Beach 8th St this Saturday 6/14/14

[Mr.X]

Lots of horseshoe crabs, it is their mating season, no swans, no local derelicts unless you count me but there were more then a few bottles down there to show that they had been there recently. Conditions there were not great according to some regulars I talked to but I thought it was fine so this must be a great spot when conditions are perfect.

Sounds like you had a good time. And thanks for the report on Limulus. I wasn't quite sure what the local population (crabs, not indigenous species) were doing post Sandy! I might need a few specimens from time to time for some invertebrate husbandry studies. When I've taken students here for their "ocean" dive the viz was never more than 10-15' feet on the best days. The ultra fine silt from the channel was always interesting too.

 

[Rich Keller]

They have been dredging the channel over the winter and the dredge is still out there working now so there are going to be some changes from the last time you dove this location.