Quick videos of an Electric Ray and Abalone

[drbill]

Here's a link to two of my newspaper columns about electric rays off the West Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico for those interested:

http://www.starthrower.org/products/DDDB/DDDB_000-049/DDDB_035 electric rays.htm

http://www.starthrower.org/products/DDDB/DDDB_050-099/DDDB_066 Pacific Electric Ray.htm

Interesting that they were at Italian Gardens (I have seen abs there). I consider that a below average dive site when the giant sea bass aren't in residence. Glad you had better luck!

 

[limeyx]

Went diving at Catalina Island, California yesterday. Shot some cool video I thought I would share.

Still editing the rest of the day's shots. Some real nice kelp shots, the vis was low but it added a neat effect to the sunlight peeking thru caverns in the reef and thru the kelp canopy. Man, I love diving here in SoCal.

Cheers,
MikeT[/LEFT]

Nice video.

 

[limeyx]

Here's a link to two of my newspaper columns about electric rays off the West Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico for those interested:

http://www.starthrower.org/products/DDDB/DDDB_000-049/DDDB_035 electric rays.htm

http://www.starthrower.org/products/DDDB/DDDB_050-099/DDDB_066 Pacific Electric Ray.htm

Interesting that they were at Italian Gardens (I have seen abs there). I consider that a below average dive site when the giant sea bass aren't in residence. Glad you had better luck!

You mean you don't like diving a barren site full of only gravel and small rocks
I saw a huge torpedo ray sleeping in 80 feet at One of the Geigers last year. That beast was huge.

 

[sharksdelight]

I enjoyed the clips, both of them, good color. Made me sad to think that a clip of an abalone would be so prized as I remember hauling them out for dinner on a regular basis. Haven't even seen one in ages but when I do, I always feed them kelp and watch them enjoy dinner for a change instead of being dinner.
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