hooded nudibranchs ...

[seabat]

I saw the "hooded" swarm too but this lingcod caught more of my attention off the jetty.

Edmonds has never been boring to me.

 

[puckvirus]

what the heck did he eat? A dogfish?

 

[rachelscott51]

I've caught lingcod before for fish and chips (in Alaska) and they always have weird, half-digested food, in them. Amazing creatures. And, tasty, I might say.

 

[drbill]

Fantastic. I don't see Melibe around Catalina any more... possibly due to the long-term warming trend that began in the late 70's (1976-77). I once found thousands of them all involved in synchronous copulation. Being simultaneous hermaphrodites they get to "double your pleasure, double your fun" (wouldn't Mr. Wrigley be pleased).

Dr. Bill

Here's a collage of Melibe images from about 30 years ago. Note the mating pair.

http://www.starthrower.org/products/DDDB/DDDB_050-099/DDDB 068 Melibe leonina collage.jpg

 

[Snowbear]

Great pics! Thanks for sharing, Pug.

 

[JDR]

You were probably too busy on Saturday to notice them ... I saw you pulling out of the lot just as we were getting out of the water ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Yes Bob, I saw you wave as I was pulling out at around 3:30, we started that work party at 9. It was a busy day!

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

Saw a few more hooded nudis in Cove 1 this morning in the kelp at about 35 fsw. Several were free-swimming. Must be mating season ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[diveborg]

I've heard people say that after a few dives, Edmonds is boring to them.

I think those divers just swim too fast. Ya gotta go slow to see the interesting little stuff.