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Molluscs

Aforia sp.

Buccinum plectrum

Colus sp.

Assorted neptunes

Neptunea heros

Neptunea lyrata

Neptunea ventricosa

Snail Eggs

Octopus dolfleini

Rossia pacifica


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Giant Pacific Octopus
Octopus dolfleini

Octopus dolfleini

We only encountered small giant Pacific octopuses. The largest had a head about the size of a softball, so definitely not mature yet. It makes me wonder if the larger ones are seldom found in the Bering Sea, or if they avoided the net.

© 2004 Teresa Jewell
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