Marine inverts from the Puget Sound

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KecheMukwa
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Marine inverts from the Puget Sound

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Until I graduated in May, I was a student at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. My campus was conveniently located not even 5 minutes from the shore of the Puget Sound (hence the University's name). This put me and my buddies in a prime location for some excellent cold-water SCUBA diving. Now, when I say cold-water, I mean it, the warmest The Sound ever was for a dive was about 51 F, and that's at the surface, it got waaay colder at depth (down to 41 F on a particularly frigid occasion). Diving in the ol' puge is well worth the cold (and murk) as it's one of the few places you can find giant pacific octopus, wolf eels, and other monsters of the north pacific ocean within recreational diving limits. Here are some highlights from my last few dives as a college student. Photo credit goes to my buddy Bert Weeks (he gave me permission to share these).

Sunflower Seastar (Pyncopodia helianthoides) w/ diver for size.
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Hudson's Dorid Nudibranch (Acanthordoris hudsoni)
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Giant Acorn Barnacle (Balanus nubilus)
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Squid Eggs
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And last, but not least, Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini)
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AndyO'Connor
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Very cool, thanks for sharing.
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So very cool. I love the big sea star and the octopus.
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Thanks Andy and Tamara! I'm glad you dig them!
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