

The Kitsap County Sheriff's Office is investigating.

They were able to fashion a harness to keep him in place while they performed CPR, but resuscitation efforts by his colleagues and emergency responders were unsuccessful. After about five minutes, his companions were able to get him to the surface but couldn't get him into the boat, Laboda said. Those aboard the boat told responders they'd been doing a training dive when the 35-year-old man became entangled in gear below the surface and lost his mask. Learn more about DNR’s wild stock geoduck fishery. Geoduck aquaculture is not the same as the wild stock geoduck fishery, which involves harvesting naturally occurring clams in the subtidal zone between -18 and -70 feet. They award leases to licensed commercial shellfish companies allowing a controlled amount of geoduck to be harvested from these areas. Geoduck farming occurs on about 200 acres of privately-owned tidelands throughout Puget Sound. Department of Natural Resources (DNR): DNR owns state lands where much of the geoduck exist and manage their numbers. "Our understanding is that they were conducting dive training from a boat in anticipation of an upcoming geoduck harvest," North Kitsap Fire and Rescue spokeswoman Michèle Laboda said. WDFW conducts emphasis patrols to prevent shellfish poaching and other illegal activity. Meanwhile, the waters are teeming with a diverse range of fish and coral species and 13 historic shipwrecks for divers to explore. Saturday to the waters off Kingston's Jefferson Point. 1) Rottnest Island Known affectionately as ‘Rotto’, this island just off the coast of Perth is a popular getaway for family friendly water based activities including snorkelling, diving and surfing. KINGSTON – A Tulalip geoduck diver died Saturday morning after he became entangled in his equipment and lost his mask below water near Jefferson Point.Ĭrews were dispatched at about 10 a.m.
