Finally got back in the water after four weeks of waiting for better conditions. The ocean calmed down, but the plankton bloom is in full swing. We motored through brown water on our way to green water at Golf Ball Reef. Visibility on the reef was eight to ten feet, although very dark due to the thick, green haze above.
Sebastes miniatus, Juvenile Vermilion rockfish
Octopus bimaculatus, Verrill's Two-spot Octopus
Acanthodoris hudsoni
Berthella californica
Triopha catalinae
Felimare porterae
Peltodoris mullineri
Berthella chacei
Panulirus interruptus, California Spiny Lobster
Ophiopsilla californica, Brittle Stars
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus, juvenile Cabezon
Sebastes miniatus, Juvenile Vermilion rockfish
Octopus bimaculatus, Verrill's Two-spot Octopus
Acanthodoris hudsoni
Berthella californica
Triopha catalinae
Felimare porterae
Peltodoris mullineri
Berthella chacei
Panulirus interruptus, California Spiny Lobster
Ophiopsilla californica, Brittle Stars
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus, juvenile Cabezon