Mola Mola/Moon Jellies

[danclem]

So I drive down from the Seattle area to take some photos for a project I am working on. Sunday (11/23) and Monday (11/24) I dive with Chris of Monterey Bay Dive Company. The viz was great Sunday, and more like Puget Sound in June yesterday (8-12 feet).

Anyway, we were starting back from our first Monday dive, and began seeing foot in diameter moon jellies. Pretty soon we are totally surrounded by these beautiful creatures slowly undulating in the Bay. Then a smallish mola mola comes swimming through our gathering. Absolutely fantastic!

Think we will need to bring a contingent from up north down for some diving. The warm water is also nice!

Cheers,

Dan

 

[micboucher]

So I drive down from the Seattle area to take some photos for a project I am working on. Sunday (11/23) and Monday (11/24) I dive with Chris of Monterey Bay Dive Company. The viz was great Sunday, and more like Puget Sound in June yesterday (8-12 feet).

Anyway, we were starting back from our first Monday dive, and began seeing foot in diameter moon jellies. Pretty soon we are totally surrounded by these beautiful creatures slowly undulating in the Bay. Then a smallish mola mola comes swimming through our gathering. Absolutely fantastic!

Think we will need to bring a contingent from up north down for some diving. The warm water is also nice!

Cheers,

Dan

Sounds like a wonderful dive! I had an experience of swimming in a huge swarm of moon jellies last summer...it was amazing and how great you had the added bonus of a Mola Mola. Did you get any photos you could share?

 

[Teamcasa]

So I drive down from the Seattle area to take some photos for a project I am working on. Sunday (11/23) and Monday (11/24) I dive with Chris of Monterey Bay Dive Company. The viz was great Sunday, and more like Puget Sound in June yesterday (8-12 feet).

Anyway, we were starting back from our first Monday dive, and began seeing foot in diameter moon jellies. Pretty soon we are totally surrounded by these beautiful creatures slowly undulating in the Bay. Then a smallish mola mola comes swimming through our gathering. Absolutely fantastic!

Think we will need to bring a contingent from up north down for some diving. The warm water is also nice!

Cheers,

Dan

OK, so where are the pictures?

 

[Brewski]

:worthless:

 

[bbianchi]

Grats on the MSDT Ron! now... back to the thread.

Where's the pics?!

 

[Chuck Tribolet]

The good news is that the jellies eat the green.

Chuck

 

[danclem]

Sorry to say that the only pics of mola mola were from the aquarium. I was rigged for macro, and the viz was not good. As Chris said, good mental images.

Cheers,

Dan