Bottom Dwellers Seattle/Pacific Northwest Dive Club

Paua Marine Research Group (PMRG) is seeking a motivated biologist/scientific diver to work on their abalone, eelgrass, and rockfish recovery and research efforts. Please share with all those you believe would be a good fit! Applications should be sent to [email protected] or [email protected] by 2/6/2026.

Home | Paua Marine Research From abalone and rockfish to kelp forests and eelgrass beds, PMRG biologists specialize in habitat and species monitoring and development of long-term conservation, mitigation, and management strategies for public and private entities. 

❄️ Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year for the Northern Hemisphere, casting most of your sanctuary system in darkness....but some of our residents, like this little friend, are thriving without sunlight year round! 🌌

⭐️ This ghostly mystery mollusk was photographed at the Davidson Seamount by a remotely operated vehicle, nearly 5,000 feet below the surface of NOAA's Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

Tune into your inner abyssal zone and embrace todays shadows knowing there are brighter days ahead. 💫

📸: NOAA/MBARI

Are you diving? Taking pictures? I'd love to update the media on our website. If you have any to share, whether they're in the PNW or not, please respond to this post and tag Freed BeingFreed.

Happy new year, Bottom Dwellers! We've had a lull in activities and we're looking for members to step into leadership roles. Anyone interested? President, Secretary, and Treasurer positions are open. Respond to this post or email [email protected] if you're interested.

Merry merry!!

Did you know coral is an animal? Also this is such good info to know regarding coral bleaching.

: Are corals animals? 🤔

Yes, indeed! They live in a symbiotic relationship 🤝with tiny algae called zooxanthellae. These algae provide corals with food and oxygen, and in return, the corals provide them with a safe place to live. However, when corals are exposed to high temperatures🌡️, pollution🚮, or changes in the water’s chemistry, they expel zooxanthellae.

Without the tiny algae, the coral loses its color and turns white⚪, hence the term “bleaching.” And if left in a bleached state for too long, the corals will die. Coral reefs are essential to the health of our planet 🌎: When they suffer, so do the ecosystems and the people that depend on them.

Take action and learn how you can help protect these important ecosystems for generations to come: https://coral.org/en/blog/what-is-coral-bleaching-and-why-should-you-care/ #:~:text=The%20global%20coral%20bleaching%20monitoring,in%20need%20of%20our%20protection.

📸: The Ocean Agency

Love these guys. They are so courageous.

📢 Get ready to board! Our crew on the Age of Union recently completed a forced boarding drill, proving that we are always prepared for the unexpected when inspecting IUU fishing vessels.💪 With tireless practice, we ensure no illegal vessel goes unchecked on our watch! 🎥 Elliott Kajdan / Sea Shepherd #crew #SeaShepherd #marineconservation #ForTheOcean #sscs

Stunning.

I don't know why this hasn't received more publicity, but this fifty-foot sculpture was unveiled recently in South Dakota.
It's called 'Dignity' and was done by artist Dale Lamphere to honor the women of the Sioux Nation.

Gay trans fish!!! Whoop!

A fun dive at the Sheraton Caverns off Kauai.

Hi, All -- to anyone who is going to Mike's Beach Resort this weekend, I'm going to be doing the shop dive tonight (Friday) with YSS at 7pm. It's free and open to anyone with OW cert, so come join us if you can! Meet at the shop a little before 7 for a debriefing, then we all head to the the dive site. They choose the site based on conditions, etc.

YSS Dive Shop Express, Storefront Project