Sund Rock - Low Dissolved Oxygen

September 2006 - Hood Canal is having its annual low oxygen event, but it appears to be even worse than previous years. Many critters were stressed, many were already dead. The invasive tunicate, Ciona savignyi, has taken a firm foothold in this location now. We did two dives at Sund Rock, and here is what we found. All photos by Janna Nichols, please contact me at pnwfishlady@comcast.net if you'd like permission to use.

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Another Wolf Eel in only 20 feet of water, resting out in the open. If you see these critters during this low oxygen event, please do NOT disturb them or attempt to play with them. They are struggling to survive, and provoking them to move is using up precious energy and oxygen.