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Pacific Northwest Surge Channel with Giant Green Anemones and Purple Urchins
pacific northwest · green anemone · purple urchin · surge channel
Expansive horizontal underwater photograph of a cold-water surge channel off Vancouver Island. The rocky granite walls are entirely smothered in a dense mosaic of giant green sea anemones (Anthopleura xanthogrammica) glowing with fluorescent lime-green vitality, interspersed with tight colonies of royal purple sea urchins and bright orange bat stars. Crystal-clear emerald green water surges through the channel, trailing bubbles of aeration that catch low-angled coastal sunlight. A red Irish lord sculpin sits camouflaged on an encrusted ledge in the foreground. Remarkable textural fidelity, rich saturated cool tones, authentic cold-water biodiversity captured with razor-sharp macro-wide clarity.