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Point Lobos - February 6, 2007
Kelp Greenling, Whaler's Cove, Point Lobos, Rocky Reef, Carmel
Kelp greenling perched atop reef along Granite Point
Cerise Cazet, Kelp Forest, Cannery Point, Point Lobos, Carmel
Cerise in the kelp forest along Cannery Point
Did two shore dives at Point Lobos...before work! First time out with Cerise. I'll either need to get bigger tanks or stick a camera in her hands so our air consumption evens out. ;-) Really though, two hour long dives to 80' and 70' with 20-40' visibility. No surge. Winter diving is great when it's calm. The usual suspects. Lingcod, kelp greenlings, cabezon, red rockfish, huge copper rockfish and the assortment of invertebrates you come to expect at Point Lobos.
Blue Rockfish, Yellowtail Rockfish, Kelp Forest, Cannery Point, Point Lobos, Carmel
Rockfish in the kelp along Cannery Point
Lingcod, Ophiodon elongatus, Cannery Point, Point Lobos, Carmel
Big lingcod along Cannery Point
Sunstar, Pycnopodia helianthoides, Cannery Point, Point Lobos, Carmel
Sunstar along Cannery Point
Cabezon, Scorpaenichthys marmoratus, nest sitting, eggs, Whaler's Cove, Point Lobos, Carmel
Cabezon checking out my strobe while guarding his nest
Leopard Shark, Whaler's Cove, Point Lobos, Carmel
Leopard Shark in Whaler's Cove
Oh yeah, we saw a leopard shark on both dives (most likely NOT the same one). Ask Cerise, I predicted this (well, the possibility of seeing them). Usually they are a skittish shark as I have seen them a dozen times or so and they always bolt when approached. Not this one. Maybe it was sleeping or simply blinded by my strobes.