2. Diving

HCDOP Survey Dives 2006 - 2008

Volunteers participate in these dives to gather data for the Hood Canal Dissolved Oxygen Program. Divers measure species found in various depth zones and visually check stress in the critters found.
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Pulali Point West Wall - Sunflower Star showing signs of stress - the orange webbing between each arm is not usually visible. 10/26/2006
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Pulali Point West Wall - Sunflower Star showing signs of stress - the orange webbing between each arm is not usually visible. 10/26/2006

  • Pulali Point West Wall - California Sea Cucumber had all its feeding tentacles outstretched. It did start to retract them when I touched it, but it would appear its under some stress. 10/26/2006
  • Pulali Point West Wall - This Sunflower star has seen better days. The exposed webbing on the back right leads us to believe it was stressed, then picked apart by some other hungry critter. 10/26/2006
  • Pulali Point West Wall - Sunflower Star showing signs of stress - the orange webbing between each arm is not usually visible. 10/26/2006
  • Pulali Point West Wall - Another California Sea Cucumber showing some signs of stress. 10/26/2006
  • Pulali Point West Wall - Sea Lemon Nudibranch with Branchial plumes extended. Usually when you approach them, they withdraw them immediately - but not this one, nor others that I saw. They were not only out, but extended further out than usual. 10/26/2006
  • April 2007 - Mark Peil, Janna Nichols, Claude Nichols, Valerie Lyttle, Amy Rhodes, Doug Marcoux, Tom Nicodemus
  • April 2007 - Some kind of gray sponge
  • April 2007 - Bad day to be a Nudibranch...HEEELP!!!
  • April 2007 - Don and Mark help Claude up after the dive.
  • December 2006 - What a great team! Rhoda, Tim, Georgia, Diane, Wes, Don, me and Nolan. Claude was taking the picture.
  • December 2006 - And here they are again, with the cool banner that Tim had made for the effort! Rhoda, Nolan, Georgia, Claude, me, Wes and Tim. Photo by Diane Coleman
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