KRL1973
Contributor
2:30pm, N monastery had between ankle and knee high surf for an easy entry walking in and putting on fins in the water. In the shallows to 30ft., Vis was about 20ft and had a lot of particulate matter resembling snot. Deeper water yielded 30-40ft vis.
Saws lots of juvenile and undersized rockfish, a solitary blacksmith that was interesting to me as I have only seen these previously at breakwater and in aggregations. Sea cucumbers where everywhere. Filmed a greenling close-up and it batted it's dorsal fin at me in a comical way that I guess it meant to be threatening. The steep drop-off was very impressive with the good vis, reminding me of the walls of cozumel. On the way back found a few black and yellow rockfish and came across a nice school of big blues cruising around under the thick canopy in just 25fsw.
Took some video footage that I will post a link to when I get around to editing it.
Prior to the afternoon dive a monastery I hiked around Lobos and saw some splashing about a mile or 2 out of the cove and thru my binoculars spotted a very large pod of large porpoises on the surface splashing around. They were out there for a long time as I spotted them again almost an hour later in the same spot. did some reseach and I based on their coloration they would be Risso's Dolphins.
The harbor seals in whaler's cove were fun to watch. It was so calm and clear in the cove I could watch them swimming underwater from the bluffs above. Anyone know legally how close you can swim towards them before it is considered harassment or a disturbance to them? I would like to do so some time, but want to avoid scaring or disturbing them.
-ken
Saws lots of juvenile and undersized rockfish, a solitary blacksmith that was interesting to me as I have only seen these previously at breakwater and in aggregations. Sea cucumbers where everywhere. Filmed a greenling close-up and it batted it's dorsal fin at me in a comical way that I guess it meant to be threatening. The steep drop-off was very impressive with the good vis, reminding me of the walls of cozumel. On the way back found a few black and yellow rockfish and came across a nice school of big blues cruising around under the thick canopy in just 25fsw.
Took some video footage that I will post a link to when I get around to editing it.
Prior to the afternoon dive a monastery I hiked around Lobos and saw some splashing about a mile or 2 out of the cove and thru my binoculars spotted a very large pod of large porpoises on the surface splashing around. They were out there for a long time as I spotted them again almost an hour later in the same spot. did some reseach and I based on their coloration they would be Risso's Dolphins.
The harbor seals in whaler's cove were fun to watch. It was so calm and clear in the cove I could watch them swimming underwater from the bluffs above. Anyone know legally how close you can swim towards them before it is considered harassment or a disturbance to them? I would like to do so some time, but want to avoid scaring or disturbing them.
-ken