Puget Sound (Pulpo gigante)
Cold, nutrient-rich Pacific Northwest water, home to one of the largest giant octopus populations anywhere.
Depth
5–30 m
Recommended level
Advanced Open Water
Average visibility
8 m
Water temperature
10 °C
Current
Weak
Access
Shore/Boat
Best time
All year round
Recommended certification
Drysuit Diver
Approx. price
70 USD / dive
Location
See on the interactive map27 species documented in Puget Sound (Pulpo gigante)
Least ConcernPulpo gigante del Pacífico
Enteroctopus dofleini
Estrella de mar girasol
Pycnopodia helianthoides
Least ConcernFoca común
Phoca vitulina
Near ThreatenedLeón marino de Steller
Eumetopias jubatus
EndangeredOrca
Orcinus orca
Salmón chinook
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Tiburón de seis branquias
Hexanchus griseus
Least ConcernBallena gris
Eschrichtius robustus
Least ConcernBallena jorobada
Megaptera novaeangliae
Camarón esqueleto
Caprella linearis
Cangrejo verde europeo
Carcinus maenas
Erizo de mar púrpura
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
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