Northwest Dive Club

Driftwood Pond #2, August 8, 2023 dive. Time to check on the pond to how what this weather affects the shallow pond. Well, it doesn't look good. The sunshine and heat gives the green heir algae boost and it now covers everything. I did not see any jellyfish at all. Only the Three-spine sticklebacks ...

Skyline, August 7, 2023 dive. And the rest of the pixels ... https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Fidalgo-Island-and-vicinity/i-xHXk5dk/0/3e1595d4/XL/8.7.23%20juvenile%20Wolf-eel-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Fidalgo-Island-and-vicinity/i-sfzSRZD/0/fdaaac6b/XL/8.7.23%20female%20Kelp%20greenlin...

Skyline, August 7, 2023 dive. Wish upon a star, maybe to be in a cooler place ? :) https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Fidalgo-Island-and-vicinity/i-btg79M8/0/f4b02a0c/XL/8.7.23%20Stimpson%20sun%20star-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Fidalgo-Island-and-vicinity/i-B4g4v7Z/0/0501a676/XL/8.7.23%20...

Skyline, August 7, 2023 dive. https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Fidalgo-Island-and-vicinity/i-G97KzrL/0/00a797cd/XL/8.7.23%20Skyline%20Dive%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Fidalgo-Island-and-vicinity/i-53rtcDL/0/fbb84705/XL/8.7.23%20Red%20Trumpet%20tubeworm-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.c...

Keystone Jetty, August 5, 2023 dive. https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Keystone-Jetty/i-23DdMK5/0/18344334/XL/8.5.23%20%20Keystone%20Jetty%20Dive%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Keystone-Jetty/i-FBfWj6C/0/2e81bf7f/XL/8.5.23%20%20Black%20rockfish%20%20Lingcod-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug....

Keystone Jetty, August 5, 2023 dive.

Possession Point Fingers. August 3, 2023 dive. Wasting stars now appear here too :( https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Possession-Point/i-6cNXnWB/0/b5bf96e9/XL/8.3.23%20Possession%20Fingers%20%20dive%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Possession-Point/i-4RbnQnV/0/4a13fe43/XL/8.3.23%20Possessi...

Driftwood Park, August 1, 2023. Sculpins, lots of sculpins. I am used to see Buffalo sculpins sometimes in great number showing up in one place. But not this close together. And Great sculpins ? Never before so many in one area. https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Driftwood-Park-Admiralty-Inlet/i-bvdHP...

Driftwood Park, August 1, 2023 dive. More from the Red octopus files :) https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Driftwood-Park-Admiralty-Inlet/i-3gwTCQs/0/955ed84e/XL/8.1.23%20Red%20octopus%20papillae-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Driftwood-Park-Admiralty-Inlet/i-p6cBr2x/0/771c4631/XL/8.1.23%20Re...

Driftwood Park, August 1, 2023. Did you know octopuses have eyes in their skin ? https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Driftwood-Park-Admiralty-Inlet/i-JdHBWqr/0/23a034e3/XL/8.1.23%20Red%20octopus%20eye-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Driftwood-Park-Admiralty-Inlet/i-9S4CbHd/0/f4198719/XL/8.1.23%...

Driftwood Park, August 1, 2023 Juvenile Wolf-eel encounter. One lives in a bottle, the other in the toilet... :) https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Driftwood-Park-Admiralty-Inlet/i-Tpt3svq/0/27e74fdd/XL/8.1.23%20Driftwood%20Park%20Dive%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Driftwood-Park-Admiral...

Langley Harbor, July 30, 2023. Mottled and Ochre stars are also starting to waste in larger numbers. And the temperature rise marches on. No cooling off in sight 🙁 https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Wasting-Sea-Star-Syndrome/i-vnvW4vb/0/c59bd36d/XL/7.30.23%20wasting%20Mottled%20star-XL.jpg https://pho...

Langley Harbor, July 30, 2023. First dive after three weeks of dry gills almost didn't happen. As I was suiting up, the wrist seal on my drysuit decided to tear open just as was ready to get in. I jerry-rigged solution using an old dive knife strap, and it worked. Only half of my sleeve got wet. The...

Roche Harbor, San Juan Island. July 27, 2023. I might not having scuba gear handy, but I am on an island and have mask and snorkel. And there is small pond in nearby old rock quarry. I just had to poke my nose under the surface to make sure I am not missing something. Firstly, it was not as warm as ...

Deception Pass, July 9, 2023 Fish encounters. https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Deception-Pass-Whidbey-Island/i-TmxQfQK/0/2795ec08/XL/7.9.23%20Grunt%20sculpin-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Deception-Pass-Whidbey-Island/i-2Xd2qcf/0/1a374e0d/XL/7.9.23%20male%20Kelp%20greenling-XL.jpg https://...

Deception Pass, July 9, 2023.
Monterey dorids.

Deception Pass, July 9, 2023. Graceful decorator crab. https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Deception-Pass-Whidbey-Island/i-D2zHgXs/0/61d1a6de/XL/7.9.23%20Graceful%20deco%20crab%201-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Deception-Pass-Whidbey-Island/i-dsGr7k3/0/af382bff/XL/7.9.23%20Graceful%20Deco%20c...

Deception Pass, July 9, 2023 dive. Sea stars- all healthy. https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Deception-Pass-Whidbey-Island/i-XbgVsQB/0/7e89bcb2/XL/7.9.23%20Dwarf%20mottle%20star-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Deception-Pass-Whidbey-Island/i-FBqmF49/0/9dc2cb5f/XL/7.9.23%20Mottled%20star%20ora...

Deception Pass, July 9, 2023 dive. Sea stars- all healthy. https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Deception-Pass-Whidbey-Island/i-XbgVsQB/0/7e89bcb2/XL/7.9.23%20Dwarf%20mottle%20star-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Deception-Pass-Whidbey-Island/i-FBqmF49/0/9dc2cb5f/XL/7.9.23%20Mottled%20star%20ora...

Skyline, July 8, 2023. Finally wrapping up the critter-photo-fest from a pleasant dive at Fidalgo Island. 🙂 https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Fidalgo-Island-and-vicinity/i-XgpHndv/0/50dfd344/XL/7.8.23%20Ridged%20spire%20sponge-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Fidalgo-Island-and-vicinity/i-4DXs...

Skyline. July 8, 2023 Fish encounter... https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Fidalgo-Island-and-vicinity/i-C3Xh5Ch/0/002f1ac8/XL/7.8.23%20female%20Kelp%20greenling-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Fidalgo-Island-and-vicinity/i-ghZXBvp/0/c6e2c3eb/XL/7.8.23%20Longfin%20sculpin%20Gnarled%20sponge-XL...

Skyline. July 8,, 2023. Scaled crab. https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Fidalgo-Island-and-vicinity/i-GVPKKcc/0/e80d53bc/XL/7.8.23%20Scaled%20crab%20Crimson%20anemone-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Fidalgo-Island-and-vicinity/i-gtffB9L/0/6adcf6ca/XL/7.8.23%20Scaled%20crab%20Buffalo%20sculpin-...

Skyline, July 8, 2023 Some sea stars... https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Fidalgo-Island-and-vicinity/i-LkMHXtj/0/7a48a737/XL/7.8.23%20Stimpson%20star%202-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Fidalgo-Island-and-vicinity/i-Kt8hVGN/0/ddea8956/XL/7.8.23%20Cushion%20star-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug....

Jan, I just want to say that I have always enjoyed your posts!! Your creativity and talent is amazing! I appreciate your posts even more now that I moved across the country and no longer dive in the PNW. Thank you! I can dive vicariously through you. :) Thank you for you kind words. I am glad I can...

Skyline. July 8, 2023. Oregon triton laying eggs. https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Fidalgo-Island-and-vicinity/i-LjnpfKD/0/492a055e/XL/7.8.23%20Oregon%20triton%20lay%20eggs-XL.jpg https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Fidalgo-Island-and-vicinity/i-rWRKGP8/0/7e96c49b/XL/7.8.23%20Oregon%20triton%20lay%20eb...