Greg Hoberg and I had two very good dives. The seas were flat, combined swell and chop about 2 ft and we had excellent visibility ranging from 40 to 50 ft with normal 51 degree temperature.
The first dive off Carmel River Beach (not far from the Butterfly House) was a new site for us. We had huge rocks and some good giant kelp coverage. Lots of small ling cod and small rockfish.
A decent sized ling cod, you can see Greg in the distance.
It's great when you have decent light and good visibility and large rock structures to explore.
Black Rockfish
Lingcod
We found a beautiful hydro coral garden at this site.
Greg getting hydro coral pictures.
The water was very clear at Cypress Point but there was a heavy layer of transparent plankton - I think some kind of swimming salps. Very dense at times.
Black and Yellow Rockfisn with a plethora of sea urchins at Cypress Point..
The density of sealife on the rocks is amazing.
I was really glad to see many large, healthy ochre sea stars on this dive, a very good sign of seas star recovery from the wasting disease plague. There were also lots of spiny sea stars, bat stars, and leather sea stars.
To see more from these two dives please go to:
https://plus.google.com/photos/110159573286645489662/albums/6284013370896912049?authkey=CJjbj4jo_p_tsgE
and
https://plus.google.com/photos/110159573286645489662/albums/6284013228234267537?authkey=CMDW08DqioCwxgE
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