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I totally agree and was surprised to hear that this is not the case for boats of this type. Most apartment buildings and hotels have interconnected alarm systems because of the nature of such buildings: there can only be a few points of entry/egress for lots of vertically stacked people and...

Alright no one has given you a good answer. Here's a link to the DiveBums page: Divebums - A San Diego Dive Website The info is a little outdated WRT to the buoy positions, I believe, so do not follow it to a tee. Typically when I dive the cove, I get there at 7AM or earlier to get parking...

FWIW, in La Jolla we have seen dramatic changes as well: when I arrived in 2013, LJ Cove featured a very thick kelp forest; thick enough to get tangled in, darken the sky etc etc, and easily seen from the surface. Total collapse in 2015-2016, loss of 100% of the surface cover. Saw an increase...

It seemed to be pulsating in and out, as though it was feeding, so I thought it might be a sea cucumber/sea apple type thing. But maybe it's some kind of hard coral or macroalgae? Any thoughts?

Quotes like these really burn me up. Hawaii is in the middle of the Pacific and many types of coral polyps cannot survive the journey, hence there are far fewer coral species in Hawaii, hence less overall reef diversity. It's a completely different environment than SE Asia or the Caribbean...

90% sure that Maui Dreams Dive Co. does this for you on their boat trips on the Maui Diamond II

Did one at Granite Point Wall at Lobos on Saturday. Gorgeous day for diving. 10' vis milky green for the top 20', but below that opened up nicely to 30' or so. A very playful harbor seal was nipping at our fins for the first 10 min of the dive, also I think I saw a decorator crab, but not...

I was just there in March, water temp mid-70s, and I was very, very glad to have a full 3mm. If you run warm, and spend enough time in the sun on the SI you might be okay with a shorty, but it'd be a shame to let getting cold detract from your dives. Plus you don't need that much extraneous...

Alright which one of you was this? https://vimeo.com/127800416 Grey Whales at N. Monastery on 5/13 Not my video...

Saw a couple dwarf morays in Maui last time I was there, they were absolutely adorable.

A Salp agglomeration known as a pyrosome. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EQGA_4BZ5s

Sorry is this is too late...but the sharks usually are small (<2'), and hang out above and below the wall. I don't specifically remember the depth which I saw them but I'm guessing more between 40-60' than the in the sandy shallows. The environs leading up to the wall are just sand, drifting...

Looks like an Okenia nakamotoensis The Sea Slug Forum - Okenia nakamotoensis

All the info you'll need here: Divebums - A San Diego Dive Website Beach Dive Site: Shores Main Wall, La Jolla, San Diego, CA As for Horn Sharks, I've never seen them out of La Jolla Cove (been there ~10 times, but usually we head W into kelp forest). It is a marine reserve so I'm not sure...

Looked to be feeding on some Vaucheria, in American Samoa, ~30' depth. Link below if attachment doesn't work. http://i.imgur.com/oTrPBL8.jpg?1

Thanks for the suggestions, all. A lot of good info.

So there are a myriad ways one can try and get wind/wave/swell forecasts for the Monterey area online. What are the best sites you've found, specifically pertaining to the popular shore dive sites around Monterey?

El Nido is lovely. There are probably better places to dive (aren't there always?), but if you do go there I do not think you'll be disappointed. Just got back and had a great time, saw many species, including a scorpionfish, turtles, juvy batfish, barracuda, rays, nice corals. It wasn't...

I just got back from El Nido and found the snorkeling fantastic. Lots of species, lots of color, beautiful water, all very accessible on the island-hopping tours you will surely do. The area the boats moor to are pretty jacked up, and the areas immediately around the boats will be full of...