Sea Lions at Breakwater?

[Driznik]

I did a couple of dives at Breakwater in Monterey a couple of months ago and the Sea Lions hadn't shown up yet. I'm going to be back in the neighbourhood in the next couple of weeks and thought I'd try again.

Have the Sea Lions been active the last week or two at that site?

Thanks,

D

 

[rainman_02]

They were active at Hopkins Deep Reef yesterday. Two "divebombed" us.

 

[coreypenrose]

I saw quite a few last weekend.

 

[Chuck Tribolet]

There were a bunch on the breakwater yesterday, and some in the water. Red Tide
though.

 

[Ben_ca]

I did a couple of dives at Breakwater in Monterey a couple of months ago and the Sea Lions hadn't shown up yet. I'm going to be back in the neighbourhood in the next couple of weeks and thought I'd try again.

Have the Sea Lions been active the last week or two at that site?

Thanks,

D

They're there... all the way to the end... past the fenced in area. Much the better since you won't have any problems with fishing line past the fence.

 

[Driznik]

Thanks. Good to know they're around.

How bad is the Red Tide?

 

[Chuck Tribolet]

How bad is the Red Tide?

It looked pretty ugly. But who knows what it will be like this weekend. Might be better,
might be worse.

 

[slingshot]

Chuck: I've never seen a Red Tide at Monterey. Is there a particular season when this happens in Monterey? When the blooms occur, how long do they last? Do they occur locally, or is the whole Bay affected? I was hoping to see the sea lions again later this month (after a few dives with their brethren down in La Paz earlier this month, I'm hooked).

 

[Chuck Tribolet]

Chuck: I've never seen a Red Tide at Monterey. Is there a particular season when this happens in Monterey? When the blooms occur, how long do they last? Do they occur locally, or is the whole Bay affected? I was hoping to see the sea lions again later this month (after a few dives with their brethren down in La Paz earlier this month, I'm hooked).

I scanned my ba_diving archives for "red tide". There were 60 hits, almost all in July
through October.

The blooms tend to cover larger areas, but rarely the whole bay.

 

[Monkey Knife-fight]

Wasn't getting wet this weekend so i went down to the local sea lions and took these pics. They'r definitely around right now.

right up to the fence

and even some babies (pups?)

Chris