Sea Turtle @ Casino Park..despite 58F water...Catalina visitors

[ScubaNoey]

Great Video, thanks for sharing it. If I wasn't a diver I would have never believed it was real... :thumbs-up

 

[lamarpaulski]

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Was at park yesterday and got this uploaded. Possible Cardinalfish(es).

 

[lamarpaulski]

It will die unless it gets to a power plant release...should already be far south. i think only leatherbacks can handle this temp.

 

[Jim See]

Wow! What a great video. Turtles and kelp who would of thought....

 

[lamarpaulski]

Yep, just bought the Go pro 2 (which i'm still learning on) or I'd have been labeled a bit kooky. That old adage about always having your camera ready is true...just pure luck. Guy at the dive shop there at the Casino just about called me out on it..lol. I saw another Sea turtle about 35 years ago in Long Beach harbor in the summer but this guy was really an outlier because of the late season and chilly water.

 

[drbill]

I think I mentioned earlier that snorkelers in Lover's Cove had been seeing turtles there during the late summer and early fall. Just a hop, skip and a jump from there to the dive park so I had no doubt this sighting was real.

 

[lamarpaulski]

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There seem to be "colonies" of these guys in San Diego and apparently Long Beach who take advantage of warmer water from power plants. It would be interesting to track them and see if they reproduce and if "yes" where.