Mason's Harbor Cleanup 3/6/2016
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My first Dive Against Debris! Twelve other divers and I collected 575.7 pounds of debris from this fishing harbor along the Straight of Juan de Fuca. A highlight for me was pulling out a beer can with a full grown helmet crab (Placetron wosnessenskii) inside. We had to cut it open to get her out. She must have wondered in as a little crab and had grown too big to ever get out again. We also saw lots of nudibranchs, algae, sea stars and crabs. Hopefully, with less plastic and entanglement hazards, the wildlife can now enjoy a healthier marine habitat.