zeledonia t1_j986a17 wrote on February 20, 2023 at 12:08 AM

Reply to comment by Bardamu1932 in Good Rocky Shoreline for Crab/Seastar/Octopus? by eecology

It's definitely possible to find octopuses in tidepools, though they're uncommon and/or tough to spot. People occasionally find them at low tide on rocky beaches in Seattle and other areas of Puget Sound. (e.g. Constellation Park in West Seattle). My family and I saw one in a shallow channel at Salt Creek last fall.

eecology OP t1_j9b4lbt wrote on February 20, 2023 at 5:10 PM

Yeah I’ve seen a few videos floating around on Facebook now that my algorithm is slowly becoming more local to the area haha it’s actually why I thought to ask! Thanks for the tips 🤙🏼 when I lived in Florida as a kid we’d see all types of cool ocean life that I’ve forgotten about since my time in Michigan- I don’t think we ever saw any Octopi though, so I’m supppper hoping to come across one some day :)