The Subtidal World

 
 

Salish Sea Wild: Shaking Hands With the World’s Biggest Octopus

Team SeaDoc heads deep into Hood Canal under the cover of night to encounter one of the Salish Sea’s largest and most cunning carnivores, the Giant Pacific Octopus. Join us!

 

survive the sound! (an online game for you or your class)

Join classrooms around the PNW to save salmon and steelhead populations that Southern Resident Killer Whales depend on for survival. Sign up today and you’ll learn how we can save this iconic fish. The five-day race starts May 4. Also explore journal and activities by downloading them from this folder or visiting their Google Classroom (class code: bzqufzq). Instructions to join the Google Classroom:

  • Visit https://classroom.google.com/ 

  • Sign in with a Google account 

  • Click the "+" in the upper right to join a class

  • Enter the class code: bzqufzq

  • Open the "Survive the Sound Journal" and follow the step by step instructions.

 

Underwater After Dark (5 mins)

A whole new world awaits you on the dark sea floor and it is teeming with life. Let us light your way as we explore the Salish Sea after dark!

  • Discover: Did you know that most sealife doesn’t sleep? Who are some of the underwater night owls in this video?

 

I Love Abalone (4 min)

Abalone need our help, but hardly anyone knows about the challenges they face. Seymour Shark of Pacific Pals fame to the rescue! Sing along with Seymour and hear the story of these endangered marine snails, why they need our help, what we are doing to save them, and how you can help too! 

Learn about how you can support us at pacific.to/supportconservation

 

herring spawn: the salish sea’s greatest spectacle (5 mins)

Life is a constant challenge when you’re the Snickers bar of the sea. Everything larger than a herring enjoys it as a tasty snack, from ocean animals to bears, wolves, mink, and even little song birds on shore, and they support a mighty food web in the Salish Sea.

  • Question: What are some behaviors herring use to avoid all those hungry mouths? Look for clues to their mad skillz in this exciting peak into spawning time.

 

Voyage to the Bottom of the Salish Sea (14 mins)

Our team of scientists embarks on a week of deep-sea exploration in the Salish Sea in search of red urchins, tiny fish called Pacific sand lance and evidence of scientific trawl marks on the sea floor.

  • Discover: What would you research if you had the chance to ride to the bottom of the sea in a submarine? Let this video of our dives in an Oceangate sub spark your own ideas for exploration in the deep, then share your curiosities with us! Email an answer.