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Take A Virtual Dive Through Edmonds Underwater Park

In this film you will meet your ocean neighbors. There’s so much life to explore. Annie Crawley's Dive Team documents the underwater world to give a voice to the ocean. We raise awareness about the amazing life that exists in our backyard and Edmonds, Washington. Many people ask us, “What do you see out there?" Here's our answer! Come take a virtual dive with us through Edmonds Underwater Park.

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Essential Eelgrass Ecosystems

What tickles your toes when you walk into the water here in Puget Sound? Most refer to it as seaweed, but it looks similar to the grass that may grow outside your house. Seagrasses are flowering plants that live in shallow waters all over the world. Here in Puget Sound, we mostly see a species called Zostera marina, commonly called eelgrass. Most of what you can see of the eelgrass is the long ribbon-like blades which flow with the current. Eelgrass is one of the most important ecosystems in the entire ocean.

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Dive Into Your Underwater Backyard

Do you know what lives in your backyard? Here in Edmonds, Washington, our lives intertwine with the ocean. No matter where you live, you are connected to the ocean through the air you breathe. Phytoplankton is responsible for over 50% of the oxygen in the atmosphere, and that is just one of the many reasons we need the ocean to survive.

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