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Janolus fuscus Dorid in brittle stars: Flabellina trilineata: Triopha catalinae: Octopus under serpulid worms: Triopha catalinae and Hermissenda crassicornis: Janolus barbarensis:

Lots of rain here! Much better underwater in Morro Bay: Dendronotus frondosus: Flabellina trilineata: Pipefish: Lots of pups on the San Simeon beaches right now: Mom and pup:

Fringehead: Northern elephant seals - a bull sorting out his harem:

Lots of nudibranchs out and about last week in Morro Bay: Flabellina trilineata: Polycera atra: Janolus barbarensis: Triopha maculata: Triopha catalinae: Aegires albopunctatus: Hermissenda crassicornis: And of course one curious fringehead:

Good day for nudibranchs: Polycera atra: Flabellina trilineata: Acanthodoris lutae: Also lots of little sculpins posing: Sculpin head-on: Sculpin:

During a dive in Morro Bay last week I came across this little octopus peeking out at me from a broken horseneck clam shell: After awhile he came out and jetted a few feet away, stopped, and started changing colors and shapes to confuse me. I was not deterred, however, and fired off a few...

...to post a few taken yesterday in Morro Bay: Sculpin with Hermissenda: Sculpin: Blackeye goby: Fringehead in bottle with Hermissenda: Hermissenda crassicornis:

Wreck of the Spar, Cape Lookout, North Carolina:

Snubnose sculpin in red bryozoan: Octopus: Monarch butterflies:

Corraline sculpin in red bryozoan: Octopus in bryozoan: Triopha maculata (first one I've seen all year): I know, I know, but sometimes you just cant resist: A bonus on this trip, Monarch butterflies wintering in Pismo Beach Monarch Grove:

Crab face Cancer antennarius: Fringehead with droopy hair: Octopus: Ring-top snail: Barnacle: San Diego nudibranch: One more fringehead:

Octopus: Shrimp: Handsome devil: Triopha catalinae:

Larry sorry you couldn't make it this trip. I will let you know in advance when we are headed up there next. We had two very nice dives in relatively clean water (viz=15 ft) and balmy conditions (54-58F). We had lots of nice nudibranchs: Janolus barbarensis: Dirona albolineata...

Gold plumose anemone: Sunstar detail: Fringehead with great antlers: Triopha catalinae: Moonglow anemone: Crab on red bryozoan:

Look at what this Aeolidia papillosa is crawling on: Janolus barbarensis: Sculpin: Dirona picta: Flabellina trilineata: Big hair:

I just returned from a week-long shark trip to the Grand Bahamas Bank. This is the same trip that is generating much controversy (30+ pages) in another part of the forum. It is an uncaged trip targeting tiger sharks with chum and bait in the water. Now that I have done it, I think I can...

Water was VERY green in the bay last week, fresh water runoff from the recent rains. The most interesting thing I saw was a group of kids from a Kern County middle school on a field trip. There is a tremendous amount of life on the floating docks, like a man-made tidepool. The kids lie down...

Polycera atra: One-spot fringehead in Parrot Bay rum bottle: Triopha catalinae: Feeding barnacle: Flabellina trilineata: Pipefish: It's good to be the alpha male!!

From great white sharks at Isla Guadalupe to the little critters under the Coast Guard Pier in Morro Bay. What a contrast in my last two dives! Friday was the highest tide I have ever seen in Morro Bay (6.5 ft – full moon). The water filled up all the wetlands canals and came right up to Los...