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Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 6:15 pm
by Vjw
Beautiful photos and sound advice!
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 10:11 pm
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 8:23 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 5:25 am
by Tidepool Geek
Hi Jan,
I'm looking forward to what you learn on this.
I'd also be interested in how the study itself came to be. Did you reach out to UBC about the disease or were they already working on it?
Contagiously yours,
Alex
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 12:46 pm
by Jan K
Alex,The path towards the search for the wasting of the Finger sponge is tied to the Sea Star Wasting Disease. The University of British Columbia was looking for a wasting sea stars, sending inquire to Friday Harbor Lab. They referred it to Cornell and they told them about me. By now it was harder to find a wasting stars, but I keep coming across some on my dives. So I agreed to look for them, they had to be live specimen, not preserved. UBC traveled to Whidbey, I managed to find one at Coupeville and during the conversation I mentioned the calamity of Finger sponges in the Pass, and they told me they will try to see if they can help. The rest is history. No problem to find sick sponge in Deception Pass, again a live specimen was collected and now I am waiting if some answer will be found...
I attached the discovery of Thraustochytrids in the wasting Ochraeus star. This is NOT related to the sponges.
I have to admit it is a bit over my head, by I enjoy taking part in the search for the culprits
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2018 11:39 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 11:47 am
by Jan K
Skyline Wall - February silt. The river runoff affecting Whidbey dive sites extend up to Fidalgo Island.
Candy shrimp is always a welcome sight. One Crimson anemone body white, the other orange.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 11:52 am
by Jan K
Any ideas what it is ? Never seen that before.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 8:44 am
by oldsalt
Is it plant, animal, or something else?
Curt
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 3:08 pm
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 12:13 pm
by oldsalt
This shows that field identification of so many organisms just isn't possible. In this case, it required microscopic examination by an expert. It reminds me of a time when I had been diagnosed with a tapeworm. My physician narrowed it down to a few. We were going through the books together trying to find a match. For one species it read; "This can only be identified by an autopsy." I didn't have that one. Good work Jan.
-Curt
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2018 7:48 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 12:06 pm
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2018 8:15 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2018 9:22 pm
by Scubie Doo
Cenotes shots are spectacular!!!! Thanks Jan.
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Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2018 9:44 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2018 9:15 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2018 1:03 pm
by Sharkb8
Amazing report on Hell's Bells! Actually amazing reports on all of them, but that cenote is by far my favorite one that you've shared. Those speleothems are incredible! Hopefully I will get to see them in person someday.
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2018 2:23 pm
by ScubaJess
WOW That Catfish is awesome!!!!!!!!!! Man viz looks great :-)
You guys are so cool!!
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2018 11:10 am
by Jan K
And the show goes on
Casa Cenote. We visited it back on July 17, 2002 when our family toured the Yucatan peninsula Mayan ruins. We traveled light with only fins, masks and snorkels. No facilities of any kind, no signs, no fee to pay. We just jumped in and swim all over the place. I was so impressed that I vowed that I will come back some day. It took 16 years. This time we found it busy with hordes of divers and snorkelers and I had to fork out 500 pesos for my camera. Now I was planning to give Maya my point and shoot little Olympus TG-5 to take pictures of fish for which my 8mm lens is almost useless. But that required another 500 pesos, which I felt to be a ripoff and so we left it in the car. I was told, that every camera in a housing, regardless of size make you a professional photographer and so you must pay up. GoPro's are excluded, but I did not have one. We are joined for this dive by fellow Washingtonians, Carl & Nanci from Bellevue, Roman being our guide. I enjoyed the dive, for it was so different from the previous dives, no stalactites here, and plenty of sunshine not far away from us...
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2018 11:09 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2018 9:37 am
by Jan K
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2018 12:27 pm
by Scubie Doo
Super odd about the strobes. Never seen that. The coin is awesome, did you get to keep it?
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Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2018 1:20 pm
by Gdog
Ive heard about the issue with those strobes. Unfortunately, I have the same ones. Fortunately, at least so far, I havent burnt them out yet .
Re: Whidbey Island Critters
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2018 6:29 pm
by fmerkel
Known problem with the D2. Doesn't happen to them all, but does happen. The company should be good for it but you'll be out your strobes for awhile.