Naked Dive Park

[merxlin]

Here is a quick video of the Casino Point dive park shot from the Cousteau plaque. Very weird to see it like this. A normally very think kelp Forrest is completely gone. See why in this post by Dr. Bill.
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/socal/494543-dive-dry-dr-bill-610-rise-fall-kelp-forest.html

[video=youtube_share;7G1_ByVhow4]http://youtu.be/7G1_ByVhow4[/video]

 

[drbill]

I've only seen our waters like this a few times in my 45 years out here on the island. The 1982-84 El Nino was bad as were the 1998 and 2006 warm water events. I don't remember much about the 1978 event but I wasn't diving much that year due to work.

 

[Capt. Pete]

Thanks for posting the video, I have been too busy teaching this year so I have not made it out to the island since before the summer season. Over 20 years of diving there and I have never seen that area without plenty of kelp.

 

[Steve_C]

Thanks for the video. I will be out there in December for a couple dives. Oh well, on the bright side it will be harder for the fish and critters to hide when I try to photograph them. Will miss the kelp.

 

[fnfalman]

It's terra incognita to me!!! So strange.

 

[Mouth Breather]

I was expecting something completely different.

 

[merxlin]

I was expecting something completely different.

Title was not completely unintentional. :cool2:

 

[C Dub]

I was *hoping* for something completely different!

 

[DiveNav]

What happened to the kelp?
Did Nancy move all of it to Laguna Beach?

 

[Steve_C]

So how come there is still some Kelp in Pt Loma off San Diego but not at Catalina which is further north?