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The forecast showed a stretch of great condition. This morning, I decided to check out the cove. It wasn’t long before a sevengill showed up. There was a big school of barracuda in the shallow. As the water was still murky, my camera had some difficulties when set at wide focus. Will come back tomorrow.
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Headed to the north wall again for a morning dive. The surf was supposed to pick up this morning but before I remained small. When I got to the shores, the sky was dark. It was drizzling and the wind started to pick up. But the ocean remained flat for the time. I geared up…
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This morning the ocean was flat. I headed to the north wall. Kicking out was easy and I dropped to the sandy flat at about 25 ft. As I headed the wall, tuna crabs showed up at around 30 ft and they were getting thicker an thicker. At the wall, the water was clear and…
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I dove Mission Bay this morning. The park was nice and quiet. Once in the water, I was quite happy to see the clear water. But once I got to the jetty, I saw there was a algae outbreak. All the boulders were covered with thick yellow algae and big chunks were floating in the…
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The ocean is calm today and the condition is perfect for the north wall. I dropped down to the sandy flat at about 35 ft and headed toward the wall. The water was green, slightly murky, but calm. When I got to the wall, the visibility actually opened up a bit. There was a school…
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Despite my complaining about the invasion of tuna crabs at La Jolla Shores, I am still drawn to this critter and amazed how they have transformed the landscape of the canyon. When carpeted by thousands of them, the shores looked alien. My dives with the tuna crab have been mostly at night. At night, they…
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