Odds & Ends from recent dives

[Larry C]

Hermit crab

Rockfish fry

Rockfish fry

Treefish fry

Sculpin

Sculpin

Sea Nettles

Tochuina tetraquetra

Little Red Octopus with our anchor chain

 

[Peter_C]

The eyes on the last Sculpin are crazy.

We have been seeing a lot of fish fry on the North Coast too, along with clouds of krill.

 

[CheddarChick]

Very nice Larrry... I love the little stuff...

 

[Scubagirlfl]

Very Nice Pics! I love the Sea Nettles & baby Red Octopus

 

[penti]

Nice shots, I love the hermit crab and the cute little octopus.

Where were they taken ?

 

[Larry C]

Thanks Peter, Cheddar, Scubagirl & Penti

The eyes on the last Sculpin are crazy.

We have been seeing a lot of fish fry on the North Coast too, along with clouds of krill.

I love the way the eyes mimic the pattern of the body & fit right into the camouflage scheme.
We've been seeing these juvi's for about 2 years now, and it's really cool watching some of them become adolescent and recognizable. It's nice to see some positive signs of a future for the coastal waters.

Nice shots, I love the hermit crab and the cute little octopus.

Where were they taken ?

All the pics were taken in various sites in Monterey Bay, in North Central California. We do about 95% of our diving in the Monterey and Carmel areas.

 

[xariatay]

Nice!
There are lots of jellyfish... :scared:

 

[Peter_C]

We've been seeing these juvi's for about 2 years now, and it's really cool watching some of them become adolescent and recognizable. It's nice to see some positive signs of a future for the coastal waters.

We have seen the juvi's the last couple years too. Even saw a tiny Cabazon last time out. When we dove Lobos a month ago I spotted a teeny tiny Rockweed Gunnel. Seems like they are pretty rare to spot, at least for me. I like the fact they look like an eel.

All the pics were taken in various sites in Monterey Bay, in North Central California. We do about 95% of our diving in the Monterey and Carmel areas.

We dive Monterey about 10% of the time. We need to spend more time down there, especially since I have a boat ready to go now :depressed:

 

[Larry C]

There are lots of jellyfish... :scared:

They can be pesky, but thankfully the herd seems to be thinning out lately. For a couple of months you couldn't do a safety stop without having them all over you-a nettlesome situation Since the water is about 50f degrees most of the time, we're wearing dry suits and full hoods anyway, but I've been stung on the upper lip a couple of times and sometimes you forget and wipe your face with your gloved hand after a dive! Worst one was pulling up the anchor and whipping the rope in a bit fast, causing a tentacle to fly right in my eye. :shocked2:

 

[parabolic]

Magnificent set Larry!!