Northwest Dive Club

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.)

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Yellow Boring Sponge perhaps?

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!!!

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

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

Sounder could you hear me groan through the internet?

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

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!)

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!)

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.

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!)

how in the heck do you count them???

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!)

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?..."

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!)

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.

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

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

Agreed! You win! :rr:

Tom Nic wrote:

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

Agreed! You win! :rr:

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

-Valerie

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..."

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!

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

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

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

-Valerie

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

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???

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