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 KaylinQ rated 3 months ago - From Page:Wolf-Eel: "The Ugly Old Man of the Sea"Get any group of divers together in the Pacific Northwest and ask them to reach consensus on what the requirements are for a really GREAT dive, and invariably one of the things they will ultimately agree on is that a wolf-eel will somehow be...
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- KaylinQ rated 3 months ago
- From Page:Wolf-Eel: "The Ugly Old Man of the Sea"Get any group of divers together in the Pacific Northwest and ask them to reach consensus on what the requirements are for a really GREAT dive, and invariably one of the things they will ultimately agree on is that a wolf-eel will somehow be involved. There's something about the supremely ugly face of an adult wolf-eel staring at you from its den that will turn an ordinary dive into a great one - poor visibility, terrible weather, rotten currents.....all will be forgotten and forgiven once a Wolfie makes a public appearance. Divers travel from all over the world to glimpse these fascinating creatures, and go through all manner of underwater gyrations to get the perfect photo that proves that they, too, were able to "Dance with Wolfies".Throughout history, wolf-eels have been held in deep respect by the peoples of the northern Pacific - In many of the native tribes in the area the tasty wolf-eel was reserved as a ritual food to be consumed only by a tribal shaman, never by "ordinary" men and women. In the state of Washington the wolf-eel is now a protected species in both Puget Sound and Hood Canal, not because they are endangered, but simply because their value as a living resource to divers and photographers far exceeds whatever commercial value the species could possibly provide as a source of food. Some dive sites, such as Sunrise Wall near Tacoma, are well known as locations where wolf-eels interact with divers and can be hand fed as part of a unique photo opportunity. In both the American Pacific Northwest and in British Columbia, Canada, the prevailing attitude among divers regarding wolf-eels is that of both affection and protection.
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