Greg Hoberg and I took his boat down to Carmel Bay today. On the way we spotted one or two humpbacks as we rounded Pt Pinos and three more as we rounded Cypress Point. As we headed across Carmel Bay toward Mono-lobo (off S. end of Monastery Beach, just before Pt. Lobos State Park and Marine Sanctuary) we spotted 100s of Pacific White Sided dolphins which proceeded to swim out to join us and play under our bow. There were also a number of humpbacks feeding at the edge of the Carmel Canyon.
If you look carefully in the upper left of this photo you can see the back of a humpback about to dive (I was focused on getting dolphin pictures since they were playing with us).
When we got to Mono-lobo we were pleased with the water color and transparency so went ahead and dived (the water had been quite brown and murky due to plankton blooms all the way from the Coast Guard Jetty to Carmel Bay, too much sun the last couple of days). We had 20 ft visibility due to a bone chilling 48 degree upwelling (this dive site is right next to the eastern terminus of the Carmel Canyon).
Greg getting a close-up of a nice sized ling cod.
Hilton's Nudibranch, about 3 inches long.
To see all 14 photos I posted from our trip today please go to:
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