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Sea Lions dancing and playing with divers in the Sea of Cortez. Look for more 4K UHD stock footage coming soon from Nautilus Productions LLC.
Sea Lions at Play!
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One of my most memorable dives was playing with sea lion pups at Santa Barbara Island off the California Coast... until mom came along and expressed her disapproval.
Now here's my young and stupid story. I was about 13 and diving same-ocean-buddy solo off the Breakwater in Monterey when I decided it was time to go out and meet some sea lions, who still hang out on the rocks there. So I buy a frozen block of squid, put it in a mesh goody-bag, and start swimming. Visibility was about 10' and I feel this sudden and momentary surge. OK, that's weird but I kept swimming. It happened again. By the third time I noticed this black flash with white teeth and an eyeball. A moment of reevaluating my plan and the squid gets jettisoned and I'm heading back to the beach.
That experience significantly expanded my dive planning repertoire.
Now here's my young and stupid story. I was about 13 and diving same-ocean-buddy solo off the Breakwater in Monterey when I decided it was time to go out and meet some sea lions, who still hang out on the rocks there. So I buy a frozen block of squid, put it in a mesh goody-bag, and start swimming. Visibility was about 10' and I feel this sudden and momentary surge. OK, that's weird but I kept swimming. It happened again. By the third time I noticed this black flash with white teeth and an eyeball. A moment of reevaluating my plan and the squid gets jettisoned and I'm heading back to the beach.
That experience significantly expanded my dive planning repertoire.
Eric Sedletzky
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Diving with sea lions off the Channel Islands is probably the most fun I’ve ever had on any dive. They had me laughing so hard with their antics that I had a hard time keeping the reg in my mouth.
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