Dives on the Pinnacles and inside the Wash Rock south of Point Cypress, November 17, 2014

Greg Hoberg and I dived on the Pinnacles and near a wash rock inside Cypress Point on Monday.  We had 40 ft visibility at the Pinnacles and 35 ft near the wash rock.  Water temperature was 55 degrees.  Again, lots of sea urchins and brittle stars.  We are seeing some sea stars but still far fewer than before the sea star wasting virus came through starting a year ago.  Probably due to the huge growth in sea urchin population the kelp beds are only a fraction of normal so it is easy to maneuver Greg's RIB zodiac to locations that are normally impassable due to kelp.

 Lots of sea urchins.

 Greg getting a wide angle closeup of a pair of clown nudibranchs.

 Clown nudibranch, aka orange and white, scientific name catalina triopha.

 Greg comes through a mini canyon.

 Back to the boat.  For more pictures from this dive, please go to :  https://plus.google.com/photos/110159573286645489662/albums/6083618082540251585?authkey=CLqGpMmjq-m8rwE

 Our dive on the inside of a wash rock south of Cypress Point was near a golf hole and we saw a number of golf balls, Greg showed off his submarine juggling.

Lots of blue rockfish.

Cruising back to the boat.  For more pictures from this dive please go to:  https://plus.google.com/photos/110159573286645489662/albums/6083618735623489425?authkey=CK2fvaeJ4fHfWQ