parabolic
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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 Osos Valley Road. There were probably 50 egrets and two or three blue herons taking advantage of all the water.
The water under the pier was VERY clean, I think the viz was about 15 feet. Also the warmest I think I have ever seen 57F. As for the critters, they were the usual suspects, 3 or 4 species of nudibranchs (nothing rare), several fringeheads, a shy little octopus, and a cluster of beautiful tube anemones in shallow water near the exit point that I should have spent more time with. All in all another great dive. Here are a few photos.
I didn't notice how pretty the shaft of this tube anemone was. I should have spent more time with them, but I know where they are and will get them next time:
Clown nudibranch:
Shy little octopus:
There is a very small shrimp coming out of the mouth of this fringehead:
Good hair day:
The water under the pier was VERY clean, I think the viz was about 15 feet. Also the warmest I think I have ever seen 57F. As for the critters, they were the usual suspects, 3 or 4 species of nudibranchs (nothing rare), several fringeheads, a shy little octopus, and a cluster of beautiful tube anemones in shallow water near the exit point that I should have spent more time with. All in all another great dive. Here are a few photos.
I didn't notice how pretty the shaft of this tube anemone was. I should have spent more time with them, but I know where they are and will get them next time:
Clown nudibranch:
Shy little octopus:
There is a very small shrimp coming out of the mouth of this fringehead:
Good hair day: