Greg Hoberg and I encountered large swells last Wednesday which led us to try a new dive site. On the way we saw an enormous pod of common dolphin (probably long beaked) in Carmel Bay. There were hundreds airborne simultaneously, over a thousand total. I've heard of giant dolphin pods before but this was the first one we'd seen.
We had 25 ft visibility and 56 degree bottom temperature at our dive off Lingcod Reef. The site is full of large layered rock ledges. To see more pictures from this dive please go to:
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Greg found a white dendronotid nudibranch and its eggs.
White dendronotid nudibranch to the right, its white string of eggs to the left.
Horned nudibranch 1/3 from the left, 1/3 from the bottom of the photo.
Another white dendronotid nudibranch, this one eating hydroids.
A pair of black rockfish with one of the many layered rock ledges.
A gopher rockfish with many sea urchins.
Greg with a Treefish under its ledge.
Our second dive was off Point Joe, we only had about 20 ft of visibility with many suspended particles in the water from the surge.
We dive under a kelp bed off Point Joe that still exists because of the large group of sea otters that live there and keep the sea urchins in check. Incredibly, this is the second abalone I have found there out in the open.
Greg getting a photo of a kelp rockfish and a leather sea star.
Kelp rockfish and leather sea star.
Giant kelp during our safety stop.
Kelp Perch
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