Eric Evans found the creature dubbed the "Salish sea monster" as he and his brother walked close to where the Elwah River meets the Salish Sea in the US state of Washington
Ali Redman, aquarium curator for the Port Townsend Marine Science Center exhibit at Fort Worden State Park, points to the eye slit of Sylvia, a 3-year-old male giant Pacific octopus named after Sylvia Earle, the first female chief scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.