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Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 4:04 pm
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 1:35 pm
by eh.haole
An early nighttime muck dive in Penn Cove last night revealed a couple of things (apart from the shrimp, crab, octopus and jetsam) that I haven't noticed yet during a few "fishless" daytime dives. Anyone care to enlighten me with ids and stories?
In a drab soft bottom of clam middens(?) these colorful fish peeked out of their little abodes, often in (mating?) pairs
Wanna shack up?
I'm not sure I know who this is, but they sure are cute
There was even a little seagrass habitat
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 2:12 pm
by Jan K
I try. My guess:
1. & 2, Saddleback gunnels, (Pholis ornata),
3. nice find - Showy Snailfish, (Liparis pulchellus),
4. the Eel grass occupant is Hooded nudibranch (Melibe leonina).
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 2:13 pm
by Jan K
Happy World Octopus Day !
I had my chance to meet junior Great Pacific Octopus yesterday at Skyline, we shook hands and parted as friends.
We need more of this in our troubled world.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2020 12:20 pm
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:18 am
by Jan K
Deception Pass, October 11th. The weather was similar to the one we had on Friday the 9th. Overcast, strong winds from SE. Today, we add some rain to the mix. Three of us made the trip down the forest path to dip into the sometimes unpredictable waters of DP. After Friday struggle with the currents, I took closer look at the tables. On Friday, the old NOAA tables were closer to the slack than the new NOAA current table I started to use. But they were off at least by 30 minutes. This Sunday, the old tables predicted slack 26 minutes later, but looking at the water, it was time to go in early. And we had much easier time for it. The slack was short, but we all returned to the beach without white knuckles
Well, Tabb had a scooter to deal with the fickleness of current tables ...
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2020 8:15 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 8:44 pm
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 8:00 am
by Jan K
Hello fellow divers. Is it me or there are no Fried egg jellies around this year? I do see some Lion's mane, but not as many as in previous years. Seeing Fried eggs being dined on by anemones used to be a common sight in almost all places around the island.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2020 9:43 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2020 8:43 pm
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2020 8:34 am
by Jan K
Lagoon Point, another jelly. Red-eye medusa aka Penicillate jellyfish aka Red-eye jellyfish aka Ball medusa aka Bell-shaped jellyfish.
Pick up one name you like - there are sometimes plenty of them swimming around...
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 4:39 pm
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2020 4:47 pm
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 12:29 pm
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 7:15 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 9:12 am
by Jan K
For years, I thought the mussels in Penn Cove and near Langley were Pacific Blue mussels, Mytilus trossulus.
They are Mediterranean mussels, most likely seeded from the nearby shellfish farm ...
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2020 8:26 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2020 8:16 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2020 8:29 am
by Jan K
In case you are interested.
Some information on the common anemone in our waters...
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 12:23 pm
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2020 6:28 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2020 2:44 pm
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2020 2:56 pm
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 7:55 am
by Jan K