Oregon triton aka Puget Sound whelk
Oregon triton aka Puget Sound whelk
I would swear I've never seen one of the guys before and on a dive at Les Davis yesterday, I saw 3. Have I just missed them in the 2 years I've been diving or are they rare to see?
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Re: Oregon triton aka Puget Sound whelk
Rare to see down in Puget Sound - they tend to be more up in the San Juans or in BC or out towards Neah Bay.
If you ever have a question like this, you can pull up a Distribution Report for a critter on the www.REEF.org website to see if you're crazy or not. Check out the third number from the left (% of the time divers see them - Sighting Frequency) on this chart for the Pacific NW:
http://www.reef.org/db/reports/dist/spe ... 2011-04-17
See? You're not crazy!
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If you ever have a question like this, you can pull up a Distribution Report for a critter on the www.REEF.org website to see if you're crazy or not. Check out the third number from the left (% of the time divers see them - Sighting Frequency) on this chart for the Pacific NW:
http://www.reef.org/db/reports/dist/spe ... 2011-04-17
See? You're not crazy!
- Janna
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Re: Oregon triton aka Puget Sound whelk
I see lots of them in Port Townsend but not so much in the south sound.
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Re: Oregon triton aka Puget Sound whelk
I see them on almost every dive at TTN - typically on the cabin cruiser. Their egg whorls are really cool, as are their spawning aggregations.
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Re: Oregon triton aka Puget Sound whelk
The others are being kind, Kelly....you're blind as a bat.
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Re: Oregon triton aka Puget Sound whelk
I see them a lot at Three Tree but not too many other places.
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Re: Oregon triton aka Puget Sound whelk
One thing that I have found (it may not apply here) is that as soon as I learn to identify something (specific animal or plant) I start seeing it everywhere. I don't know if everyone else is the same but I just seem to miss things until I know how to look for them!
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