It wasn't the lowest tidal day of the month, but snorkeling around Boundary Bay was downright pleasant amid the searing temperatures today.
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| One of the fortunate sand dollars that happened to find a stream of running water as opposed to the others drying out in the slightly higher sand embankments |
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| Many cockles were also high and dry...this one lucked out in a pool |
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| Metal structures next to the cairn colonized by many species of anemone |
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| Plumose anemone, the only species I could identify |
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| I don't think I've seen this species of jellyfish before |
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| kelp crab |
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| dungeness crab |
The shallow ponds of water were hot. In addition to the clams and crabs that succumbed to the heat, there were also fish casualties as well.
The above fish clearly were freshly dead. One might think it's the hot temperatures alone that kill the fish, but it's more likely suffocation that did these fish in. Hot water has a less capacity to hold oxygen, and I can safely say that this water was at least 40 degrees.
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