A few stills from Hawthorne Reef & the Barge

[Merry]

Had another great day with Kevin Lee, who continues to find the scarcest of critters and put us to shame.
Vis is variable on the west side of Palos Verdes, and it hasn't changed much (for us) over the last 2 weeks. Generally speaking, below 20', there's a brisk, 30' layer of chunky schmutz.

Big Red



Cadlina flavomaculata with a munnid isopod hitchhiker.



Facelina stearnsi



Tritonia festiva




It seemed to be raining salp chains, which I find mesmerizing and completely distracting! However, no medusas were to be had.

 

[FrankPro1]

Awesome Merry! Love the Big Boy Cabezon and the Festiva riding the Gorgonian. Great series! Congrats on hitting 500! :amazed: I'm still dragging my feet to 150!

 

[Scuba_Noob]

Cool photos. I really liked the orange-tipped nudibranch, the Facelina stearnsi.

 

[SPKelpDiver]

Don't know how I missed this thread. Very cool shot of the Tritonia Festiva. Love the Cabezon shot. He is a handsome boy... one of my favorite fish.