what is this yellow stuff???

thelawgoddess · Post by **thelawgoddess** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:32 pm

i thought it was some kind of coral, but it has valves so i'm not really sure what it might be. any hints would be helpful! :-) (this was in a patch on the possession point wall.)

<a href="" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1054/103 ... 4196_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Yellow Stuff"></a>

gcbryan · Post by **gcbryan** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:13 pm

Yellow Boring Sponge perhaps?

thelawgoddess · Post by **thelawgoddess** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:30 pm

fantastic; that looks like it! i know very little about sponges ... guess that's something i need to add to my knowledge base at some point. thanks!!!

Sounder · Post by **Sounder** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:48 pm

YES! That is (yellow) boring sponge. Awfully boring if you ask me.

Nwbrewer · Post by **Nwbrewer** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 9:15 am

Sounder wrote:YES! That is (yellow) boring sponge. Awfully boring if you ask me.

Sounder could you hear me groan through the internet?

Seth T. · Post by **Seth T.** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 9:19 am

Sounder wrote:YES! That is (yellow) boring sponge. Awfully boring if you ask me.

Tom Nic · Post by **Tom Nic** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:06 am

Sounder wrote:YES! That is (yellow) boring sponge. Awfully boring if you ask me.

You think that's bad, you should try counting them! ](*,) (Which we'll be doing tomorrow!) $\:D/$

Sounder · Post by **Sounder** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:09 am

Tom Nic wrote:
Sounder wrote:YES! That is (yellow) boring sponge. Awfully boring if you ask me.
You think that's bad, you should try counting them! ](*,) (Which we'll be doing tomorrow!) $\:D/$

groan... There are very few things more boring than counting yellow boring sponge... yawn. I'm bored already just thinking about how boring the boring sponge are.

thelawgoddess · Post by **thelawgoddess** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:14 am

Tom Nic wrote:
Sounder wrote:YES! That is (yellow) boring sponge. Awfully boring if you ask me.
You think that's bad, you should try counting them! ](*,) (Which we'll be doing tomorrow!) $\:D/$

how in the heck do you count them???

Sounder · Post by **Sounder** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:24 am

thelawgoddess wrote:
Tom Nic wrote:
Sounder wrote:YES! That is (yellow) boring sponge. Awfully boring if you ask me.
You think that's bad, you should try counting them! ](*,) (Which we'll be doing tomorrow!) $\:D/$
how in the heck do you count them???

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11....... 4,546, 4,547..... 1,450,765,394.... 2,304,543,678... %#@$&!!! Lost count.

1... 2... 3... ](*,)

I count all the sponges in 1 square foot, then make an estimate based on the area covered. Tends to be a fairly good way to get a reasonably accurate count.

Trouble is, looking at all those yellow sponges causes a song to enter my head... "Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?..."

Tom Nic · Post by **Tom Nic** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:25 am

thelawgoddess wrote:
Tom Nic wrote:
Sounder wrote:YES! That is (yellow) boring sponge. Awfully boring if you ask me.
You think that's bad, you should try counting them! ](*,) (Which we'll be doing tomorrow!) $\:D/$
how in the heck do you count them???

Hood Canal Oxygen Depletion Surveys - Our own Janna and ? coordinates dives surveying specific areas of the Hood, counting any and every living thing in a specific grid. The data is then collected used in ongoing studies monitoring the health of the Hood. A very good thing, with lots of folks donating time and what they can in the project. Hard work, but worth it.

That's my novice version of things, but gives you the general idea.

Sounder · Post by **Sounder** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:26 am

She asked HOW we count them... not why!!

My answer is better.

Tom Nic · Post by **Tom Nic** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:32 am

Sounder wrote:She asked HOW we count them... not why!! My answer is better.

Agreed! You win! :rr:

Sounder · Post by **Sounder** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:39 am

Tom Nic wrote:
Sounder wrote:She asked HOW we count them... not why!! My answer is better.
Agreed! You win! :rr:

$\:D/$

Zen Diver · Post by **Zen Diver** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:03 am

Given the above exchange, I think I'm almost GLAD I have to work and will be missing the surveys tomorrow!

-Valerie

Sounder · Post by **Sounder** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:12 am

Zen Diver 2 wrote:Given the above exchange, I think I'm almost GLAD I have to work and will be missing the surveys tomorrow!

-Valerie

Aaaah... but there's the key: You THINK you're ALMOST glad you won't be there... but because you're ALMOST glad, you're not actually glad... which means you really DO wish you could be there with Tom and I.

Admit it Val, you'll dearly miss Tom and I singing "Divers on the stern..." $\:D/$

Cera · Post by **Cera** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:52 pm

Alas, I too wish I could be there to count some fish! Maybe next time!Hope you guys have fun... Or at least get a lot to eat!

Zen Diver · Post by **Zen Diver** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 3:02 pm

Sounder wrote:
Admit it Val, you'll dearly miss Tom and I singing "Divers on the stern..." $\:D/$

Hmmm.... maybe I'll have to wait for the CD.....

(and if I can't sleep tomorrow, I'll know why....)

-Valerie

thelawgoddess · Post by **thelawgoddess** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 9:23 pm

lol. i would much rather be counting boring sponges than sitting in the office at work. can someone come kidnap me?

Seth T. · Post by **Seth T.** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:00 pm

Sounder wrote: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11....... 4,546, 4,547..... 1,450,765,394.... 2,304,543,678... %#@$&!!! Lost count. 1... 2... 3... ](*,)

I count all the sponges in 1 square foot, then make an estimate based on the area covered. Tends to be a fairly good way to get a reasonably accurate count.

Trouble is, looking at all those yellow sponges causes a song to enter my head... "Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?..."

Why not just take a photo and count them later???

thelawgoddess · Post by **thelawgoddess** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:06 pm

lol. that's what i do for some of my critter id's; not sure it'd work for counting them all, though!