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I took this photo of a bright blue branched plant or animal on the West Side of Santa Catalina Island in about 35 FSW with a water temp of about 64F. The color balance should be right because the surrounding reference species are the correct color. Is it animal or vegetable? I have been looking...

Taken February 22, 2014, California, Santa Catalina Island, c. 40 FSW, Water Temp 62 F. Does anyone recognize the species?

I photographed this yellow mass of vaguely lanceolate organisms at Tres Miguels dive site, Anacapa Island, California in about 35 FSW. Water temp was 57 degrees in a Kelp forest. I have searched the net, but have no idea what it is. Could it be an egg mass of some kind? Thanks for your help.

At Eagle Reefs, off Santa Catalina Island, on May 4th, 2011, at about 30 FSW, Water Temp 62 degrees F, perched on a Southern Sea Palm, this is either one of the trickiest pieces of debris I have ever seen, or some kind of tiny shrimp. It was 5 centimeters or less long. Does anybody have any idea...

I took this shot at Anacapa Island last Saturday on the backside at the sea lion colony. It was in about 25 feet of water and attached to a large rock. Is it a type of sponge, or is it an egg mass. I am told that someone else saw the same thing at Point Dume on the same day. It was about 4...

This white organism was on the west side of a rock pillar at about 35 feet, 52 degree water at Long Point, Palos Verdes, California. Can anyone tell me what it is? Thanks.

Snapped this fellow at Long Point, Palos Verdes, CA, about 35 feet, water temp 52 degrees, on Jan 12th. Seems to be a marine snail, but I couldn't find it in any of my books or on line. Anyone have an ID?

I found these eggs in several spots in Casino Point on Saturday, May 29th, in depths from 25 to 70 feet. I asked some other divers what kind of eggs they were and one person suggested Wavy Turban Snail eggs. The first picture has brown speckles on the eggs and the second has a dark spot at...

This photo was taken in Casino Point Dive Park, Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California, in about 30 FSW. What kind of snail is it. The operculum is encrusted with growth, so it is difficult to determine color and pattern.

I just got my new PT-E05 housing for my E-520 and am working my way through the instruction manual. I don't have my UFL-2 strobes yet and am wondering, do the TTL cables described in the PT-E05 Instruction Manual come with the UFL-2? I couldn't find any information on line specifically dealing...

On 26 June 2009, I took this photo in <30 FSW at Casino Point Dive Park in Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, California. It was about 1:00 PM and the sea star was in rubble on Little Casino Reef. The water temp was 66 degrees F. It is an unusual color that I didn't recognize as typical of a Fragile...

On November 15th, 2008, I was diving in about 35 feet of water on the front side of Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands, California, USA, at a dive site named Valdez. As I took a picture of a Red Gorgonian, I noticed a red creature that appeared to have two yellow horns and what appeared to be...