Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium and the Seattle Aquarium are enlisting local scuba divers this weekend in an effort to count giant Pacific octopuses in the Puget Sound.
The annual census will be used to establish baseline data on the number of octopuses in the region, then later determine whether the species is declining, according to a news release.
The count will take place Saturday through Monday. Divers should report: Date, time of day, exact dive site, exact depth, den information, indication of octopus size (tennis ball, cantaloupe, basketball or bigger), indication of where the den is in relation to the entry point of the dive, and number of divers.
For more information or to report sightings, contact Cindy Roberts at Point Defiance at 253-404-3676 or
croberts@pdza.org, or Roland Anderson at the Seattle Aquarium at 206-386-4371 or
roland.anderson@seattle.gov.
John Henrikson, The News Tribune
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