took the liberty to use your images to pay tribute to their KING :biggrin: HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!

AWESOME ! Perfect shot ...

The Lingcod egg season is to a slow start at Langley Tire Reef. In past years we had over ten different egg masses, now only three. Maybe El Nino is to blame, hopefully it is just postponed ... http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m147/Honza-01/11510Ling2eggsS.jpg http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m1...

We revisited the Sculpin Rock, a glacial erratic resting on the sandy bottom in Saratoga Passage off Whidbey Island. Not as many egg nests as last year, but it might be still early. Not the best photos, but I outlined some of the sculpins, for they are so well camouflaged that they don't show well o...

Looks like you had great time! Excellent collection of critters ..

Great find Dusty! I will start looking for them on Whidbey when I return to the island

Langley Tire Reef 15th. Silty 10 feet visibility .. :(