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

Gay trans fish!!! Whoop!