lamarpaulski
Contributor
Made 2 dives October 3rd (friday)...water was warm shallow in low 70s..saw a couple small yellowtails upon entering water. Thermocline at about 50ft dropped temp to low 60s. Viz wasn't great with particulates and strong surge maybe making it 30ish. The Park's kelp has mostly died off and that really makes it seem naked and very bedraggled to me. Hope kelp grows back ASAP with cooling water temps.
The highlight of the diving was videoing the thriving colony of Cardinalfish..last May I struggled mightily to spot one but now they have increased in numbers, seemingly, and look pretty healthy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-avppBY_YQU&list=UUlwbSlCXD3TvfEpXUpwQzLg (no, they aren't juvenile blacksmiths)
I met a bunch of nice fellow divers including a couple of LAPD officers, a family from Arizona and the infamous Dr. Bill.
The immediate vicinity of the Park was being heavily impacted by the installation of stadium seating for an air show- fyi. Also, as I was leaving, a very large cruise ship unloaded an invasion force of tipsy sun-burned young people dressed (more or less) in grass skirts, inflatable pool toys, pirate hats, bikinis and coconuts. Youth.
I made my escape back to the peace and tranquility of the mainland.
The highlight of the diving was videoing the thriving colony of Cardinalfish..last May I struggled mightily to spot one but now they have increased in numbers, seemingly, and look pretty healthy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-avppBY_YQU&list=UUlwbSlCXD3TvfEpXUpwQzLg (no, they aren't juvenile blacksmiths)
I met a bunch of nice fellow divers including a couple of LAPD officers, a family from Arizona and the infamous Dr. Bill.
The immediate vicinity of the Park was being heavily impacted by the installation of stadium seating for an air show- fyi. Also, as I was leaving, a very large cruise ship unloaded an invasion force of tipsy sun-burned young people dressed (more or less) in grass skirts, inflatable pool toys, pirate hats, bikinis and coconuts. Youth.
I made my escape back to the peace and tranquility of the mainland.