Tom Nic, Bassman and I did a dive at Three Tree the other day. Towards the end of the dive in about 15fsw we came across these eggs - I have no idea what they are - the 1st photo is an enlargement of a section of the eggs with what looks like a shrimp sitting on the eggs....
This is a shot of the entire 'set' of eggs..
Egg ID help
Egg ID help
It's not broken - it's just missing duct tape!
Looks like greenling eggs, but they seem awfully shallow being in 15fsw. Whatever they are, that shrimp is eating well!
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I've seen these guys before at Three Tree, in the shallows, on the eelgrass - and I think someone told me those were herring eggs - one of the reasons that eelgrass is SO important so herring can reproduce - bottom of the fish food chain and all.
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Interesting. As mentioned, I thought they were pretty shallow, but the pink & purple of the eggs had me thinking greenling. Herring eh? I wouldn't have thought it'd be very safe to be a herring in 15fsw... then again, where is it safe to be a herring anywhere?!
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