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Giant Sea Stars (Genus Pisaster)Observer
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Multiple purple sea stars along the rocks on Elliot Bay this morning. Looked health even though I was about ten feet away.
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Columbian Black-tailed Deer (Odocoileus hemionus ssp. columbianus)Observer
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Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus orbis)Observer
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this was discovered at Jackson beach when seining in the afternoon. It was very small only a few mm long and pink/orange in color.
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Hooded Nudibranch (Melibe leonina)Observer
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this was caught off Jackson Beach when seining. It was about 2 inches long clear to white in color and smelled like watermelon.
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Black Prickleback (Xiphister atropurpureus)Observer
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this prickelback was caught at Dead mans cove during low tide. It was discovered when bailing a tide pool in the middle of the night. It was about 3-4 inches long.
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Rock Eel (Xiphister mucosus)Observer
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this prickelback was discovered at Cattle point during low tide. It was about 3 inches long.
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Penpoint Gunnel (Apodichthys flavidus)Observer
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this Gunnel was discovered off the docks at FHL. it was about 2.5 inches long and bright green in color.
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Moon Jellies (Genus Aurelia)Observer
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This large jellyfish was seen at False Bay during low tide. It was large around a foot in diameter and dead.
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Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)Observer
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Thus was seen on a large boulder outside FHL pump house during the afternoon.
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Typical Greenlings (Genus Hexagrammos)Observer
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this fish was about a foot long and was found while seining Jackson beach during the afternoon around 10 yards from shore.
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Starry Flounder (Platichthys stellatus)Observer
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this flounder was seen seining at Jackson beach during the afternoon about 10 yards from shore.. It was large about 8 inches long and 7 wide.
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Pacific Peanut Worm (Phascolosoma agassizii)Observer
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this worm was discovered in the middle of the night of the beach at False bay. It was about 2 inches long and fat. It was found in low tide along the mud flats.
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Northern Spearnose Poacher (Agonopsis vulsa)Observer
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this poacher was discovered in a trawl off the coast of San Juan island. It was about 5 inches long and would growl when picked up and held.
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Greenstriped Rockfish (Sebastes elongatus)Observer
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This rock fish was found when trawling in San Juan Channel. It was pretty small and died pretty fast. It was a pretty tramatic capture.
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Infraorder EchinideaObserver
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this sea urchin was found when trawling off San Juan island. It was about 5 inches in diameter and healthy.
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Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina)Observer
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This harbor seal necrospy was performed by the whale museum on the docks at FHL. it was a adult that washed to shore about two weeks before hand and had been frozen.
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Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)Observer
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this neonate harbor porpoise washed to shore off Orcas Island the day before. It necropsy was performed by the whale museum on the docks at FHL.
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Helmet Crab (Telmessus cheiragonus)Observer
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This crab was caught off Jackson Beach in Friday harbor it was about 4 inches long and had hair like projections on its shell. Was a tan brown color.
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Genus PterasterObserver
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This starfish was caught off San Juan island near Lopez when out with otter trawling. It was about 3 inches in diameter and created a lot of mucus when handled.
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Pacific Staghorn Sculpin (Leptocottus armatus)Observer
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This sculpin was caught at Jackson beach. It was about 7 inches long and had the antler like preopercular spins along the side of its head.
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Dungeness Crab (Metacarcinus magister)Observer
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this crab was caught at Jackson Beach. It was about 8-9 inches across and very mad being in a net.
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Red Rock Crab (Cancer productus)Observer
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this large crab was caught on Jackson Beach in the afternoon. It was about 8 inches and very upset being stuck in a net.
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Great Sculpin (Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus)Observer
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This was caught at Jackson beach in San Juan. It had a pigment to its color which appeared lighter then other fish of this species.
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Buffalo Sculpin (Enophrys bison)Observer
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This sculpin was caught at Jackson beach in Friday harbor. It was small about 2 inches and had the large preopercular spines on the side of its head.
