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Went out with Jackie again today, hoping the condition at the shores improve. But it actually stayed pretty much the same: murky, cold, and the whole canyon was dominated still by a large number of tuna crabs. Critters that were out were all surrounded by an army of crabs. The crowd of tuna crab remained…
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The water remained murky, but much calmer. The highlight of the dive was this big Aeolidia papillosa. I could not believe my eyes when I saw it because of its huge size and much darker color. So it turns out those I saw before were smaller, whiter, and probably younger. It was such an exciting…
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Finally the storm passed and the ocean calmed down. I headed to the shores with Jackie for a night dive. We dropped the main wall and in the grassy area, I spotted this critter at the shores near the south wall. The area has had lots of grass/algae/broken kelp sediments and it reminds me the…
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I woke up at 5:30 this morning. It rained a lot last night and air in the morning felt freezing. It was one of those morning that sleep in felt so attempting. But it’s the new year and I felt excited. It was still dark when I got to the shores. The wind was blowing…
