Smog Alert At Marineland

[MaxBottomtime]

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Wreckreational Diving - Smog Alert At Marineland
After our dive on Thursday, I was looking forward to improved conditions for the Sunday Service at Marineland. The surf was down, as was the surge, but the top forty feet of water was a Third Stage Smog Alert. Knowing we wouldn't get any photos nor video near shore we headed toward the point. A small fishing boat was in our path so we dropped early and looked around the reef. Nudibranch eggs were everywhere, but few nudis. I found one Hermissenda and one Cuthona divae, but none of the usual San Diego dorids nor Spanish Shawls
Merry shot video in the green haze below the brown haze. I was surprised she managed to save anything.
Visibility at the point was six to eight feet. Water temps ranged from 69F at the surface to 59.4F at fifty feet.

 

[blue steal]

Geez man, when are we going to get some good VIS here. I've been wanting to dive PV for a couple of weeks now.

 

[ligersandtions]

Are you talking about the green/yellow stuff that looked like pollen??

I did a night dive at Vet's on Thursday night and didn't notice anything out of the ordinary (though it was dark and that could be the reason)....but on Friday, I was planning to take out a couple new divers, and the top of the water was covered in this green/yellow stuff that looked like pollen. Water was very green for the first 5 feet or so....particulate-y for the next 30 feet or so....and opened up nicely down in the canyon.

But I was very curious what the junk was. Is it normal this time of year?

 

[Mo2vation]

Are you talking about the green/yellow stuff that looked like pollen??

I did a night dive at Vet's on Thursday night and didn't notice anything out of the ordinary (though it was dark and that could be the reason)....but on Friday, I was planning to take out a couple new divers, and the top of the water was covered in this green/yellow stuff that looked like pollen. Water was very green for the first 5 feet or so....particulate-y for the next 30 feet or so....and opened up nicely down in the canyon.

But I was very curious what the junk was. Is it normal this time of year?

On the ascent, remember going into the cloud on Thursday? Its the same stuff.

Add to that the surge from the last two weeks and there is no chance for the stuff to wash out. It just hangs out.

Geeze - isn't it fall yet?

---
Ken

 

[MaxBottomtime]

We had green schmootz under 40 feet, but the top 40 was brown from dinoflagellates. There were hundreds of fish along the edge of the reef feeding on them. It wasn't like that on Thursday. Hopefully they will go away soon.