A new type of critter watching

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Tidepool Geek
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A new type of critter watching

Post by Tidepool Geek »

Greetings,

I just came across this article in the NY Times online edition and thought some of you might be interested.

The art & science of blackwater diving and photography (includes some amazing images):
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/30/scie ... arvae.html
The underlying paper (includes more images) (full):
https://bioone.org/journals/ichthyology ... 19318.full
Darkly yours,
Alex
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YellowEye
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Re: A new type of critter watching

Post by YellowEye »

Very cool stuff. I know blackwater is a highlight for many going to kona. Several of us have been wanting to do blackwater in the puget sound. I think now is the time of year to do it. Lots of larva in the water. I saw a sea angel and newborn fish at Keystone the weekend before last and I saw crabs hatching at Redondo this last weekend.
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