Three Months of Subtidal Exploration!

Hello, Subtidal Explorers,

This project has been on iNaturalist for approximately three months now, and it has been quite a success. I see that there are now ten members, which is around ten times larger than the amount that I had hoped would join my project! I encourage you to invite any other inaturalist users that you think could contribute observations or help identify them to join this project, as I have not found an especially effective way to recruit new members. I have been thrilled with the amount of observations in this project, we have some very prolific observers! Congratulations to the following:
Highest # of observations: user tom858 with 677 observations!
Highest # of species: user jackson_chu with 150 species!

The most observed creatures in this project have been:
Ochre Sea Star with 67 observations
Lingcod with 61 observations
Rose Sun Star with 48 observations

I have found the data in this project very useful. For example, through this project, I found out that Madrona Point Dive Site is a great place to look for Giant Pacific Octopus, or that Race Rocks has some very interesting species of coral. I hope that you have found this useful as well.
Thankyou subtidal explorers, for your contributions to this project, whether identifications or observations. Renowned marine biologist Sylvia Earle once said, " I find the lure of the unknown irresistible". Go explore that deep blue unknown, submerge yourself in our relaxing, "tropical" waters and discover our unique marine ecosystems here on the Pacific Northwest Coast.

Posted on January 20, 2024 07:04 PM by bctidepoolgirl