Greg Hoberg and I took his RIB Zodiac from our launch at Monterey Breakwater up to the Monterey Canyon's eastern terminus off Moss Landing before proceeding south to Carmel Bay to dive. The humpback action remains incredible. We saw many different groups of humpbacks and estimate we saw over 100 in total. We were hoping to see the two Orcas that Monterey Bay Whale Watch have been seeing most trips for the last week or so but no luck (we did have luck on this later in the week). We cruised down to Mono-lobo at the south end of Monastery Beach and encountered a large group of Rizzo's dolphins feeding at the edge of the Carmel Canyon just offshore. We had a very good dive with 20 to 25 ft visibility.
Greg with Metridium Sea Anemones
Painted Greenling with white sea anemone
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After a warm up and de-gas interval we made a second dive off Sunset Pt at the north end of Carmel Bay. We had 20 ft visibility on average.
Large rock crab
Feather duster tube worms before being disturbed.
Feather duster tube worms after being disturbed so they are down their tubes...
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