Visibility: 15 feet
Fish: Copper Rockfish (15), Scalyhead sculpin, penpoint gunnel (red, ~1 foot x 1/2 inch), perch, silver perch (school), tubesnout (schools) at the reef, clown nudibranch's (3), leopard dorid, pacific red octopus out and walking around, giant pacific octopus in its den about mid-reef, wolf eel in its den. Its been a great fall for baitfish.
Katie checking out the Pacific Red Octopus. This was the third octopus we've found in the past three dives.
Scalyhead sculpin on the top of the reef. These sculpins are common on the reef but rarely stay so still.
Penpoint gunnel under a ledge on the main reef. One of the first I've seen here.
Frosted nudibranch exploring the bottom for food. The frosted nudibranchs covered the sandy area above the reef.
BK - Want to add that we saw a darling baby gpo, out and walking around and a full grown gpo in its den and a wolf eel in its den Lots of tubesnouts- schools plural- hanging out at the rock. Its been a great fall for baitfish
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ReplyDeleteA consistent comment that have been made by divers this month is the Vis on the deeper reefs have had more particles in the water.
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