Northwest Dive Club

Howdy
SJ and I went on our friend's boat up to SJI's yesterday. It was a great day! Super calm conditions, great viz, etc

Surface sights: oyster catchers, seals, cool red-beaked gulls (not sure of the id), porpoises, sea lions, cormorants, and we even saw a seal eating a salmon!

Below the water, we saw GOBS AND FIELDS of proliferating anemones in pink, yellow, white, peach and aqua... painted anemones, stalked PMH's, scallops, a HUMUNGOUS yellow eye rockfish (secret location), gooseneck barnacles, a fairly good variety of dotos and nudibranchs, candy stripe shrimp etc etc... all the good san juan stuff!!

Here were a couple snaps Hope you had a great weekend!

Fantastic report YellowEye! It was so much fun diving with you guys!!!

It's always an Adventure in the beautiful San Juan Islands! So much life to see above & below! I love all the colors.

Here are a few of my snaps!

So glad to hear about all the anemones!! Such colorful pictures! San Juan islands have so much to offer. We live in a beautiful place!!

Wow nice report, great shots. What an epic dive!

ScubaJess, that picture of the Zoanthids in the strawberry fields is soooo cool!

Thank you for posting. The San Juans were my diving destination for years. Yelloweye: the red beaked gull is a Heerman's Gull. I miss diving.
-Curt

oldsalt wrote:Thank you for posting. The San Juans were my diving destination for years. Yelloweye: the red beaked gull is a Heerman's Gull. I miss diving.
-Curt

Yep Heerman's Gull matches an image search. What a beaut. Thanks for the id Curt! Hope you're well!