Dive #455 - Elliott Beach - 8 January 2021

Night dive at Elliott, 27ft max The tide was way out. Beautiful stars out overhead. Lots of spot prawns and dock shrimp, including many shedded casings (zombie army? haha). Opalescent inshore squid to start, padded sculpin, pacific cod, snailfish, two little red octopus, a baby sunflower star, several pregnant red rock crabs, one red rock digging a hole in the sand and using its claw arm like a bulldozer, high cockscomb, and lots of YOY herring in less than 5 ft of water at the end. I took out my reg and switched to my snorkel. They didn't like the exhale.

Posted on 19 January, 2021 04:47 by leftcoaster leftcoaster

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Mottled Star (Evasterias troschelii)

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leftcoaster

Date

January 8, 2021 07:56 PM PST

Description

Night dive at Elliott Beach

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California Spot Prawn (Pandalus platyceros)

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leftcoaster

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January 8, 2021 07:56 PM PST

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Night dive at Elliott Beach

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Opalescent Inshore Squid (Doryteuthis opalescens)

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leftcoaster

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January 8, 2021 07:56 PM PST

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Night dive at Elliott Beach

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Pacific Sea Gooseberry (Pleurobrachia bachei)

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leftcoaster

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January 8, 2021 07:56 PM PST

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Night dive at Elliott Beach

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Padded Sculpin (Artedius fenestralis)

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leftcoaster

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January 8, 2021 07:56 PM PST

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Night dive at Elliott Beach

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Smoothhead Sculpin (Artedius lateralis)

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leftcoaster

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January 8, 2021 07:56 PM PST

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Night dive at Elliott Beach

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Alaska Pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus)

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leftcoaster

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January 8, 2021 07:56 PM PST

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Night dive at Elliott Beach

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Helmet Crab (Telmessus cheiragonus)

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leftcoaster

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January 8, 2021 07:56 PM PST

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Night dive at Elliott Beach

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Kelp Pipefish (Syngnathus californiensis)

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leftcoaster

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January 8, 2021 07:56 PM PST

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Night dive at Elliott Beach

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Dock Shrimp (Pandalus danae)

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leftcoaster

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January 8, 2021 07:56 PM PST

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Night dive at Elliott Beach

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Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus)

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leftcoaster

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January 8, 2021 07:56 PM PST

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Night dive at Elliott Beach

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leftcoaster

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January 8, 2021 07:56 PM PST

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Night dive at Elliott Beach

Body seems like pulchellus, but the tail fin looks too big...

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Deep Blade Shrimp (Spirontocaris prionota)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

January 8, 2021 07:56 PM PST

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Night dive at Elliott Beach

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leftcoaster

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January 8, 2021 07:56 PM PST

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Night dive at Elliott Beach

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East Pacific Red Octopus (Octopus rubescens)

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leftcoaster

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January 8, 2021 07:56 PM PST

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Night dive at Elliott Beach

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Plainfin Midshipman (Porichthys notatus)

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leftcoaster

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January 8, 2021 07:56 PM PST

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Night dive at Elliott Beach

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Sunflower Sea Star (Pycnopodia helianthoides)

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leftcoaster

Date

January 8, 2021 07:56 PM PST

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Night dive at Elliott Beach

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Red Rock Crab (Cancer productus)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

January 8, 2021 07:56 PM PST

Description

Night dive at Elliott Beach

This crab was digging a hole in the sand, using its pincher arm like a bulldozer.

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Monterey Dorid (Doris montereyensis)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

January 8, 2021 07:56 PM PST

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Night dive at Elliott Beach

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Frilled Commensal Scaleworm (Arctonoe fragilis)

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leftcoaster

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January 8, 2021 07:56 PM PST

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Night dive at Elliott Beach

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Mottled Star (Evasterias troschelii)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

January 8, 2021 07:56 PM PST

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Night dive at Elliott Beach

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Red Rock Crab (Cancer productus)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

January 8, 2021 07:56 PM PST

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Night dive at Elliott Beach

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leftcoaster

Date

January 8, 2021 07:56 PM PST

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Night dive at Elliott Beach

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Monterey Dorid (Doris montereyensis)

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leftcoaster

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January 8, 2021 07:56 PM PST

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Night dive at Elliott Beach

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Northern Leopard Dorid (Diaulula odonoghuei)

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leftcoaster

Date

January 8, 2021 07:56 PM PST

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Night dive at Elliott Beach

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leftcoaster

Date

January 8, 2021 07:56 PM PST

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Night dive at Elliott Beach

Shedding its casing or trying to start a zombie shrimp army? ;-)

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Monterey Dorid (Doris montereyensis)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

January 8, 2021 07:56 PM PST

Description

Night dive at Elliott Beach

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leftcoaster

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January 8, 2021 07:56 PM PST

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Night dive at Elliott Beach

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Pacific Herring (Clupea pallasii)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

January 8, 2021 07:56 PM PST

Description

Night dive at Elliott Beach

I was diving with a DFO biologist who studies herring, and she confirmed these are young-of-the-year

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