Keystone Jetty, July 23rd dive with Maya.
Late afternoon dive, with the sun setting and lots of particles in the water, it felt more like a night dive.
Possession Point Fingers, August 9th dive.
Some of the views:
Blue Lingcod and the wall, Grunt sculpin and California Cucumber making friends with Buffalo sculpin.
Driftwood Park, August 10th dive.
I watched at two spots on the small tire reef the Grateful Decorator Crabs what looked like cleaning stuff off the skin of Buffalo sculpin.
The crabs were covered with the egg capsules of Wrinkled Dogwinkle snails.
Langley Harbor, August 11th dive.
I encountered small octopus, some resemblance of the three eyelashes would classify it as possible Red.
So here we go...
The two Driftwood Ponds, August 13th dive.
The scenery underwater is kind of weird, moe appropriate for Halloween
And of course, some trash finds home here too.. :(
Keystone Jetty, August 15th dive.
What did I see?
One healthy Sunflower star and one juvenile Puget Sound crab.
Skeleton shrimp on Bull kelp, looks like munching on snail eggs.
Keystone Jetty, August 28th dive.
What would Keystone be without its Lingcod ? Few large females are back.
The crabs are permanent residents, but the Sunflower star is a rare sight these days...
Skyline, August 31st dive. The new Nudibranchs & Slugs of the Eastern Pacific book includes some new names of slugs we encounter quite often. Now we have two clowns and three whitish dendronotids in our waters. The Red dendronotid kept its name, at least for this time. Good luck in your hunt, keep the camera shutter busy !