https://pnwdiving.com/7751-reef https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/7751-reef-sooke-anemone.webp Fish-eating anemones at 7751 Reef near Sooke, British Columbia. For underwater footage of the site, see Ryan Swan's YouTube video. Image courtesy of Ryan Swan. Fish-eating anemones at 7751 Reef near Sooke, British Columbia. For underwater footage of the sit… https://pnwdiving.com/alki-junkyard https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/alki-junkyard-eric-and-jess.webp Eric Askilsrud and Scuba Jess (from Bellevue) observing a moon jelly at Seattle's Alki Junkyard. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Eric Askilsrud and Scuba Jess (from Bellevue) observing a moon jelly at Seattle's Alki Junkyard.… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/alki-junkyard-greenling-hatching.webp Whitespotted greenling eggs. We could tell they were getting close to hatching, so we went and visited the nest several times. We finally got to see one hatch. It shot up towards the surface quite rapidly, presumably to escape predators. At Alki Junkyard, West Seattle. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Whitespotted greenling eggs. We could tell they were getting close to hatching, so we went and vi… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/alki-junkyard-neon-sea-flea.webp A neon sea flea at Seattle's Alki Junkyard shore dive. This species comes in a variety of colors. Some mimic nudibranch coloration. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. A neon sea flea at Seattle's Alki Junkyard shore dive. This species comes in a variety of colors.… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/alki-junkyard-octopus.webp This was one of the strangest octopus encounters we've had. He was making yoga poses. At Alki Junkyard, West Seattle. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. This was one of the strangest octopus encounters we've had. He was making yoga poses. At Alki Jun… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/alki-junkyard-opposum-shrimp.webp Opossum shrimp at Alki Junkyard, West Seattle. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. These guys are super tiny and jumpy! Opossum shrimp at Alki Junkyard, West Seattle. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. These guys are super tiny… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/alki-junkyard-seapen.webp A bioluminescent sea pen at Alki Junkyard in West Seattle. Sea pens are fascinating colonial octocorals — groups of tiny, independent polyps working together as a single organism. To escape predatory sea slugs, they can retract into the sandy bottom or uproot to float away on the ocean current. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. A bioluminescent sea pen at Alki Junkyard in West Seattle. Sea pens are fascinating colonial octo… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/alki-junkyard-squid-mating.webp Market squid mating at Seattle's Alki Junkyard, West Seattle. This was an amazing event to see! And amazingly, if you look really closely, you can see a dogfish shark photobombing the background of the photo! We don't see those too often. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Market squid mating at Seattle's Alki Junkyard, West Seattle. This was an amazing event to see! A… https://pnwdiving.com/alki-pipeline https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/alki-pipeline-constellation-park-map.webp Constellation Park entry (shore) and bathymetry offshore for Alki Pipeline, West Seattle. The red circle marks the outfall area in roughly 40 ft Constellation Park entry (shore) and bathymetry offshore for Alki Pipeline, West Seattle. The red… https://pnwdiving.com/anns-wall https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/anns-wall-topside.webp A surface shot from Ann’s Wall in Slingsby Channel. Photo by Scuba Jess. A surface shot from Ann’s Wall in Slingsby Channel. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/anns-wall-red-hermit-crab.webp A red hermit crab at Ann’s Wall near Nakwakto Rapids. Photo by Scuba Jess. A red hermit crab at Ann’s Wall near Nakwakto Rapids. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/anns-wall-top-snail-eggs.webp A topsnail laying eggs at Ann’s Wall. Photo by Scuba Jess. A topsnail laying eggs at Ann’s Wall. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/anns-wall-china-rockfish.webp A China rockfish at Ann’s Wall. Photo by Scuba Jess. A China rockfish at Ann’s Wall. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/anns-wall-brooding-anemone-babies.webp A brooding anemone with babies at Ann’s Wall. Photo by Scuba Jess. A brooding anemone with babies at Ann’s Wall. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/barkley-sound/photos https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/barkley-sound-tri-colored-nudibranch.webp Tri-colored nudibranch (Polycera tricolor) in Barkley Sound. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Tri-colored nudibranch (Polycera tricolor) in Barkley Sound. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/barkley-sound-reef.webp Reef life in Barkley Sound. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Reef life in Barkley Sound. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/barkley-sound-purple-ring-topsnail.webp A purple ring topsnail at Barkley Sound on Vancouver Island, BC. Photo by Scuba Jess. A purple ring topsnail at Barkley Sound on Vancouver Island, BC. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/barkley-sound-happy-divers-boat.webp Happy divers with Captain Peter Mieras on the dive boat in Barkley Sound. Photo provided by Scuba Jess. Happy divers with Captain Peter Mieras on the dive boat in Barkley Sound. Photo provided by Scuba… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/barkley-sound-rendezvous-dive-lodge.webp Rendezvous Dive Lodge tucked into the wild coastline of Barkley Sound. Photo by Scuba Jess. Rendezvous Dive Lodge tucked into the wild coastline of Barkley Sound. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/barry-island https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/barry-island-hard-corrals.webp Amazing hard corals start at 70-80' at Barry Island. Sea lions and candy stripe shrimp are also found in the area. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Amazing hard corals start at 70-80' at Barry Island. Sea lions and candy stripe shrimp are also f… https://pnwdiving.com/bellingham-marine-park https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/bellingham-marine-park-sign.webp Picture of the dive map at Bellingham Marine Park, Bellingham Area. Photo by Mike Snow. Picture of the dive map at Bellingham Marine Park, Bellingham Area. Photo by Mike Snow. https://pnwdiving.com/bellingham/photos https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/bellingham-marine-park-sign.webp Picture of the dive map at Bellingham Marine Park, Bellingham Area. Photo by Mike Snow. Picture of the dive map at Bellingham Marine Park, Bellingham Area. Photo by Mike Snow. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/larrabee-state-park-bay-pipefish.webp A bay pipefish at Larrabee State Park in the Bellingham Area. Photo by Mike Snow. A bay pipefish at Larrabee State Park in the Bellingham Area. Photo by Mike Snow. https://pnwdiving.com/british-columbia/photos https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/hmcs-saskatchewan-underwater.webp Diver Eric Askilsrud diving a rebreather at the HMCS Saskatchewan. Wolf eel in the foreground. Photo by Dave Hicks. Diver Eric Askilsrud diving a rebreather at the HMCS Saskatchewan. Wolf eel in the foreground. Ph… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/barry-island-hard-corrals.webp Amazing hard corals start at 70-80' at Barry Island. Sea lions and candy stripe shrimp are also found in the area. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Amazing hard corals start at 70-80' at Barry Island. Sea lions and candy stripe shrimp are also f… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/nakwakto-rapids-gooseneck-barnacles.webp Scuba Jess enjoying the Gooseneck barnacles at Nakwakto Rapids. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Scuba Jess enjoying the Gooseneck barnacles at Nakwakto Rapids. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/northeast-pearse-wall-with-boat-on-surface.webp Dive boat on the surface above Northeast Pearse, near Port McNeill. The wall below is smothered in painted anemones, red soft corals, snakelock anemones, raspberry hydroids (with pomegranate nudibranchs!), pink mouth hydroids, and more. We even heard humpback whales during the dive and had humpback whales come up to the boat as we were getting out of the water! The krill was so thick near the surface that the water looked like it was boiling! Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Dive boat on the surface above Northeast Pearse, near Port McNeill. The wall below is smothered i… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/race-rocks-basket-star.webp Scuba Jess checking out a basket star at Race Rocks. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Scuba Jess checking out a basket star at Race Rocks. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/race-rocks-sea-lions.webp Sea lions at Race Rocks. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Sea lions at Race Rocks. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/race-rocks-blue-anemone.webp Blue anemone at Race Rocks. Photo by Scuba Jess. Blue anemone at Race Rocks. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/race-rocks-brooding-anemones.webp Brooding anemones at Race Rocks. Photo by Scuba Jess. Brooding anemones at Race Rocks. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/race-rocks-from-the-surface.webp Race Rocks from the surface. Photo by Scuba Jess. Race Rocks from the surface. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/browning-wall-crimson-anemone.webp Crimson anemone at Browning Wall. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Crimson anemone at Browning Wall. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/browning-wall-red-soft-coral.webp Red soft coral at Browning Wall. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Red soft coral at Browning Wall. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/browning-wall-reefscape.webp Reefscape at Browning Wall. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Reefscape at Browning Wall. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/browning-wall-scuba-jess.webp Scuba Jess at Browning Wall. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Scuba Jess at Browning Wall. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/butter-tart.webp Butter Tart. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Butter Tart. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/dodds-narrows-reefscape.webp Reefscape at Dodd's Narrows. The visibility can get very poor here in the spring, due to the herring spawn. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Reefscape at Dodd's Narrows. The visibility can get very poor here in the spring, due to the herr… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/dodds-narrows-painted-anemones.webp Painted anemones at Dodd's Narrows. This site is only diveable on the mildest of days, and only when it's not boating season. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Painted anemones at Dodd's Narrows. This site is only diveable on the mildest of days, and only w… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/hoodie-nudi-bay-hooded-nudibranchs.webp Hooded nudibranchs at Hoodie Nudi Bay. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Hooded nudibranchs at Hoodie Nudi Bay. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/ogden-point-goosenecks.webp Gooseneck barnacles at Ogden Point. They live up in the very shallows. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Gooseneck barnacles at Ogden Point. They live up in the very shallows. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/ogden-point-breakwater.webp Ogden Point breakwater. Photo by Scuba Jess. Ogden Point breakwater. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/row-and-be-damned-reef.webp Reef at Row and Be Damned. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Reef at Row and Be Damned. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/seven-tree-island-egg-yolk-jelly.webp Egg-yolk jelly at Seven Tree Island. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Egg-yolk jelly at Seven Tree Island. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/seymour-narrows-reef.webp Reef at Seymour Narrows. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Reef at Seymour Narrows. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/seymour-narrows-proliferating-anemones.webp Proliferating anemones at Seymour Narrows. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Proliferating anemones at Seymour Narrows. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/swordfish-island.webp Scuba Jess enjoying the 'cave of wonder' at Swordfish Island. Note the red soft corals in this photo. Yes, these can be seen in a few areas of the pnw other than Browning Pass! You can also see them in Discovery Passage at Argonaut wharf and Seymour Narrows. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Scuba Jess enjoying the 'cave of wonder' at Swordfish Island. Note the red soft corals in this ph… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/swordfish-island-scuba-jess.webp Scuba Jess at Swordfish Island. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Scuba Jess at Swordfish Island. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/whytcliff-park-rose-star.webp Rose star at Whytecliff Park. Photo by Scuba Jess. Rose star at Whytecliff Park. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/browning-wall https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/browning-wall-crimson-anemone.webp Crimson anemone at Browning Wall. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Crimson anemone at Browning Wall. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/browning-wall-red-soft-coral.webp Red soft coral at Browning Wall. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Red soft coral at Browning Wall. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/browning-wall-reefscape.webp Reefscape at Browning Wall. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Reefscape at Browning Wall. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/browning-wall-scuba-jess.webp Scuba Jess at Browning Wall. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Scuba Jess at Browning Wall. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/butter-tart https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/butter-tart.webp Butter Tart. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Butter Tart. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/campbell-river/photos https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/discovery-passage-octopus.webp An octopus we found on a bed of sponges and strawberry anemones in Discovery Passage. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. An octopus we found on a bed of sponges and strawberry anemones in Discovery Passage. Photo by Er… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/campbell-river-underwater-selfie.webp Scuba Jess and Eric Askilsrud underwater selfie at Campbell River. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Scuba Jess and Eric Askilsrud underwater selfie at Campbell River. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/copper-cliffs-octo.jpg Scuba Jess pictured with a Giant Pacific octopus at Copper Cliffs, Discovery Passage, British Columbia. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Scuba Jess pictured with a Giant Pacific octopus at Copper Cliffs, Discovery Passage, British Col… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/row-and-be-damned-reef.webp Reef at Row and Be Damned. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Reef at Row and Be Damned. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/seymour-narrows-reef.webp Reef at Seymour Narrows. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Reef at Seymour Narrows. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/seymour-narrows-proliferating-anemones.webp Proliferating anemones at Seymour Narrows. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Proliferating anemones at Seymour Narrows. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/china-wall https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/blakely-rock-dive-sites.webp Blakely Rock dive sites Shangri La and China Wall near Bainbridge Island. You can see the Seattle skyline in the distance. Photo by Scuba Jess. Blakely Rock dive sites Shangri La and China Wall near Bainbridge Island. You can see the Seattle… https://pnwdiving.com/copper-cliffs https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/copper-cliffs-octo.jpg Scuba Jess pictured with a Giant Pacific octopus at Copper Cliffs, Discovery Passage, British Columbia. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Scuba Jess pictured with a Giant Pacific octopus at Copper Cliffs, Discovery Passage, British Col… https://pnwdiving.com/davidson-rock https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/davidson-rock-yelloweye-rockfish.webp Yelloweye rockfish at Davidson Rock. It was huge! To get this size, they're likely >100 years old! As you can see, this guy has had some scarring in those years! Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Yelloweye rockfish at Davidson Rock. It was huge! To get this size, they're likely >100 years old… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/davidson-rock-from-the-surface.webp Davidson Rock from the surface. Currents rip here so plan accordingly. Photo by Scuba Jess. Davidson Rock from the surface. Currents rip here so plan accordingly. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/deadman-island-wall https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/deadman-island-wall.webp Scuba Jess exploring Deadman Island Wall. Cup corals, creeping petal cucumbers, sponges. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Scuba Jess exploring Deadman Island Wall. Cup corals, creeping petal cucumbers, sponges. Photo by… https://pnwdiving.com/deception-pass https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/scubajess-scuba-diving-deception-pass-slack-tide-underwater.webp An underwater scene at Deception Pass during slack tide. Tube worms, proliferating anemones, painted anemones, sponges, hydroids and more make the scene. This is a super advanced dive! Photo by Eric Askilsrud. An underwater scene at Deception Pass during slack tide. Tube worms, proliferating anemones, pain… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/deception-pass-reefscape.webp Reefscape at Deception Pass. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Reefscape at Deception Pass. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/scubajess-scuba-diving-deception-pass-anemone-field.webp Anemone field at Deception Pass. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Anemone field at Deception Pass. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/scubajess-scuba-diving-deception-pass-slack-tide.webp Diver Scuba Jess awaiting slack at Deception Pass. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Diver Scuba Jess awaiting slack at Deception Pass. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/deception-pass-from-the-surface.webp Deception Pass at the surface. Photo by Scuba Jess. Deception Pass at the surface. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/deception-pass-barnacles.webp Barnacles at Deception Pass. Photo by Scuba Jess. Barnacles at Deception Pass. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/dodd's-narrows https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/dodds-narrows-reefscape.webp Reefscape at Dodd's Narrows. The visibility can get very poor here in the spring, due to the herring spawn. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Reefscape at Dodd's Narrows. The visibility can get very poor here in the spring, due to the herr… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/dodds-narrows-painted-anemones.webp Painted anemones at Dodd's Narrows. This site is only diveable on the mildest of days, and only when it's not boating season. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Painted anemones at Dodd's Narrows. This site is only diveable on the mildest of days, and only w… https://pnwdiving.com/edmonds-underwater-park https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/edmonds-underwater-park-alabaster-nudibranch.png An alabaster nudibranch at Edmonds Underwater Park in Edmonds, WA. Photo by Scuba Jess. An alabaster nudibranch at Edmonds Underwater Park in Edmonds, WA. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/edmonds-underwater-park-flounder.webp A flounder rests on the sandy bottom at Edmonds Underwater Park. Photo by Scuba Jess. A flounder rests on the sandy bottom at Edmonds Underwater Park. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/edmonds-underwater-park-lingcod.webp A lingcod guards its territory at Edmonds Underwater Park. Photo by Scuba Jess. A lingcod guards its territory at Edmonds Underwater Park. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/edmonds-underwater-park-from-the-surface.webp Edmonds Underwater Park (Edmonds, WA) at the surface. Photo by Scuba Jess. Edmonds Underwater Park (Edmonds, WA) at the surface. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/edmonds-underwater-park-grunt-sculpin-butt.webp Grunt sculpin butt at Edmonds Underwater Park in Edmonds, WA. Photo by Scuba Jess. Grunt sculpin butt at Edmonds Underwater Park in Edmonds, WA. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/hmcs-saskatchewan https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/hmcs-saskatchewan-underwater.webp Diver Eric Askilsrud diving a rebreather at the HMCS Saskatchewan. Wolf eel in the foreground. Photo by Dave Hicks. Diver Eric Askilsrud diving a rebreather at the HMCS Saskatchewan. Wolf eel in the foreground. Ph… https://pnwdiving.com/hood-canal/photos https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/hood-canal-yss-dive-boat.webp The YSS Dive charter boat on Hood Canal. Photo by Scuba Jess. The YSS Dive charter boat on Hood Canal. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/sund-rock-squat-lobster.webp A squat lobster hiding under a rock at Sund Rock. There are thousands of these cool critters at this site. Often you just see their long claws sticking out from under rocks. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. A squat lobster hiding under a rock at Sund Rock. There are thousands of these cool critters at t… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/sund-rock-octopus.jpg A Giant Pacific octopus cruising the reef at Sund Rock, Hood Canal. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. A Giant Pacific octopus cruising the reef at Sund Rock, Hood Canal. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/sund-rock-newborn-octos.jpg A composite of three newborn giant Pacific octopuses from Sund Rock, Hood Canal. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. A composite of three newborn giant Pacific octopuses from Sund Rock, Hood Canal. Photo by Eric As… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/sund-rock-rockfish.jpg A quillback rockfish hiding amongst plumose anemones at Sund Rock, Hood Canal. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. A quillback rockfish hiding amongst plumose anemones at Sund Rock, Hood Canal. Photo by Eric Aski… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/sund-rock-anemones-and-fish.jpg Plumose anemones and fish on the reef at Sund Rock, Hood Canal. Photo by Michelle Manson. Plumose anemones and fish on the reef at Sund Rock, Hood Canal. Photo by Michelle Manson. https://pnwdiving.com/hoodie-nudi-bay https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/hoodie-nudi-bay-hooded-nudibranchs.webp Hooded nudibranchs at Hoodie Nudi Bay. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Hooded nudibranchs at Hoodie Nudi Bay. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/keystone-jetty https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/keystone-jetty-kelp.webp Kelp forest at Keystone Jetty. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Kelp forest at Keystone Jetty. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/keystone-jetty-warbonnet.webp Warbonnet at Keystone Jetty. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Warbonnet at Keystone Jetty. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/keystone-jetty-cockerells-dorid.webp Cockerell's dorid nudibranch at Keystone Jetty. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Cockerell's dorid nudibranch at Keystone Jetty. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/keystone-jetty-dogfish.webp A dogfish shark at Keystone Jetty. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. A dogfish shark at Keystone Jetty. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/keystone-pilings https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/keystone-pilings-seastar.webp Sea star at Keystone Pilings. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Sea star at Keystone Pilings. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/larrabee-state-park https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/larrabee-state-park-bay-pipefish.webp A bay pipefish at Larrabee State Park in the Bellingham Area. Photo by Mike Snow. A bay pipefish at Larrabee State Park in the Bellingham Area. Photo by Mike Snow. https://pnwdiving.com/long-island-west-wall https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/long-island-wall-anemones.webp Anemones at Long Island West Wall. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Anemones at Long Island West Wall. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/long-island-west-wall-ps-king-crab.webp “There are supermodels... underwear models... and then there are ‘under water’ supermodels. Meet Scuba Jess, the supermodel of the underwater world, gazing at a Puget Sound king crab at Long Island West Wall in the San Juan Islands off The Butt Dive Boat. She rocks it on the runway—and so did this king crab!” – photo and caption by Stephanie Collins-Russell. “There are supermodels... underwear models... and then there are ‘under water’ supermodels. Meet… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/long-island-west-wall-ps-king-crab-face.webp Puget Sound king crab at Long Island West Wall in the San Juan Islands — face detail. Photo by Scuba Jess. Puget Sound king crab at Long Island West Wall in the San Juan Islands — face detail. Photo by Sc… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/long-island-west-wall-strawberry-anemones.webp A wall of strawberry anemones at Long Island West Wall. Photo by Scuba Jess. A wall of strawberry anemones at Long Island West Wall. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/long-island-west-wall-nudibranch.webp A nudibranch on the wall at Long Island West Wall. Photo by Scuba Jess. A nudibranch on the wall at Long Island West Wall. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/lumpies https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/redondo-pacific-spiny-lumpsucker.webp The Pacific spiny lumpsucker is a local favorite which can be found at Redondo Beach. Learn more about these unique fish on our lumpsucker guide. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. The Pacific spiny lumpsucker is a local favorite which can be found at Redondo Beach. Learn more… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/redondo-pacific-spiny-lumpsucker2.webp Pacific spiny lumpsucker at Redondo Beach. See our lumpsucker guide. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Pacific spiny lumpsucker at Redondo Beach. See our lumpsucker guide. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/redondo-beach-pacific-spiny-lumpsucker-smiling.webp A smiling Pacific spiny lumpsucker at Redondo Beach. Photo by Scuba Jess. A smiling Pacific spiny lumpsucker at Redondo Beach. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/mukilteo-t-dock https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/mukilteo-t-dock-sea-lemon-dorid.webp A sea lemon dorid at Mukilteo T Dock in Mukilteo, WA. Photo by Scuba Jess. A sea lemon dorid at Mukilteo T Dock in Mukilteo, WA. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/mukilteo-t-dock-hermit-crab.webp A hermit crab explores the reef at Mukilteo T Dock. Photo by Scuba Jess. A hermit crab explores the reef at Mukilteo T Dock. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/mukilteo-t-dock-red-octopus.webp A red octopus hides among the rocks at Mukilteo T Dock. Photo by Scuba Jess. A red octopus hides among the rocks at Mukilteo T Dock. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/mukilteo-t-dock-green-gunnel.webp A green gunnel weaves through the reef at Mukilteo T Dock. Photo by Scuba Jess. A green gunnel weaves through the reef at Mukilteo T Dock. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/mukilteo-t-dock-rockfish.webp A rockfish rests near the structure at Mukilteo T Dock. Photo by Scuba Jess. A rockfish rests near the structure at Mukilteo T Dock. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/mukilteo-t-dock-geodome-fish.webp Fish gather around the geodome at Mukilteo T Dock. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Fish gather around the geodome at Mukilteo T Dock. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/mukilteo-t-dock-rockfish-anemone.webp A rockfish with anemones at Mukilteo T Dock. Photo by Scuba Jess. A rockfish with anemones at Mukilteo T Dock. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/mukilteo-t-dock-candy-stripe-shrimp.webp A rare candy stripe shrimp sighting at Mukilteo T Dock. Photo by Scuba Jess. A rare candy stripe shrimp sighting at Mukilteo T Dock. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/mukilteo-t-dock-pink-mouth-hydroid-skeleton-shrimp.webp A pink mouth hydroid with skeleton shrimp at Mukilteo T Dock. Photo by Scuba Jess. A pink mouth hydroid with skeleton shrimp at Mukilteo T Dock. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/mukilteo-t-dock-entrance.webp Entrance to Mukilteo T Dock dive site in Mukilteo, WA. Photo by Scuba Jess. Entrance to Mukilteo T Dock dive site in Mukilteo, WA. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/mukilteo-t-dock-overview.webp View of the T Dock from shore at Mukilteo T Dock. Photo provided by Scuba Jess. View of the T Dock from shore at Mukilteo T Dock. Photo provided by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/mukilteo-t-dock-overview1.webp Another view of the T Dock from shore at Mukilteo T Dock, Mukilteo, WA. Photo provided by Scuba Jess. Another view of the T Dock from shore at Mukilteo T Dock, Mukilteo, WA. Photo provided by Scuba J… https://pnwdiving.com/mushroom-rock https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/mushroom-rock-as-seen-from-the-diveboat.webp Mushroom Rock. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Mushroom Rock. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/mushroom-rock-gooseneck-barnacles.webp Gooseneck barnacles at Mushroom Rock. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Gooseneck barnacles at Mushroom Rock. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/neah-bay-mushroom-rock.webp Mushroom Rock at Neah Bay, one of Washington’s most iconic dive sites. Photo by Scuba Jess. Mushroom Rock at Neah Bay, one of Washington’s most iconic dive sites. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/nakwakto-rapids https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/nakwakto-rapids-gooseneck-barnacles.webp Scuba Jess enjoying the Gooseneck barnacles at Nakwakto Rapids. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Scuba Jess enjoying the Gooseneck barnacles at Nakwakto Rapids. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/nakwakto-rapids-red-lipped-gooseneck-barnacle-closeup.webp Close-up of a red-lipped gooseneck barnacle at Nakwakto Rapids. Photo by Scuba Jess. Close-up of a red-lipped gooseneck barnacle at Nakwakto Rapids. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/nakwakto-rapids-gooseneck-barnacles-fields.webp Fields of red-lipped gooseneck barnacles at Nakwakto Rapids. Photo by Scuba Jess. Fields of red-lipped gooseneck barnacles at Nakwakto Rapids. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/nakwakto-rapids-tremble-island-signs.webp “Scuba Jess and friends were here” signs on Tremble Island from 2022 and 2023 at Nakwakto Rapids. Photo by Scuba Jess. “Scuba Jess and friends were here” signs on Tremble Island from 2022 and 2023 at Nakwakto Rapids.… https://pnwdiving.com/nanaimo/photos https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/hmcs-saskatchewan-underwater.webp Diver Eric Askilsrud diving a rebreather at the HMCS Saskatchewan. Wolf eel in the foreground. Photo by Dave Hicks. Diver Eric Askilsrud diving a rebreather at the HMCS Saskatchewan. Wolf eel in the foreground. Ph… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/nanaimo-dive-outfitters.webp Nanaimo Dive Outfitters in Nanaimo, British Columbia. Photo by Scuba Jess. Nanaimo Dive Outfitters in Nanaimo, British Columbia. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/dodds-narrows-reefscape.webp Reefscape at Dodd's Narrows. The visibility can get very poor here in the spring, due to the herring spawn. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Reefscape at Dodd's Narrows. The visibility can get very poor here in the spring, due to the herr… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/dodds-narrows-painted-anemones.webp Painted anemones at Dodd's Narrows. This site is only diveable on the mildest of days, and only when it's not boating season. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Painted anemones at Dodd's Narrows. This site is only diveable on the mildest of days, and only w… https://pnwdiving.com/neah-bay/photos https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/scubajess-neah-bay-plumose-anemones.webp Diving Neah Bay. The water clarity is often fantastic in the area. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Diving Neah Bay. The water clarity is often fantastic in the area. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/neah-bay-tiger-rockfish.webp A tiger rockfish at Neah Bay. These fish are more outer-coastal. You won't see these in more protected waters like Puget Sound. Photo by Scuba Jess. A tiger rockfish at Neah Bay. These fish are more outer-coastal. You won't see these in more prot… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/neah-bay-umbrella-crab.webp An umbrella crab hiding among the reef at Neah Bay. Photo by Scuba Jess. An umbrella crab hiding among the reef at Neah Bay. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/neah-bay-red-gooseneck-barnacles-mushroom-rock.webp Red gooseneck barnacles at Mushroom Rock in Neah Bay. Photo by Scuba Jess. Red gooseneck barnacles at Mushroom Rock in Neah Bay. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/neah-bay-green-surf-anemones.webp Green surf anemones in Neah Bay. Photo by Scuba Jess. Green surf anemones in Neah Bay. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/neah-bay-moon-jellyfish-scuba-jess.webp Scuba Jess with a moon jellyfish in Neah Bay. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Scuba Jess with a moon jellyfish in Neah Bay. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/neah-bay-dive-boat-crew.webp Captain Bill Minton from Northwest Dive Charters used to run boat trips to Neah Bay. Photo by Scuba Jess. Captain Bill Minton from Northwest Dive Charters used to run boat trips to Neah Bay. Photo by Scu… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/neah-bay-dive-boat-surface-interval.webp Divers gather on the boat before a dive in Neah Bay. Photo by Scuba Jess. Divers gather on the boat before a dive in Neah Bay. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/neah-bay-dive-boat-ocean-view.webp Heading out to dive sites in Neah Bay. Photo by Scuba Jess. Heading out to dive sites in Neah Bay. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/neah-bay-dive-boat-happy-diver.webp Happy diver on the boat after a dive in Neah Bay. Photo by Scuba Jess. Happy diver on the boat after a dive in Neah Bay. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/neah-bay-plumose-anemones-blue-water.webp Plumose anemones and a red fish-eating anemone in beautiful blue water at Neah Bay. Photo by Scuba Jess. Plumose anemones and a red fish-eating anemone in beautiful blue water at Neah Bay. Photo by Scub… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/mushroom-rock-as-seen-from-the-diveboat.webp Mushroom Rock. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Mushroom Rock. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/north-puget-sound/photos https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/scubajess-scuba-diving-deception-pass-slack-tide-underwater.webp An underwater scene at Deception Pass during slack tide. Tube worms, proliferating anemones, painted anemones, sponges, hydroids and more make the scene. This is a super advanced dive! Photo by Eric Askilsrud. An underwater scene at Deception Pass during slack tide. Tube worms, proliferating anemones, pain… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/scubajess-scuba-diving-deception-pass-slack-tide.webp Diver Scuba Jess awaiting slack at Deception Pass. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Diver Scuba Jess awaiting slack at Deception Pass. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/keystone-jetty-dogfish.webp A dogfish shark at Keystone Jetty. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. A dogfish shark at Keystone Jetty. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/northeast-pearse https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/northeast-pearse-wall-with-boat-on-surface.webp Dive boat on the surface above Northeast Pearse, near Port McNeill. The wall below is smothered in painted anemones, red soft corals, snakelock anemones, raspberry hydroids (with pomegranate nudibranchs!), pink mouth hydroids, and more. We even heard humpback whales during the dive and had humpback whales come up to the boat as we were getting out of the water! The krill was so thick near the surface that the water looked like it was boiling! Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Dive boat on the surface above Northeast Pearse, near Port McNeill. The wall below is smothered i… https://pnwdiving.com/ogden-point https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/ogden-point-goosenecks.webp Gooseneck barnacles at Ogden Point. They live up in the very shallows. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Gooseneck barnacles at Ogden Point. They live up in the very shallows. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/ogden-point-breakwater.webp Ogden Point breakwater. Photo by Scuba Jess. Ogden Point breakwater. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/plumper-rock https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/plumper-rock-dive-boat.webp A dive boat at Plumper Rock, Port McNeill area, BC. Photo courtesy of Steve Taylor. A dive boat at Plumper Rock, Port McNeill area, BC. Photo courtesy of Steve Taylor. https://pnwdiving.com/point-hudson https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/point-hudson-diver-dive-site.webp Scuba Jess getting ready to dive the reef at Point Hudson in Port Townsend, WA. Photo provided by Scuba Jess. Scuba Jess getting ready to dive the reef at Point Hudson in Port Townsend, WA. Photo provided by… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/point-hudson-baby-ps-king-crabs.webp Two bright orange baby Puget Sound king crabs at Point Hudson. Photo by Scuba Jess. Two bright orange baby Puget Sound king crabs at Point Hudson. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/port-hardy/photos https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/barry-island-hard-corrals.webp Amazing hard corals start at 70-80' at Barry Island. Sea lions and candy stripe shrimp are also found in the area. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Amazing hard corals start at 70-80' at Barry Island. Sea lions and candy stripe shrimp are also f… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/browning-wall-crimson-anemone.webp Crimson anemone at Browning Wall. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Crimson anemone at Browning Wall. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/browning-wall-red-soft-coral.webp Red soft coral at Browning Wall. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Red soft coral at Browning Wall. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/browning-wall-reefscape.webp Reefscape at Browning Wall. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Reefscape at Browning Wall. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/browning-wall-scuba-jess.webp Scuba Jess at Browning Wall. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Scuba Jess at Browning Wall. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/butter-tart.webp Butter Tart. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Butter Tart. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/hoodie-nudi-bay-hooded-nudibranchs.webp Hooded nudibranchs at Hoodie Nudi Bay. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Hooded nudibranchs at Hoodie Nudi Bay. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/seven-tree-island-reef.webp Reef at Seven Tree Island. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Reef at Seven Tree Island. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/port-mcneill-area/photos https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/plumper-rock-dive-boat.webp A dive boat at Plumper Rock, Port McNeill area, BC. Photo courtesy of Steve Taylor. A dive boat at Plumper Rock, Port McNeill area, BC. Photo courtesy of Steve Taylor. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/northeast-pearse-wall-with-boat-on-surface.webp Dive boat on the surface above Northeast Pearse, near Port McNeill. The wall below is smothered in painted anemones, red soft corals, snakelock anemones, raspberry hydroids (with pomegranate nudibranchs!), pink mouth hydroids, and more. We even heard humpback whales during the dive and had humpback whales come up to the boat as we were getting out of the water! The krill was so thick near the surface that the water looked like it was boiling! Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Dive boat on the surface above Northeast Pearse, near Port McNeill. The wall below is smothered i… https://pnwdiving.com/puget-sound/photos https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/alki-junkyard-seapen.webp A bioluminescent sea pen at Alki Junkyard in West Seattle. Sea pens are fascinating colonial octocorals — groups of tiny, independent polyps working together as a single organism. To escape predatory sea slugs, they can retract into the sandy bottom or uproot to float away on the ocean current. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. A bioluminescent sea pen at Alki Junkyard in West Seattle. Sea pens are fascinating colonial octo… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/alki-junkyard-eric-and-jess.webp Eric Askilsrud and Scuba Jess (from Bellevue) observing a moon jelly at Seattle's Alki Junkyard. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Eric Askilsrud and Scuba Jess (from Bellevue) observing a moon jelly at Seattle's Alki Junkyard.… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/alki-junkyard-octopus.webp This was one of the strangest octopus encounters we've had. He was making yoga poses. At Alki Junkyard, West Seattle. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. This was one of the strangest octopus encounters we've had. He was making yoga poses. At Alki Jun… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/alki-junkyard-greenling-hatching.webp Whitespotted greenling eggs. We could tell they were getting close to hatching, so we went and visited the nest several times. We finally got to see one hatch. It shot up towards the surface quite rapidly, presumably to escape predators. At Alki Junkyard, West Seattle. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Whitespotted greenling eggs. We could tell they were getting close to hatching, so we went and vi… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/alki-junkyard-squid-mating.webp Market squid mating at Seattle's Alki Junkyard, West Seattle. This was an amazing event to see! And amazingly, if you look really closely, you can see a dogfish shark photobombing the background of the photo! We don't see those too often. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Market squid mating at Seattle's Alki Junkyard, West Seattle. This was an amazing event to see! A… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/scubajess-scuba-diving-deception-pass-slack-tide-underwater.webp An underwater scene at Deception Pass during slack tide. Tube worms, proliferating anemones, painted anemones, sponges, hydroids and more make the scene. This is a super advanced dive! Photo by Eric Askilsrud. An underwater scene at Deception Pass during slack tide. Tube worms, proliferating anemones, pain… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/scubajess-scuba-diving-deception-pass-slack-tide.webp Diver Scuba Jess awaiting slack at Deception Pass. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Diver Scuba Jess awaiting slack at Deception Pass. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/keystone-jetty-dogfish.webp A dogfish shark at Keystone Jetty. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. A dogfish shark at Keystone Jetty. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/redondo-pacific-spiny-lumpsucker.webp The Pacific spiny lumpsucker is a local favorite which can be found at Redondo Beach. Learn more about these unique fish on our lumpsucker guide. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. The Pacific spiny lumpsucker is a local favorite which can be found at Redondo Beach. Learn more… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/redondo-pacific-spiny-lumpsucker2.webp Pacific spiny lumpsucker at Redondo Beach. See our lumpsucker guide. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Pacific spiny lumpsucker at Redondo Beach. See our lumpsucker guide. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/redondo-sixgill-shark.webp A rare encounter with a Sixgill shark during a Redondo Beach night dive. These deep-sea giants are a highlight of Puget Sound diving. Learn more and report sightings at sixgillsharks.org. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. A rare encounter with a Sixgill shark during a Redondo Beach night dive. These deep-sea giants ar… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/redondo-beach-greenling-pipefish-reflection.webp A green bay pipefish gazes at its reflection at the surface at Redondo Beach. Photo by Scuba Jess. A green bay pipefish gazes at its reflection at the surface at Redondo Beach. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/redondo-beach-pink-sea-worm-birthday-cake.webp A tiny pink sea worm that looks like a birthday cake at Redondo Beach. Photo by Scuba Jess. A tiny pink sea worm that looks like a birthday cake at Redondo Beach. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/redondo-ruby-octo-on-eggs.jpg A red ruby octopus on eggs at Redondo Beach, Des Moines. This is a rare sighting! Usually red octos are too buried away to see when on eggs, but this one chose a bad spot to nest. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. A red ruby octopus on eggs at Redondo Beach, Des Moines. This is a rare sighting! Usually red oct… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/seacrest-cove-2-newborn-octo.jpg Newly hatched giant Pacific octopus at Seacrest Park (Cove 2), West Seattle. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Newly hatched giant Pacific octopus at Seacrest Park (Cove 2), West Seattle. Photo by Eric Askils… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/seacrest-cove-2-octo-on-eggs.jpg Giant Pacific octopus with eggs at Seacrest Park (Cove 2), West Seattle. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Giant Pacific octopus with eggs at Seacrest Park (Cove 2), West Seattle. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/shangri-la-wolf-eel-den.webp Scuba Jess discovers a wolf eel den at Shangri La near Bainbridge Island. Zoanthids cover the nearby rocks. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Scuba Jess discovers a wolf eel den at Shangri La near Bainbridge Island. Zoanthids cover the nea… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/blakely-rock-dive-sites.webp Blakely Rock dive sites Shangri La and China Wall near Bainbridge Island. You can see the Seattle skyline in the distance. Photo by Scuba Jess. Blakely Rock dive sites Shangri La and China Wall near Bainbridge Island. You can see the Seattle… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/three-tree-point-paralarval-octopus.webp Paralarval (about to settle on the seafloor) octopus at Three Tree Point. These aren't often seen. It behaved quite differently from octopuses we've seen before... it darted towards the surface when scared. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Paralarval (about to settle on the seafloor) octopus at Three Tree Point. These aren't often seen… https://pnwdiving.com/race-rocks https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/race-rocks-basket-star.webp Scuba Jess checking out a basket star at Race Rocks. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Scuba Jess checking out a basket star at Race Rocks. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/race-rocks-sea-lions.webp Sea lions at Race Rocks. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Sea lions at Race Rocks. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/race-rocks-blue-anemone.webp Blue anemone at Race Rocks. Photo by Scuba Jess. Blue anemone at Race Rocks. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/race-rocks-brooding-anemones.webp Brooding anemones at Race Rocks. Photo by Scuba Jess. Brooding anemones at Race Rocks. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/race-rocks-from-the-surface.webp Race Rocks from the surface. Photo by Scuba Jess. Race Rocks from the surface. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/redondo https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/redondo-pacific-spiny-lumpsucker.webp The Pacific spiny lumpsucker is a local favorite which can be found at Redondo Beach. Learn more about these unique fish on our lumpsucker guide. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. The Pacific spiny lumpsucker is a local favorite which can be found at Redondo Beach. Learn more… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/redondo-pacific-spiny-lumpsucker2.webp Pacific spiny lumpsucker at Redondo Beach. See our lumpsucker guide. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Pacific spiny lumpsucker at Redondo Beach. See our lumpsucker guide. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/redondo-sixgill-shark.webp A rare encounter with a Sixgill shark during a Redondo Beach night dive. These deep-sea giants are a highlight of Puget Sound diving. Learn more and report sightings at sixgillsharks.org. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. A rare encounter with a Sixgill shark during a Redondo Beach night dive. These deep-sea giants ar… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/redondo-stubby-squid.webp Stubby squid at Redondo Beach. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Stubby squid at Redondo Beach. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/redondo-squid-eating-a-sandlance.webp Squid feeding on a sand lance at Redondo Beach. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Squid feeding on a sand lance at Redondo Beach. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/redondo-horned-shrimp.webp Horned shrimp at Redondo Beach. These shrimp love to live in the muddy deeper areas of the site. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Horned shrimp at Redondo Beach. These shrimp love to live in the muddy deeper areas of the site.… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/redondo-mysid-riding-jelly.webp Mysid riding a jelly at Redondo Beach. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Mysid riding a jelly at Redondo Beach. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/redondo-beach-greenling-pipefish-reflection.webp A green bay pipefish gazes at its reflection at the surface at Redondo Beach. Photo by Scuba Jess. A green bay pipefish gazes at its reflection at the surface at Redondo Beach. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/redondo-beach-pacific-spiny-lumpsucker-smiling.webp A smiling Pacific spiny lumpsucker at Redondo Beach. Photo by Scuba Jess. A smiling Pacific spiny lumpsucker at Redondo Beach. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/redondo-beach-pink-sea-worm-birthday-cake.webp A tiny pink sea worm that looks like a birthday cake at Redondo Beach. Photo by Scuba Jess. A tiny pink sea worm that looks like a birthday cake at Redondo Beach. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/redondo-beach-gunnel-family.webp A gunnel family with their pet shrimp at Redondo Beach. Photo by Scuba Jess. A gunnel family with their pet shrimp at Redondo Beach. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/redondo-ruby-octo-on-eggs.jpg A red ruby octopus on eggs at Redondo Beach, Des Moines. This is a rare sighting! Usually red octos are too buried away to see when on eggs, but this one chose a bad spot to nest. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. A red ruby octopus on eggs at Redondo Beach, Des Moines. This is a rare sighting! Usually red oct… https://pnwdiving.com/row-and-be-damned https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/row-and-be-damned-reef.webp Reef at Row and Be Damned. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Reef at Row and Be Damned. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/salt-creek https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/salt-creek-scuba-jess-enjoying-it.webp Scuba Jess enjoying her dive at Salt Creek. This is a shallow yet super-advanced dive. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Scuba Jess enjoying her dive at Salt Creek. This is a shallow yet super-advanced dive. Photo by E… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/salt-creek-fish-eating-anemones.webp Fish-eating anemones at Salt Creek. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Fish-eating anemones at Salt Creek. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/salt-creek-rock-greenling-in-surfgrass.webp A rock greenling in the surfgrass at Salt Creek. These fish live shallow in the most surge-filled waters around during breeding season. When it's not breeding season, they can usually be found at around 700 feet deep! You'd think with all these colors they'd be easy to spot, but they're surprisingly well camouflaged. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. A rock greenling in the surfgrass at Salt Creek. These fish live shallow in the most surge-filled… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/salt-creek-rock-greenling.webp Rock greenling at Salt Creek. Note how you can see the blue water color thru the fins. The transparency is another adaptation that makes these vibrant fish surprisingly well camouflaged. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Rock greenling at Salt Creek. Note how you can see the blue water color thru the fins. The transp… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/salt-creek-7arm-octopus.webp An ultra rare 7-arm octopus at Salt Creek. See this Live Science article for more info. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. An ultra rare 7-arm octopus at Salt Creek. See this Live Science article for more info. Photo by… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/salt-creek-parking-lot.webp This is the Salt Creek parking area we use, near campsite 63. There are several other entries possible, but this is by far the best entry area on most days. This is the Salt Creek parking area we use, near campsite 63. There are several other entries pos… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/salt-creek-path.webp Salt Creek has a steep, narrow path that can be slippery and dangerous. Use caution. We usually bring our gear down in batches. Salt Creek has a steep, narrow path that can be slippery and dangerous. Use caution. We usually b… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/salt-creek-entrance.webp Here is the Salt Creek entrance we use on the right of the stairwell. Sorry for the small font, but in short, take the green paths. Avoid the red paths, use caution at the yellow areas. We use the right entrance on lower tides, the left entrance on higher tides. On >6 foot tides, these will likely all be covered with water. Study where these rocks are for awareness. Here is the Salt Creek entrance we use on the right of the stairwell. Sorry for the small font, b… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/salt-creek-reg-in-mouth.webp Always keep your regulator in your mouth while entering the water at Salt Creek. We actually recommend doing so at all dive sites, but Salt Creek in particular has many trip hazards. Photo by Scuba Jess. Always keep your regulator in your mouth while entering the water at Salt Creek. We actually reco… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/salt-creek-rough-day.webp Salt Creek can have some very rough conditions. Be sure to check conditions as advised in our briefings to ensure a safe dive. We would not dive on this day and we have >100 dives here! Salt Creek can have some very rough conditions. Be sure to check conditions as advised in our bri… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/salt-creek-stairway.webp The stairway up to the parking area at Salt Creek. The stairway up to the parking area at Salt Creek. https://pnwdiving.com/san-juan-islands/photos https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/skyline-candy-stripe-shrimp.webp A candy stripe shrimp tucked beneath anemones at Skyline in Anacortes, WA. Photo by Scuba Jess. A candy stripe shrimp tucked beneath anemones at Skyline in Anacortes, WA. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/davidson-rock-yelloweye-rockfish.webp Yelloweye rockfish at Davidson Rock. It was huge! To get this size, they're likely >100 years old! As you can see, this guy has had some scarring in those years! Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Yelloweye rockfish at Davidson Rock. It was huge! To get this size, they're likely >100 years old… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/davidson-rock-from-the-surface.webp Davidson Rock from the surface. Currents rip here so plan accordingly. Photo by Scuba Jess. Davidson Rock from the surface. Currents rip here so plan accordingly. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/deadman-island-wall.webp Scuba Jess exploring Deadman Island Wall. Cup corals, creeping petal cucumbers, sponges. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Scuba Jess exploring Deadman Island Wall. Cup corals, creeping petal cucumbers, sponges. Photo by… https://pnwdiving.com/seacrest-cove-2 https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/seacrest-park-cove-2-bicolored-nudibranch.webp A bi-colored nudibranch (Janolus fuscus) at Seacrest Park (Cove 2), West Seattle. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. A bi-colored nudibranch (Janolus fuscus) at Seacrest Park (Cove 2), West Seattle. Photo by Eric A… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/seacrest-park-cove-2-entry-stairs.webp Stairs leading down to the water at Seacrest Park (Cove 2), West Seattle. The cobblestone beach can be quite a climb at low tide as shown here. Photo by Scuba Jess. Stairs leading down to the water at Seacrest Park (Cove 2), West Seattle. The cobblestone beach c… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/seacrest-park-cove-2-red-rock-crab.webp A photo of a red rock crab at Seacrest Park (Cove 2), West Seattle. Photo by diver Debi Scheenstra. A photo of a red rock crab at Seacrest Park (Cove 2), West Seattle. Photo by diver Debi Scheenstra. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/seacrest-park-cove-2-plumose-anemone.webp Plumose anemones at Seacrest Park (Cove 2), West Seattle. Plumose anemones are very common at many pnw dive sites and are up to about a foot tall. Photo by diver Debi Scheenstra. Plumose anemones at Seacrest Park (Cove 2), West Seattle. Plumose anemones are very common at man… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/seacrest-park-cove-2-hatching-whitespotted-greenling.webp A whitespotted greenling larva just after hatching from its egg mass at Seacrest Park (Cove 2), West Seattle. Photo by Scuba Jess. A whitespotted greenling larva just after hatching from its egg mass at Seacrest Park (Cove 2), W… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/seacrest-cove-2-get-out-of-jail.webp While Cove 2 is a great dive site, we encourage you to get out and explore! Join a club or ask the community for a guide! While Cove 2 is a great dive site, we encourage you to get out and explore! Join a club or ask th… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/seacrest-cove-2-newborn-octo.jpg Newly hatched giant Pacific octopus at Seacrest Park (Cove 2), West Seattle. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Newly hatched giant Pacific octopus at Seacrest Park (Cove 2), West Seattle. Photo by Eric Askils… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/seacrest-cove-2-octo-on-eggs.jpg Giant Pacific octopus with eggs at Seacrest Park (Cove 2), West Seattle. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Giant Pacific octopus with eggs at Seacrest Park (Cove 2), West Seattle. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/seattle/photos https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/alki-junkyard-seapen.webp A bioluminescent sea pen at Alki Junkyard in West Seattle. Sea pens are fascinating colonial octocorals — groups of tiny, independent polyps working together as a single organism. To escape predatory sea slugs, they can retract into the sandy bottom or uproot to float away on the ocean current. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. A bioluminescent sea pen at Alki Junkyard in West Seattle. Sea pens are fascinating colonial octo… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/alki-junkyard-eric-and-jess.webp Eric Askilsrud and Scuba Jess (from Bellevue) observing a moon jelly at Seattle's Alki Junkyard. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Eric Askilsrud and Scuba Jess (from Bellevue) observing a moon jelly at Seattle's Alki Junkyard.… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/alki-junkyard-octopus.webp This was one of the strangest octopus encounters we've had. He was making yoga poses. At Alki Junkyard, West Seattle. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. This was one of the strangest octopus encounters we've had. He was making yoga poses. At Alki Jun… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/seattle-boat-diving.webp Boat Diving with Captain Nate Paradiso of Devilfish Dive charters near Seattle. Photo by Scuba Jess. Boat Diving with Captain Nate Paradiso of Devilfish Dive charters near Seattle. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/seattle-boat-diving2.webp Boat diving near Seattle on a private boat. Photo by Scuba Jess. Boat diving near Seattle on a private boat. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/alki-junkyard-greenling-hatching.webp Whitespotted greenling eggs. We could tell they were getting close to hatching, so we went and visited the nest several times. We finally got to see one hatch. It shot up towards the surface quite rapidly, presumably to escape predators. At Alki Junkyard, West Seattle. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Whitespotted greenling eggs. We could tell they were getting close to hatching, so we went and vi… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/alki-junkyard-squid-mating.webp Market squid mating at Seattle's Alki Junkyard, West Seattle. This was an amazing event to see! And amazingly, if you look really closely, you can see a dogfish shark photobombing the background of the photo! We don't see those too often. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Market squid mating at Seattle's Alki Junkyard, West Seattle. This was an amazing event to see! A… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/seacrest-cove-2-newborn-octo.jpg Newly hatched giant Pacific octopus at Seacrest Park (Cove 2), West Seattle. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Newly hatched giant Pacific octopus at Seacrest Park (Cove 2), West Seattle. Photo by Eric Askils… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/seacrest-cove-2-octo-on-eggs.jpg Giant Pacific octopus with eggs at Seacrest Park (Cove 2), West Seattle. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Giant Pacific octopus with eggs at Seacrest Park (Cove 2), West Seattle. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/shangri-la-wolf-eel-den.webp Scuba Jess discovers a wolf eel den at Shangri La near Bainbridge Island. Zoanthids cover the nearby rocks. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Scuba Jess discovers a wolf eel den at Shangri La near Bainbridge Island. Zoanthids cover the nea… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/blakely-rock-dive-sites.webp Blakely Rock dive sites Shangri La and China Wall near Bainbridge Island. You can see the Seattle skyline in the distance. Photo by Scuba Jess. Blakely Rock dive sites Shangri La and China Wall near Bainbridge Island. You can see the Seattle… https://pnwdiving.com/sekiu-rocks https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/eric-at-sekiu-rocks.webp Eric Askilsrud at Sekiu Rocks. Photo by Scuba Jess. Eric Askilsrud at Sekiu Rocks. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/scubajess-sekiu-rocks.webp Scuba Jess at Sekiu Rocks. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Scuba Jess at Sekiu Rocks. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/sekiu-jetty-reefscape.webp Reefscape at Sekiu Jetty. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Reefscape at Sekiu Jetty. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/sekiu-rocks-two-stalked-jellyfish.webp Two stalked jellyfish at Sekiu Rocks. Photo by Scuba Jess. Two stalked jellyfish at Sekiu Rocks. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/sekiu-rocks-stalked-jellyfish-teal-eating-crab.webp A teal stalked jellyfish eating a baby crab at Sekiu Rocks. Photo by Scuba Jess. A teal stalked jellyfish eating a baby crab at Sekiu Rocks. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/sekiu-rocks-stalked-jellyfish-closeup.webp Close-up of a stalked jellyfish attached to algae at Sekiu Rocks. Photo by Scuba Jess. Close-up of a stalked jellyfish attached to algae at Sekiu Rocks. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/sekiu-rocks-stalked-jellyfish.webp Stalked jellyfish attached to algae at Sekiu Rocks. These live in surgy areas. Photo by Scuba Jess. Stalked jellyfish attached to algae at Sekiu Rocks. These live in surgy areas. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/seven-tree-island https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/seven-tree-island-egg-yolk-jelly.webp Egg-yolk jelly at Seven Tree Island. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Egg-yolk jelly at Seven Tree Island. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/seven-tree-island-reef.webp Reef at Seven Tree Island. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Reef at Seven Tree Island. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/seymour-narrows https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/seymour-narrows-reef.webp Reef at Seymour Narrows. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Reef at Seymour Narrows. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/seymour-narrows-proliferating-anemones.webp Proliferating anemones at Seymour Narrows. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Proliferating anemones at Seymour Narrows. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/shangri-la https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/shangri-la-wolf-eel-den.webp Scuba Jess discovers a wolf eel den at Shangri La near Bainbridge Island. Zoanthids cover the nearby rocks. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Scuba Jess discovers a wolf eel den at Shangri La near Bainbridge Island. Zoanthids cover the nea… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/blakely-rock-dive-sites.webp Blakely Rock dive sites Shangri La and China Wall near Bainbridge Island. You can see the Seattle skyline in the distance. Photo by Scuba Jess. Blakely Rock dive sites Shangri La and China Wall near Bainbridge Island. You can see the Seattle… https://pnwdiving.com/skyline https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/skyline-wall-candystripe-shrimp.webp Candystripe shrimp at Skyline. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Candystripe shrimp at Skyline. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/skyline-wall-doto.webp Doto nudibranch at Skyline. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Doto nudibranch at Skyline. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/skyline-candy-stripe-shrimp.webp A candy stripe shrimp tucked beneath anemones at Skyline in Anacortes, WA. Photo by Scuba Jess. A candy stripe shrimp tucked beneath anemones at Skyline in Anacortes, WA. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/skyline-wolf-eel.webp A wolf eel peeks out from the reef at Skyline. Photo by Scuba Jess. A wolf eel peeks out from the reef at Skyline. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/skyline-pink-mouth-hydroid.webp A pink mouth hydroid in bloom at Skyline. Photo by Scuba Jess. A pink mouth hydroid in bloom at Skyline. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/skyline-from-the-surface.webp Skyline dive site, Anacortes, WA. The entry point is way down that pass. Read the briefing for more info. Photo by Scuba Jess. Skyline dive site, Anacortes, WA. The entry point is way down that pass. Read the briefing for mo… https://pnwdiving.com/slingsby-channel-area/photos https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/nakwakto-rapids-gooseneck-barnacles.webp Scuba Jess enjoying the Gooseneck barnacles at Nakwakto Rapids. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Scuba Jess enjoying the Gooseneck barnacles at Nakwakto Rapids. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/nakwakto-rapids-red-lipped-gooseneck-barnacle-closeup.webp Close-up of a red-lipped gooseneck barnacle at Nakwakto Rapids. Photo by Scuba Jess. Close-up of a red-lipped gooseneck barnacle at Nakwakto Rapids. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/nakwakto-rapids-gooseneck-barnacles-fields.webp Fields of red-lipped gooseneck barnacles at Nakwakto Rapids. Photo by Scuba Jess. Fields of red-lipped gooseneck barnacles at Nakwakto Rapids. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/nakwakto-rapids-tremble-island-signs.webp “Scuba Jess and friends were here” signs on Tremble Island from 2022 and 2023 at Nakwakto Rapids. Photo by Scuba Jess. “Scuba Jess and friends were here” signs on Tremble Island from 2022 and 2023 at Nakwakto Rapids.… https://pnwdiving.com/sooke/photos https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/7751-reef-sooke-anemone.webp Fish-eating anemones at 7751 Reef near Sooke, British Columbia. For underwater footage of the site, see Ryan Swan's YouTube video. Image courtesy of Ryan Swan. Fish-eating anemones at 7751 Reef near Sooke, British Columbia. For underwater footage of the sit… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/velmas-rock-sooke-octopus.webp A giant Pacific octopus at Velma's Rock near Sooke, British Columbia. Photo provided by Ryan Swan. A giant Pacific octopus at Velma's Rock near Sooke, British Columbia. Photo provided by Ryan Swan. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/velmas-rock-sooke-video.webp Still from Be Sea Adventures video on Velma's Rock near Sooke, British Columbia. Still from Be Sea Adventures video on Velma's Rock near Sooke, British Columbia. https://pnwdiving.com/strait-of-juan-de-fuca/photos https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/sekiu-jetty-reefscape.webp Reefscape at Sekiu Jetty. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Reefscape at Sekiu Jetty. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/salt-creek-scuba-jess-enjoying-it.webp Scuba Jess enjoying her dive at Salt Creek. This is a shallow yet super-advanced dive. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Scuba Jess enjoying her dive at Salt Creek. This is a shallow yet super-advanced dive. Photo by E… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/salt-creek-rock-greenling-in-surfgrass.webp A rock greenling in the surfgrass at Salt Creek. These fish live shallow in the most surge-filled waters around during breeding season. When it's not breeding season, they can usually be found at around 700 feet deep! You'd think with all these colors they'd be easy to spot, but they're surprisingly well camouflaged. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. A rock greenling in the surfgrass at Salt Creek. These fish live shallow in the most surge-filled… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/salt-creek-7arm-octopus.webp An ultra rare 7-arm octopus at Salt Creek. See this Live Science article for more info. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. An ultra rare 7-arm octopus at Salt Creek. See this Live Science article for more info. Photo by… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/sekiu-rocks-stalked-jellyfish-closeup.webp Close-up of a stalked jellyfish attached to algae at Sekiu Rocks. Photo by Scuba Jess. Close-up of a stalked jellyfish attached to algae at Sekiu Rocks. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/sund-rock https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/sund-rock-squat-lobster.webp A squat lobster hiding under a rock at Sund Rock. There are thousands of these cool critters at this site. Often you just see their long claws sticking out from under rocks. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. A squat lobster hiding under a rock at Sund Rock. There are thousands of these cool critters at t… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/sund-rock-octopus.jpg A Giant Pacific octopus cruising the reef at Sund Rock, Hood Canal. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. A Giant Pacific octopus cruising the reef at Sund Rock, Hood Canal. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/sund-rock-newborn-octos.jpg A composite of three newborn giant Pacific octopuses from Sund Rock, Hood Canal. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. A composite of three newborn giant Pacific octopuses from Sund Rock, Hood Canal. Photo by Eric As… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/sund-rock-rockfish.jpg A quillback rockfish hiding amongst plumose anemones at Sund Rock, Hood Canal. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. A quillback rockfish hiding amongst plumose anemones at Sund Rock, Hood Canal. Photo by Eric Aski… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/sund-rock-anemones-and-fish.jpg Plumose anemones and fish on the reef at Sund Rock, Hood Canal. Photo by Michelle Manson. Plumose anemones and fish on the reef at Sund Rock, Hood Canal. Photo by Michelle Manson. https://pnwdiving.com/sunrise-beach https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/sunrise-beach-octopus.webp Octopus at Sunrise Beach. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Octopus at Sunrise Beach. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/sunrise-beach-shore-entry.webp Shore entry at Sunrise Beach at high tide. The entry is still a long wade or swim or scooter from here. There are signs posted forbidding walking on the beach. Photo by Scuba Jess. Shore entry at Sunrise Beach at high tide. The entry is still a long wade or swim or scooter from… https://pnwdiving.com/swordfish-island https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/swordfish-island.webp Scuba Jess enjoying the 'cave of wonder' at Swordfish Island. Note the red soft corals in this photo. Yes, these can be seen in a few areas of the pnw other than Browning Pass! You can also see them in Discovery Passage at Argonaut wharf and Seymour Narrows. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Scuba Jess enjoying the 'cave of wonder' at Swordfish Island. Note the red soft corals in this ph… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/swordfish-island-scuba-jess.webp Scuba Jess at Swordfish Island. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Scuba Jess at Swordfish Island. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/tacoma-narrows https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/tacoma-narrows-from-the-surface.webp Tacoma Narrows from the surface. Photo by Scuba Jess. Tacoma Narrows from the surface. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/tacoma/photos https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/redondo-pacific-spiny-lumpsucker.webp The Pacific spiny lumpsucker is a local favorite which can be found at Redondo Beach. Learn more about these unique fish on our lumpsucker guide. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. The Pacific spiny lumpsucker is a local favorite which can be found at Redondo Beach. Learn more… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/redondo-pacific-spiny-lumpsucker2.webp Pacific spiny lumpsucker at Redondo Beach. See our lumpsucker guide. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Pacific spiny lumpsucker at Redondo Beach. See our lumpsucker guide. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/redondo-sixgill-shark.webp A rare encounter with a Sixgill shark during a Redondo Beach night dive. These deep-sea giants are a highlight of Puget Sound diving. Learn more and report sightings at sixgillsharks.org. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. A rare encounter with a Sixgill shark during a Redondo Beach night dive. These deep-sea giants ar… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/redondo-beach-greenling-pipefish-reflection.webp A green bay pipefish gazes at its reflection at the surface at Redondo Beach. Photo by Scuba Jess. A green bay pipefish gazes at its reflection at the surface at Redondo Beach. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/redondo-beach-pink-sea-worm-birthday-cake.webp A tiny pink sea worm that looks like a birthday cake at Redondo Beach. Photo by Scuba Jess. A tiny pink sea worm that looks like a birthday cake at Redondo Beach. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/redondo-ruby-octo-on-eggs.jpg A red ruby octopus on eggs at Redondo Beach, Des Moines. This is a rare sighting! Usually red octos are too buried away to see when on eggs, but this one chose a bad spot to nest. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. A red ruby octopus on eggs at Redondo Beach, Des Moines. This is a rare sighting! Usually red oct… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/three-tree-point-paralarval-octopus.webp Paralarval (about to settle on the seafloor) octopus at Three Tree Point. These aren't often seen. It behaved quite differently from octopuses we've seen before... it darted towards the surface when scared. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Paralarval (about to settle on the seafloor) octopus at Three Tree Point. These aren't often seen… https://pnwdiving.com/three-tree-point https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/three-tree-point-paralarval-octopus.webp Paralarval (about to settle on the seafloor) octopus at Three Tree Point. These aren't often seen. It behaved quite differently from octopuses we've seen before... it darted towards the surface when scared. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Paralarval (about to settle on the seafloor) octopus at Three Tree Point. These aren't often seen… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/three-tree-point-ratfish.webp A ratfish at Three Tree Point. These cartilaginous fish are often seen just deeper than the golf ball boat at this dive site. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. A ratfish at Three Tree Point. These cartilaginous fish are often seen just deeper than the golf… https://pnwdiving.com/titlow https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/titlow-kelp-crab.webp A kelp crab on pilings at Titlow Park. Photo by Dave Hicks. A kelp crab on pilings at Titlow Park. Photo by Dave Hicks. https://pnwdiving.com/vancouver/photos https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/whytcliff-park-rose-star.webp Rose star at Whytecliff Park. Photo by Scuba Jess. Rose star at Whytecliff Park. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/velmas-rock https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/velmas-rock-sooke-octopus.webp A giant Pacific octopus at Velma's Rock near Sooke, British Columbia. Photo provided by Ryan Swan. A giant Pacific octopus at Velma's Rock near Sooke, British Columbia. Photo provided by Ryan Swan. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/velmas-rock-sooke-video.webp Still from Be Sea Adventures video on Velma's Rock near Sooke, British Columbia. Still from Be Sea Adventures video on Velma's Rock near Sooke, British Columbia. https://pnwdiving.com/victoria/photos https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/victoria-fish-eating-anemones.webp Fish-eating anemones in Victoria. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Fish-eating anemones in Victoria. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/race-rocks-basket-star.webp Scuba Jess checking out a basket star at Race Rocks. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Scuba Jess checking out a basket star at Race Rocks. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/race-rocks-sea-lions.webp Sea lions at Race Rocks. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Sea lions at Race Rocks. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/race-rocks-blue-anemone.webp Blue anemone at Race Rocks. Photo by Scuba Jess. Blue anemone at Race Rocks. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/race-rocks-brooding-anemones.webp Brooding anemones at Race Rocks. Photo by Scuba Jess. Brooding anemones at Race Rocks. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/race-rocks-from-the-surface.webp Race Rocks from the surface. Photo by Scuba Jess. Race Rocks from the surface. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/ogden-point-goosenecks.webp Gooseneck barnacles at Ogden Point. They live up in the very shallows. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Gooseneck barnacles at Ogden Point. They live up in the very shallows. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/ogden-point-breakwater.webp Ogden Point breakwater. Photo by Scuba Jess. Ogden Point breakwater. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/swordfish-island.webp Scuba Jess enjoying the 'cave of wonder' at Swordfish Island. Note the red soft corals in this photo. Yes, these can be seen in a few areas of the pnw other than Browning Pass! You can also see them in Discovery Passage at Argonaut wharf and Seymour Narrows. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Scuba Jess enjoying the 'cave of wonder' at Swordfish Island. Note the red soft corals in this ph… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/swordfish-island-scuba-jess.webp Scuba Jess at Swordfish Island. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Scuba Jess at Swordfish Island. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/waddah-island-fingers https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/waddah-island-fingers-tiger-rockfish.webp Tiger rockfish at Waddah Island Fingers. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Tiger rockfish at Waddah Island Fingers. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/washington/photos https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/sekiu-jetty-reefscape.webp Reefscape at Sekiu Jetty. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Reefscape at Sekiu Jetty. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/long-island-wall-anemones.webp Anemones at Long Island West Wall. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Anemones at Long Island West Wall. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/alki-junkyard-eric-and-jess.webp Eric Askilsrud and Scuba Jess (from Bellevue) observing a moon jelly at Seattle's Alki Junkyard. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Eric Askilsrud and Scuba Jess (from Bellevue) observing a moon jelly at Seattle's Alki Junkyard.… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/alki-junkyard-octopus.webp This was one of the strangest octopus encounters we've had. He was making yoga poses. At Alki Junkyard, West Seattle. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. This was one of the strangest octopus encounters we've had. He was making yoga poses. At Alki Jun… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/alki-junkyard-squid-mating.webp Market squid mating at Seattle's Alki Junkyard, West Seattle. This was an amazing event to see! And amazingly, if you look really closely, you can see a dogfish shark photobombing the background of the photo! We don't see those too often. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Market squid mating at Seattle's Alki Junkyard, West Seattle. This was an amazing event to see! A… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/scubajess-scuba-diving-deception-pass-slack-tide-underwater.webp An underwater scene at Deception Pass during slack tide. Tube worms, proliferating anemones, painted anemones, sponges, hydroids and more make the scene. This is a super advanced dive! Photo by Eric Askilsrud. An underwater scene at Deception Pass during slack tide. Tube worms, proliferating anemones, pain… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/scubajess-scuba-diving-deception-pass-slack-tide.webp Diver Scuba Jess awaiting slack at Deception Pass. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Diver Scuba Jess awaiting slack at Deception Pass. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/keystone-jetty-dogfish.webp A dogfish shark at Keystone Jetty. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. A dogfish shark at Keystone Jetty. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/redondo-pacific-spiny-lumpsucker.webp The Pacific spiny lumpsucker is a local favorite which can be found at Redondo Beach. Learn more about these unique fish on our lumpsucker guide. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. The Pacific spiny lumpsucker is a local favorite which can be found at Redondo Beach. Learn more… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/redondo-sixgill-shark.webp A rare encounter with a Sixgill shark during a Redondo Beach night dive. These deep-sea giants are a highlight of Puget Sound diving. Learn more and report sightings at sixgillsharks.org. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. A rare encounter with a Sixgill shark during a Redondo Beach night dive. These deep-sea giants ar… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/redondo-beach-greenling-pipefish-reflection.webp A green bay pipefish gazes at its reflection at the surface at Redondo Beach. Photo by Scuba Jess. A green bay pipefish gazes at its reflection at the surface at Redondo Beach. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/salt-creek-scuba-jess-enjoying-it.webp Scuba Jess enjoying her dive at Salt Creek. This is a shallow yet super-advanced dive. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Scuba Jess enjoying her dive at Salt Creek. This is a shallow yet super-advanced dive. Photo by E… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/salt-creek-rock-greenling-in-surfgrass.webp A rock greenling in the surfgrass at Salt Creek. These fish live shallow in the most surge-filled waters around during breeding season. When it's not breeding season, they can usually be found at around 700 feet deep! You'd think with all these colors they'd be easy to spot, but they're surprisingly well camouflaged. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. A rock greenling in the surfgrass at Salt Creek. These fish live shallow in the most surge-filled… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/salt-creek-7arm-octopus.webp An ultra rare 7-arm octopus at Salt Creek. See this Live Science article for more info. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. An ultra rare 7-arm octopus at Salt Creek. See this Live Science article for more info. Photo by… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/skyline-candy-stripe-shrimp.webp A candy stripe shrimp tucked beneath anemones at Skyline in Anacortes, WA. Photo by Scuba Jess. A candy stripe shrimp tucked beneath anemones at Skyline in Anacortes, WA. Photo by Scuba Jess. https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/sund-rock-squat-lobster.webp A squat lobster hiding under a rock at Sund Rock. There are thousands of these cool critters at this site. Often you just see their long claws sticking out from under rocks. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. A squat lobster hiding under a rock at Sund Rock. There are thousands of these cool critters at t… https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/whale-rocks-proliferating-anemones.webp Proliferating anemones at Whale Rocks. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Proliferating anemones at Whale Rocks. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/whale-rocks https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/whale-rocks-proliferating-anemones.webp Proliferating anemones at Whale Rocks. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. Proliferating anemones at Whale Rocks. Photo by Eric Askilsrud. https://pnwdiving.com/whytecliff-park https://pnwdiving.com/assets/images/whytcliff-park-rose-star.webp Rose star at Whytecliff Park. Photo by Scuba Jess. Rose star at Whytecliff Park. Photo by Scuba Jess.