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2009/10/18 - Scuba LJS : Date: 10/18/09 Location: LJS, Vallecitos Pt Time in: 8:46 am Time under: 66 min Max depth: 68 ft Min temp: 66 F Vis: 10-15 ft, milky Waves: 1-3 ft, glassy surface Buddy: Mike Hallack, with Laura and Spencer nearby Highlights: Seeing the argus eel for the first time (though his 'cave' is now a small hole), lion nudis, the fact that the kelp forest at Vallecitos Pt survived the first 'storm'. After some issues with my backup regulator, we made our way out under cloudy skies. The water was glassy on the surface and we could see the pier through the fog, so lineups were doable. Mike and I headed south of the point, while Spencer and Laura decided to start north of the point. Mike dropped us down right at Argee's hole. Unfortunately, Bubba and other movement kept the alcove cloudy with silt. After a few pictures, we headed north towards the point. There we encountered a northerly current pushing the kelp down. At Vallecitos Pt, we searched among the kelp for lion nudis and juvenile fish for a little while before starting to head back. The swim in was uneventful and we surfaced in ~8 feet of water in front of the life guard tower.

2009/10/18 - Scuba LJS

Scott McGee (sfmphotog)

Date: 10/18/09 Location: LJS, Vallecitos Pt Time in: 8:46 am Time u ...

Updated: Oct 18, 2009 1:59pm PST

Seals : Underwater antics with playful seals at the Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK

Seals

Adam Hanlon

Underwater antics with playful seals at the Farne Islands, Northumberl ...

Updated: Oct 07, 2009 3:51am PST

Glossodoris tibbeoli : Glossodoris tibbeoli

Glossodoris tibbeoli

Saipandiver

Glossodoris tibbeoli

Updated: Oct 06, 2009 1:06am PST

2009/10/03 - Scuba Pt Loma : <b>Dive #1 Date: 10/3/09 Location: Lazy Days Wreck, Pt. Loma Time in: 11:52 am Time under: 54 min Max depth: 78 ft Min temp: 64 F Vis: 50+ ft! Waves: small swells, glassy surface Buddies: Mikey Bear, Barbara Lloyd, NOAA Jim Dive #2 Location: Broomtail Reef, Pt. Loma Time in: 2:30 pm Time under: 52 min Max depth: 56 ft Min temp: 62 F Vis: 15+ ft Waves: 2-3 ft of surge Buddies: Mikey Bear, Barbara Lloyd</b> - First dive was absolutely spectacular. Visibility was awesome, with crystal clear blue water in the top 40 feet. From the boat, we could see down about 30 feet into the kelp. At the bottom, I found my first MacFarland's chromodorids (I've been looking for one of these for a long time). There were four or more of them on the reef at about 70 ft, but I had my fisheye lens on and couldn't get a pic of them. I spent the dive shooting the kelp, gorgonians and following Mikey and Barbara around. - On the second dive, I switched to macro and we headed east to shallower water and Broomtail Reef. Visibility was less and once we got to the bottom, the surge was pretty strong (2-3 feet in both directions). After searching a small pinnacle for life to photograph, Mikey brought me to a giant structure that was full of life. Unfortunately, I was at my turn around pressure and had to head back after a quick pass. There were lots of Porter's chromodorids on this structure, but no MacFarland's. I had taken so many photos on the first dive (~300), one of my strobes died at this reef structure. The second one died while I was ascending and taking pictures of kelp. Coming back to the boat from underneath at about 30 feet, I could only tell that I found it because there was a roughly boat shaped mass of kelp. Conditions topside had started to change for the worse as the sky was full of clouds, the wind had picked up and swells were increasing in size. We all got back on board, careful not to slip on the kelp as we climbed the ladder, very grateful to have witnessed the spectacular conditions before the storm cancelled diving for the rest of the weekend.

2009/10/03 - Scuba Pt Loma

Scott McGee (sfmphotog)

Dive #1 Date: 10/3/09 Location: Lazy Days Wreck, Pt. Loma Time in: ...

Updated: Oct 05, 2009 10:01pm PST

Port Hardy, Telegraphy Cove 2009 :

Port Hardy, Telegraphy Cove 2009

Jamie Morphy (firemedic392)

Updated: Sep 28, 2009 6:08pm PST

2009/09/27 - Scuba LJS : <b>Date: 9/27/09 Location: LJS, Vallecitos Pt Time in: 8:31 AM Time under: 68 min Max depth: 62 ft Min temp: 60 F Vis: 10-15 ft Waves: 1-2 ft, no energy Buddies: Mike H, Spencer, Steve L </b> <b>Highlights:</b> First dive in a month! It's good to be back in the water. First siphonophore with a very juvenile manefish (Caristius - perhaps species madarensis), my first janolus and a lion nudi. The kelp forest at Vallecitos is growing in nicely. It was a very relaxing dive today with little surf and surge and a nice leisurely swim along the wall towards Vallecitos Point. A lot of interesting (non-normal) life out today.

2009/09/27 - Scuba LJS

Scott McGee (sfmphotog)

Date: 9/27/09 Location: LJS, Vallecitos Pt Time in: 8:31 AM Time un ...

Updated: Sep 27, 2009 3:23pm PST

2009/03/21 - Scuba Pt Loma Wide Angle : Date: 3/21/09 Location: Broomtail Reef, Pt Loma on the Scuba Do Time in: 2:17 pm Time under: 52 min Max depth: 51 ft Average depth: 40 ft Min temp: low 50s Vis: ~20 ft under the gloom layer Gas: 32.6% Waves: glassy Buddy: Barbara Lloyd Highlights: Large sevengill shark, doing 4 passes. Need I say more? Barbara already wrote a nice report, so I'll save you the reading. I was photographing Barbara, who was filming creatures. Then a large sevengill shark did a close flyby. We only saw it do three passes, but on looking at second gorgonian shot, you can see the shadow of it's tail on the far left. Barbara's great video is up at: http://vimeo.com/3813419 Update on the species and sex from Mark Ball, Head Aquarist at Birch Aquarium, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA: "That's a Sevengill, also known as Broadnose Sevengill, Bluntnose Sevengill, or Broadsnout Sevengill (but usually just called "Sevengill") - Notorhynchus cepedianus - a female, looks to be about their max size of 9-feet. Eats everything it can find, including carrion and that includes human carrion after hurricanes, etc. Can live at least 50 years. Aggressive when provoked, considered "potentially dangerous", although a lot of divers have gotten photos of them and I've never heard of anyone getting bitten. They are suspected of a few attacks in California and South Africa. "

2009/03/21 - Scuba Pt Loma Wide Angle

Scott McGee (sfmphotog)

Date: 3/21/09 Location: Broomtail Reef, Pt Loma on the Scuba Do Time ...

Updated: Sep 26, 2009 11:25am PST

Ron's Reef West Palm 9-5-09 :

Ron's Reef West Palm 9-5-09

OceanExposures

Updated: Sep 20, 2009 4:30pm PST

September 2009 Goliath Grouper Aggregation Jupiter, Florida :

September 2009 Goliath Grouper Aggreg...

OceanExposures

Updated: Sep 20, 2009 12:47pm PST

Jorunna funebris : Jorunna funebris

Jorunna funebris

Saipandiver

Jorunna funebris

Updated: Sep 20, 2009 9:57am PST

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