Purple Hydrocoral at Farnsworth
On July 24th, we gathered bright and early at San Pedro for our dive trip to Farnsworth Bank. We not only made it out to this difficult to reach destination, but we were also blessed with nice condition. The waster temp was in the mid 60's and the water was beautiful clear blue. We had a blast!
Third Time's the Charm!
We finally made it out to Santa Barbara Island on July 16th.This was our third try at making it out to the tiny speck of an Island. We woke up half expecting to see Catalina, but we were happily surpeised to see the beautiful Santa Barbara Island. We enjoyed a great day of diving at Santa Barbara Island aboard the Bottom Scratcher with Captain Kevin.
I think they are in love…
Spot-fin porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix) is found in and around coral and rocky reefs at depths up to 445ft. There are 7 species in the genus Diodon; 4 are found in Mexican waters, 1 in the Atlantic, 1 in the Pacific and 2 in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. This pair was photographed in Sea of Cortez, swimming after each other around a rock.
Playing with Underwater Puppies
Sea lions are the most playful of all the animals I have encountered in the sea. They are full of energy and curiosity! I can just play “Marco Polo” with them all day long. We are very lucky to have an abundant population of California sea lions here in our backyard. Have you ever played with them?
'Splosion of Fish!
Let’s Dive into the blue sphere with explosion of fish!
