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Started late tonight for a dive at the shores. The surface had some wind chops and it took me some effort to kick out. Dropped down to 30 ft water and it was clear. But it got murkier as I went deeper. Headed to the way north to check out the small ledge. At depth…
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It’s been three weeks of being dry and finally tonight I ventured out for a dive at the shores. While visibility from the report was sub par, the surface was super flat. I headed out a bit north aimed at exploring the area near the V point. But somehow the current carried me way north…
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I am in day 3 of a consecutive dive plan. The condition at the shores remained pretty much the same. One highlight of the dive was a Dirona picta. I normally skip this nudibranch because I have had so many shots. But this one is a bit different. It was on a kelp with a…
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The condition at the shores was amazing. Despite the surge, I was a bit surprised at how clear the water is. The encounter of the critters was slow. I just snapped a few shots here and there. But at the turn of the V point, this amazing dorid showed up on the slope, an Acanthodoris…
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Tonight must be special – not only the superb conditions at the shores, but critters are all out, mating, fighting, spawning, and hunting. What first came to me was a show put up by four octopuses, one large female with three smaller males. These males took turns to approach the female, trying to mate with…
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A few pictures from tonight’s dive at the shores. The condition remains great. It’s cold and the thermocline pretty much disappeared, but the visibility was breathtaking. One highlight of the dive was a dark-spot cadlina (Cadlina sparsa), my first time seeing it at the shores. Another cool critter was a juvenile sandflat elbow crab (Heterocrypta…
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