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Big D Iris-palooza (by SoCalSwami) La Jolla Shores has been INVADED this week by D. iris. I don't mean 10, or 50...Oh No! I mean several hundred, perhaps 1,000's over a sq area at least 200'. Crazy numbers. And these critters were not just satisfied to be terra-firm. Oh No, they went 'waterborne'. It was like it was raining iris's. Crazy. At any po... (more) |
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More Fun On Haggerty's Crane (by MaxBottomtime) We headed out this morning with hopes of any visibility after a week of swells. Scott and Margaret Webb were on the crane, so we headed around the hill to Buchanan's Reef. We spotted a fried egg jelly at the surface, then anchored. As we were gearing up a set of large swells rolled by. We decided that the day probably would not get better... (more) |
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Dive #1500 (by MaxBottomtime) I made dive number 1500 today, just as the conditions were worsening around Palos Verdes. We've had such nice conditions all week that I was hoping for one more clear dive. Today's dive was also my 350th Marineland dive. Merry and I headed for Buchanan's Reef but wind, swells and a fishing boat on our spot forced us to seek shelter behi... (more) |
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Nudi Bonanza With A Side Of Fried Egg Jelly (by MaxBottomtime) Merry and I hit Buchanan's Reef again today. The visibility was down to twenty-five feet, which is still spectacular for Marineland. The water had warmed up to a balmy 51F. I told Merry before the dive that I wanted to see how many different species of nudibranchs we could find on one dive. We ended with sixteen. We saw at least two... (more) |
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C-Brats Catalina Adventure 2010 (by MaxBottomtime) Merry and I joined a group of C-Dory owners, C-Brats for their annual Catalina Adventure. Most of the group left from Marina del Rey yesterday, so Merry and I waited outside the Redondo Beach breakwater for the group to go by. During our wait we encountered a large oil slick that has been there for a couple of weeks now. We found the thic... (more) |
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Divereport 8-15-19 LJS **Cumanotus Blue Light Special** (by SoCalSwami) Divereport 8-15-19 LJS Viz: 10-15' Temp: Triple-Layer-undergarment-kind-of-COLD Surf: 2-3 with some punch Our merry crew of two dropped into 28' just North of Vallecitos point and quickly found a bazzillion Cumanotus sp. as well as several Cuthona columbiana (a new nudie for me wOOt!). All were feasting on the Summer-time blosso... (more) |
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More Nudi Goodness From The Marineland Platform (by MaxBottomtime) Most of Palos Verdes was getting hit by wind and swells this morning. We fought our way through and headed to the south side of the hill. We found some protection east of Long Point so we decided to hit the platform again. The visibility was down to ten feet, but the nudibranchs came out to play. Last week I found my first Aegires albopu... (more) |
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Visiting An Old Friend (by MaxBottomtime) Merry and I dived the point at Marineland this afternoon for the first time since January. Our Lady of the Garden is sporting a fancy thick coat of marine life. Merry found a large Ategema alba near the statue. It's the second one she's found in a month. The rest of the obligatory slug photos... ... (more) |
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2 Months of local diving........ (by scubarob97) So I have not posted links to dives the past 2 months - Facebook has made me lazyyyy!! Therefore, I am posting links to dives the past two months all on this page to get myself caught up :). Thinking about doing a 'monthly compilation' so I can update more consistently... Enjoy!! I know I DID :) ... Link from La Jolla... (more) |
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Marineland Platform With Decent Visibility (by MaxBottomtime) We enjoyed the best visibility we've seen on the platform today. It was at least twenty-five feet and we could see it from forty feet above. The posts were covered with juvenile California Scorpionfish. Some spots had a half dozen resting together. California scorpionfish, Scorpaena guttata The main draw of the platform, nud... (more) |
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Down And Dirty Dive (by MaxBottomtime) Yesterday there was an oil slick around the west side of Palos Verdes. Today it was replaced by a plankton layer in the top twenty feet. The visibility on the crane was a dirty ten feet. Both morays were in the same hole this time. I guess they kissed and made up after the dive I saw them fighting in mid-water. Merry spotted a tiny octo... (more) |
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Another Wreck Dive Report (by MaxBottomtime) Merry and I planned to get some video and stills of the morays on the Haggerty's crane this morning, but the Redondo Special was anchored on it. I hope nobody caught all the rubberlips and garibaldis. It's not exactly a **** fish site. We headed over to the Avalon wreck instead. As we were gearing up, an unknown gelatinous critter floate... (more) |
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