Dive #466 - Tyee - Right Side - 23 February 2021

Waves crashing over our heads, very windy night dive. We started at Oakleaf, but changed to Tyee because of the storm. Northern clingfish in the shallows. The tide was way, way down, so we got to go deep to the lower shelf, below the biggest boulders. I spotted a PSKC and a stubby squid right next to it. J pointed out another PSKC right by it. In the sand on the right side, I spotted two more stubby squid. On the way back we were in the 40-50ft range, looking for ling cod egg masses. I found the most massive PSKC ever (4 hand lengths across from leg tip to leg tip!) and it didn't care that I was in its way - just kept coming. Nearby another smaller PSKC. Two pairs makes me wonder if they're gathering to mate?

Posted on 14 March, 2021 07:28 by leftcoaster leftcoaster

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Northern Clingfish (Gobiesox maeandricus)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Mottled Star (Evasterias troschelii)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Pinto Abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana)

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February 2021

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Night dive

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Mottled Star (Evasterias troschelii)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Red-trumpet Calcareous Tubeworm (Serpula columbiana)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Mottled Star (Evasterias troschelii)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Gumboot Chiton (Cryptochiton stelleri)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Freckled Dorid (Peltodoris lentiginosa)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Spiny Lithode Crab (Acantholithodes hispidus)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Pallid Sea Cucumber (Cucumaria pallida)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Odhner's Dorid (Doris odhneri)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Kelp Greenling (Hexagrammos decagrammus)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Scaled Crab (Placetron wosnessenskii)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Red Brotula (Brosmophycis marginata)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Hapalogastrid King Crabs (Subfamily Hapalogastrinae)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Puget Sound King Crab (Echidnocerus cibarius)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Common Feather Star (Florometra serratissima)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

With a big Puget Sound King Crab (separate entry)

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Stubby Bobtail (Rossia pacifica)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Quillback Rockfish (Sebastes maliger)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Pacific Blood Star (Henricia leviuscula)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Boot Sponge (Rhabdocalyptus dawsoni)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Noble Dorid (Peltodoris nobilis)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Noble Dorid (Peltodoris nobilis)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Dock Shrimp (Pandalus danae)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Grey Brittle Star (Ophiura luetkenii)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Noble Dorid (Peltodoris nobilis)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Pacific Blood Star (Henricia leviuscula)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Odhner's Dorid (Doris odhneri)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Giant California Sea Cucumber (Apostichopus californicus)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Red Sea Urchin (Mesocentrotus franciscanus)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Hooded Puncturella (Puncturella cucullata)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Giant Rock Scallop (Crassadoma gigantea)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Noble Dorid (Peltodoris nobilis)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Oregon Hairy Triton Snail (Fusitriton oregonensis)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Spiny Scallop (Chlamys hastata)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Stubby Bobtail (Rossia pacifica)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Stubby Bobtail (Rossia pacifica)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Freckled Dorid (Peltodoris lentiginosa)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Roughback Sculpin (Chitonotus pugetensis)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Monterey Dorid (Doris montereyensis)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Noble Dorid (Peltodoris nobilis)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Rhinoceros Crab (Rhinolithodes wosnessenskii)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Dock Shrimp (Pandalus danae)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Puget Sound King Crab (Echidnocerus cibarius)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Rhinoceros Crab (Rhinolithodes wosnessenskii)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Vermilion Star (Mediaster aequalis)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Decorated Warbonnet (Chirolophis decoratus)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Striped Surfperch (Embiotoca lateralis)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Sharpnose Crab (Scyra acutifrons)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Red-trumpet Calcareous Tubeworm (Serpula columbiana)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Sea Hedgehog (Halocynthia igaboja)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Sharpnose Crab (Scyra acutifrons)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Gumboot Chiton (Cryptochiton stelleri)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Pinto Abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

February 2021

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Night dive

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Wrinkled Amphissa (Amphissa columbiana)

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Date

February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Mottled Star (Evasterias troschelii)

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February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Slime Star (Pteraster tesselatus)

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Date

February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Monterey Dorid (Doris montereyensis)

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Date

February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

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Night dive

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Pacific Stubby Rose Anemone (Urticina clandestina)

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Date

February 23, 2021 10:56 PM PST

Description

Night dive

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