North Pacific Ocean Collection

Spotted eagle rays (Aetobatus narinari) swimming, Hawaii, USA

Killer whales (Orcinus orca) off the coast of British Columbia, North Pacific Ocean

Spotted Porcupine fish (Diodon hystrix) inflated, displaying defensive behaviour, North Pacific Ocean, Hawaii

Pacific white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) underwater, Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia, Canada. September

Giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) showing arms and suckers, Vernon Rock, Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia, Canada. September

A Giant rock scallop (Crassadoma gigantea) encrusted with and surrounded by several other invertebrates animals, including White anemones (Metridium sp.), White mushroom ascidians (Distaplia sp.)

Gooseneck barnacles (Pollicipes Polymerus) amongst kelp, Nakwakto Rapids, Slingsby Channel, British Columbia, Canada. September

Purple and Ochre sea stars (Pisaster ochraceus) preying on Pacific blue mussels (Mytilus trossulus). Also seen are Green Surf Anemones (Anthopleura xanthogrammica)

Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) males fighting in river Adams River, British Columbia, Canada. October

Bull kelp canopy (Nereocystis luetkeana) floating on the surface providing protective habitat for juvenile Rockfishes (Sebastes spp.) Browning Pass, Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia, Canada

Wolf eel (Anarrhichthys ocellatus) Croker Rock, Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia, Canada. September

Stubby squid (Rossia pacifica) Nigei Island, Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia, Canada

Opalescent nudibranchs (Hermissenda crassicornis) and Mushroom compound ascidians (Distaplia occidentalis). Browning Pass, Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia, Canada. September

Hooded nudibranchs (Melibe leonina) with oral hood for catching planktonic prey. In the Pacific Northwest they are often found clinging to bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana)

Kelp greenling (Hexagrammos decagrammus), female, resting on bed of kelp (Laminariales), Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) with commensal Crested sculpin (Blepsias bilobus) sheltering amongst stinging tentacles, Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Salmon shark (Lamna ditropis) swimming, Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Pacific red hermit crab (Elassochirus gilli) on sea floor, Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Crested sculpin (Blepsias bilobus) hiding in smack of Moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita), Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Smack of Moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita), Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) preying upon smack of Moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita), Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

Crested sculpin (Blepsias bilobus) hiding in smack of Moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita), Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean

School of Black rockfish (Sebastes melanops) sheltering in Bull kelp forest (Nereocystis luetkeana) in Browning Pass, British Columbia, Canada. North East Pacific Ocean. September

Candy stripe shrimp (Lebbeus grandimanus) sheltering beneath tentacles of its host, Crimson anemone (Cribrinopsis fernaldi). Browning Pass, British Columbia, Canada. North East Pacific Ocean. July

Eyes of Red Irish lord (Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus) in Browning Pass, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. North East Pacific Ocean. July

A Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) at surface to breathe, over shallow reef, Hawaii USA

Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) playing underwater, Inian Island, Alaska, USA. August

Split level of Sunflower stars (Pycnopodia helianthoides) on rocks underwater, Minstrel Island, British Columbia, Canada. March

Split level of Acorn barnacles (Balanus glandula) just below the surface, Seven Tree Island, Browning Pass, Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia, Canada. September

Black-and-white sea flea (Chromopleustes oculatus) on a Sunflower star (Pycnopodia helianthoides), Port Neville, Johnstone Strait, British Columbia, Canada. March

Split-level of Cormorants (Phalacrocorax sp. ) standing on rocks with Sea lettuce (Ulva sp
Split-level of Cormorants (Phalacrocorax sp.) standing on rocks with Sea lettuce (Ulva sp.) seen underwater, Hussar Bay, Nigei Island, Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia, Canada. September

Fried egg jellyfish (Phacellophora camtschatica) viewed from below; Browning Pass, Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia, Canada. September

Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) using a large, encrusted boulder as a tool to scratch itself against, Gowland Harbour, Quadra Island, British Columbia, Canada. March

Split level of a Lions mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) and Feather-boa kelp (Egregia menziesii), Seven-tree Island, Browning Pass, Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia, Canada. September

Moon jellyfish (Aurelia labiata) viewed from below, Browning Pass, Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia, Canada. February

Thousands of Pacific Sandlance (Ammodytes hexapterus) swim overhead, as a few rockfish (Sebastes sp.) swim in the distance

Moon jellyfish (Aurelia labiata) viewed from below; Agamemnon Channel, Sunshine Coast, British Columbia, Canada. March

Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) migration, Adams River, British Columbia, Canada. October

Northern basket star (Gorgonocephalus eucnemis) Slingsby Channel, British Columbia, Canada. May

Sea fleas (Chromopleustes oculatus) on dorsal surface of a Giant sunflower seastar, Port Neville, Johnstone Strait, British Columbia, Canada. March

Proliferating anemones (Epiactis prolifera) and Kelp lace bryozoans (Membranipora serrilamella) on Bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana), Browning Pass, Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia, Canada

Split level shot of kelp and other seaweeds partly exposed at low tide, with coniferous forest in the background. Seen in this photograph are the following

Schooling rockfishes (Sebastes spp. ) with Bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana)
Schooling rockfishes (Sebastes spp.) with Bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana). Different species of rockfish often swim together in mixed schools, as here

Early morning view, looking southeast from Gordon Channel. Gordon Channel, Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia, Canada. September

Purple-ringed Topsnail (Calliostoma annulatum), Orange Social Tunicate (Metandrocarpa taylori) and Lattice-work Bryozoan (Phidolophora pacifica), Browning Pass, Queen Charlotte Strait

Opalescent nudibranch (Hermissenda crassicornis) preys upon stinging hydroids. Browning Pass, Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia, Canada. September

Northern kelp crab (Pugettia producta) large adult male is clinging to strands of bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana). Nigei Island, Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia. September

Lions Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) with Blue rockfish (Sebastes mystinus) stealing food from the jellyfishs tentacles. Hunt Rock, Queen Charlotte Strait, British Columbia, Canada. September

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