Skyline, Critter ID
Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2017 9:48 pm
Did a dive at Skyline today. Lousy viz but decent critter action. Found a shrimp like critter I've never seen, about 1/2 inch. Could not ID in the big [Crabs and Shrimps of the Pacific Coast] book by Greg Jensen.
Also found a dark gray sponge (I think) about the size of a tennis ball, with small crabs? living in the pores. There were 2 sponges fairly close together. Color of the sponge did not come out like it looked to the naked eye but otherwise the pix is pretty good. Could not ID sponge or crab.
With all the plankton in the water the sea cucumbers were on an eating binge. Saw several juvenile wolf eels and one diver saw a PS King Crab larger than anything he's ever seen before.
Also found a dark gray sponge (I think) about the size of a tennis ball, with small crabs? living in the pores. There were 2 sponges fairly close together. Color of the sponge did not come out like it looked to the naked eye but otherwise the pix is pretty good. Could not ID sponge or crab.
With all the plankton in the water the sea cucumbers were on an eating binge. Saw several juvenile wolf eels and one diver saw a PS King Crab larger than anything he's ever seen before.