bperc
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I got to dive San Miguel last Sunday with my friend Larry and my son Chris aboard the Conception. We left Santa Barbara at 3:00 AM and arrived at our first dive stop about 7:00 AM. We were on the south side of the island in an area known as Tyler Bight. The visibility was limited due to plankton and krill. Our first dive was an average of 43 fsw (56 max) with a temp of 52. The second dive was an average of 51 fsw (66 max) and a temp of 54. The last dive was an average of 24 fsw (32 max) and a temp of 61.
There were strawberry anemones (Corynactis californica) covering every rock. If anyone ever wants to do a study on them, this is the place to go. We saw some rock fish on the first dive, but hardly any fish on the other two dives. On the second and third dives we saw lots and lots of huge abalone. More than I have ever seen anywhere else. We had a few sea lions dive bomb us also.
Here is a link to more photos from our trip. Diving San Miguel 6-10-12 - a set on Flickr
There were strawberry anemones (Corynactis californica) covering every rock. If anyone ever wants to do a study on them, this is the place to go. We saw some rock fish on the first dive, but hardly any fish on the other two dives. On the second and third dives we saw lots and lots of huge abalone. More than I have ever seen anywhere else. We had a few sea lions dive bomb us also.
Here is a link to more photos from our trip. Diving San Miguel 6-10-12 - a set on Flickr