Humbolt off Sekui

[Cera]

Hey, has anyone heard that lots of fishermen are catching Humbolt off Sekui? My friend that has a boat caught 2 this weekend!

[Gooch]

I wanna see one really bad....although, I may need more protection than my wimpy dive knife.

[Mattleycrue76]

I heard from a fishermen friend of mine that there have been ALOT of them being caught between Sekui and Sequim. Aparently there is at least one large school of them frequenting the area.

[Pinkpadigal]

I heard from a customer that a fisherman picked one up in the dock up there.

[pogiguy05]

I wanna see one really bad....although, I may need more protection than my wimpy dive knife.

would this be better

[Mattleycrue76]

http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-090809- ... 6406.story

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/artic ... /309099988

http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/salt ... id=4456275

[LCF]

Are these really Humboldt squid? Because the one caught at Cove 2 wasn't -- I can't remember what the guy told me it was, but I talked to the fisherman who caught it, and the aquarium speciated it and it wasn't a Humboldt after all.

[pogiguy05]

Certain members of my family would call them DINNER!!!

[Grateful Diver]

Guess I should postpone my plans for another solo dive out at Sekiu Jetty for a while ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

[Gill Envy]

Are these really Humboldt squid? Because the one caught at Cove 2 wasn't -- I can't remember what the guy told me it was, but I talked to the fisherman who caught it, and the aquarium speciated it and it wasn't a Humboldt after all.

Right you are! you get points!!! Just looked up the cove 2 conclusion: "Robust Clubhook Squid Moroteuthis robusta.
In general ~3 to 4 ft for Humboldt Squid Dosidicus gigas, ~5 to 7 ft for Robust Clubhook Squid Moroteuthis robusta"

I find it ponderable that what we all are finding so unusual might very well have been commonplace back in the days of 150 lb salmonm, 500 lb octo's and basking sharks ... go back 100 or even just 60 years ago and you probably wouldn't even recognize the sound under water. Could it be that the conservation efforts are finally beginning to improve enough to support the abundance of big life here again? Maybe it's a good sign?!

g

[Mattleycrue76]

Could it be that the conservation efforts are finally beginning to improve enough to support the abundance of big life here again? Maybe it's a good sign?!

g

Boy do I hope so!

[Grateful Diver]

Could it be that the conservation efforts are finally beginning to improve enough to support the abundance of big life here again? Maybe it's a good sign?!

g

Boy do I hope so!

Me too ... but I would still prefer not to have to share my favorite dive sites with Humboldt ... I'm a critter kinda guy and all, but ya gotta draw the line somewhere ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

[Mattleycrue76]

Could it be that the conservation efforts are finally beginning to improve enough to support the abundance of big life here again? Maybe it's a good sign?!

g

Boy do I hope so!

Me too ... but I would still prefer not to have to share my favorite dive sites with Humboldt ... I'm a critter kinda guy and all, but ya gotta draw the line somewhere ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Fear not! Just dive with Pensacolaracer. Calamari for days...

[pensacoladiver]

Could it be that the conservation efforts are finally beginning to improve enough to support the abundance of big life here again? Maybe it's a good sign?!

g

Boy do I hope so!

Me too ... but I would still prefer not to have to share my favorite dive sites with Humboldt ... I'm a critter kinda guy and all, but ya gotta draw the line somewhere ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Fear not! Just dive with Pensacolaracer. Calamari for days...

There aren't enough spears out there to keep all those things off of you once they come at you in force. I think I would be a little freaked out if several of them started to get aggressive.

[BASSMAN]

Are these really Humboldt squid? Because the one caught at Cove 2 wasn't -- I can't remember what the guy told me it was, but I talked to the fisherman who caught it, and the aquarium speciated it and it wasn't a Humboldt after all.

Right you are! you get points!!! Just looked up the cove 2 conclusion: "Robust Clubhook Squid Moroteuthis robusta.
In general ~3 to 4 ft for Humboldt Squid Dosidicus gigas, ~5 to 7 ft for Robust Clubhook Squid Moroteuthis robusta"

I find it ponderable that what we all are finding so unusual might very well have been commonplace back in the days of 150 lb salmonm, 500 lb octo's and basking sharks ... go back 100 or even just 60 years ago and you probably wouldn't even recognize the sound under water. Could it be that the conservation efforts are finally beginning to improve enough to support the abundance of big life here again? Maybe it's a good sign?!

g

So are the "Robust Clubhook Squid Moroteuthis robusta" any safer than the Humboldt? or more dangerous?
kinder, gentler, version of the sqid family?

And is the short name, just a "Grand Clubhook squid"?

[Metal man]

I find it ponderable that what we all are finding so unusual might very well have been commonplace back in the days of 150 lb salmonm, 500 lb octo's and basking sharks ... go back 100 or even just 60 years ago and you probably wouldn't even recognize the sound under water. Could it be that the conservation efforts are finally beginning to improve enough to support the abundance of big life here again? Maybe it's a good sign?!

g

Humbolts would be scary enough, but if they came in here so would thier predators.... not something I want to run into with 10 foot viz.

[Gill Envy]

yeah, i'm not saying I want to run into mega fauna face to face, but maybe it's a good sign for the ecology... and can you imagine dive operators offering cage dives in these waters here, that would be a trip!
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I find it ponderable that what we all are finding so unusual might very well have been commonplace back in the days of 150 lb salmonm, 500 lb octo's and basking sharks ... go back 100 or even just 60 years ago and you probably wouldn't even recognize the sound under water. Could it be that the conservation efforts are finally beginning to improve enough to support the abundance of big life here again? Maybe it's a good sign?!

g

Humbolts would be scary enough, but if they came in here so would thier predators.... not something I want to run into with 10 foot viz.

[Shaker100]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcKQt5hHDXg[/youtube]

I am sure you have all seen this clip, but it's worth reviewing before setting out to dive with humbolts.

Shake