This guy cruised past us at Crescent Bay

[Dan]

If you want to see the adult version, go to Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia.

 

[Esprise Me]

There have been lots of mola mola sightings in SoCal lately. Report those invaders! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1..._6984dGBbWyiVUBCGkzBezpJWqll6A/viewform?pli=1

 

[chillyinCanada]

Mom and I were diving at Crescent Bay a couple weeks ago. This little guy cruised past us at a depth of about 30 feet. I wanted to share because it's the first mola I've seen... anywhere... but also because I've read that molas grow to between 4 and 8 feet in "height". This guy was about 2 feet (just body, not including fins.)

Anyone with mola experience... was this a juvenile? If so, do they tend to stay in shallow water? I've been diving CB for years, first time I've seen one of these.

(oh, and the photo credit belongs to mom.)

Thanks!


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Weren't you blessed! I'm very pleased for you plus that you got a photo to share with us!

 

[chillyinCanada]

There have been lots of mola mola sightings in SoCal lately. Report those invaders! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1..._6984dGBbWyiVUBCGkzBezpJWqll6A/viewform?pli=1

Call the fn coast guard Jay!

 

[chillyinCanada]

The first mola mola that I ever saw was a baby. I was walking along the beach on Ambergris Caye and some kids were making a fuss at the water's edge.

There was a small mola there, still alive but not for long because it had a big shark bite out of it.

 

[Blues Runner]

Mom and I were diving at Crescent Bay a couple weeks ago. This little guy cruised past us at a depth of about 30 feet. I wanted to share because it's the first mola I've seen... anywhere... but also because I've read that molas grow to between 4 and 8 feet in "height". This guy was about 2 feet (just body, not including fins.)

Anyone with mola experience... was this a juvenile? If so, do they tend to stay in shallow water? I've been diving CB for years, first time I've seen one of these.

(oh, and the photo credit belongs to mom.)

Thanks!

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Awesome encounter for your mother and you! I have only seen these on the surface (waving dorsal fin) during the winter months when fishing from my boat. Thank you for sharing.

 

[Jay Adams]

Are you sure its not a baby whale?

I was thinking a "baby wheel" or a "F****** Tuner Jay"

 

[BoundForElsewhere]

For those who missed it, this is the video Mystaadaam was referring to. Warning; strong language NSFW and stupidity.

Now do you understand why NY'ers make fun of Boston?

 

[Jay Adams]

Call the fn coast guard Jay!

If I had a dollar for every baby wheel reference I got over the course of 6 months...

 

[Hoag]

For those who missed it, this is the video Mystaadaam was referring to. Warning; strong language NSFW and stupidity.