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2009 Underwater Photo Contest


2009 contest winner: Longfin Sculpin by Pete Naylor.

Winner announced for 2nd annual SeaDoc Underwater Photo Contest.

About the Winning Photo

The winner of the 2009 Photo Contest is Pete Naylor for this photo of a longfin sculpin. He won a dive for two from Naknek Charters in Friday Harbor.

Longfin sculpins, known as Jordania zonope in the science world, measure between 2 and 6 inches. They are very cryptic and often go unseen by SCUBA divers until they move. Like other fish and invertebrate species currently not considered as food fish or shellfish by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (over 98% of all fish and invertebrates occurring in Washington's waters), mosshead warbonnet populations are not monitored, except by volunteer SCUBA divers conducting REEF surveys.

The 2008 winners in each category are featured here. Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to everyone who participated.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the contest.

See other amazing photos that were entered...

Interested in next year's contest?

Amateur photographers may enter by submitting a photo taken in July 2010 while conducting a fish or invertebrate survey for the Reef Environmental Education Foundation's Great Annual Fish Count.

Grand Prize: Free dive charter for two from Naknek Charters and Diving in Friday Harbor, WA

Winners in each category receive a SeaDoc imprinted coffee mug, and everyone who enters gets a seashore life pocket field guide and SeaDoc sticker.

Spread the word: download a printable flyer and put it up in your area!

Get all the details: Put your name on the list and we'll send you a reminder of the 2010 contest when we have the rules and prizes determined.
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Submitted by pete_naylor on Mon, 2008-10-06 22:36.

Thank you so much for running the photo competition. I received my satellite/bathymetic San Juans map and I've hung it on my wall - it is absolutely fascinating - I find myself going to it over and over, to check out my favorite dive sites and potential new spots for exploration :)

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