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Santa Cruz Island – Dec 17

July 9, 2020 by NJ

Spanish Shawl nudibranch (Flabellinopsis iodinea)
Spiny Lobster
Sunburst through kelp
Spanish Shawl nudibranch (Flabellinopsis iodinea)
Spanish Shawl nudibranch (Flabellinopsis iodinea)
Diving off the Spectre
Senoritas over the reef
Dive buddy
Spiny Lobster army
Dive buddy
Schooling fish
Kelp
Dive buddy
Spanish Shawl nudibranch (Flabellinopsis iodinea)
Spanish Shawl nudibranch (Flabellinopsis iodinea)
Spanish Shawl nudibranch (Flabellinopsis iodinea)
Dive buddy
Kelp Rockfish
Mermaid's purse (Most likely swell shark egg capsule)
Zebra Goby
Fringehead
Spanish Shawl nudibranch (Flabellinopsis iodinea)
Giant Green Anemone
Garibaldi
Red Gorgonian
Island Kelpfish
Solitary Salp Tunicate with stolon
Solitary Salp Tunicate with stolon
Thomas Fire in Santa Barbara
Thomas Fire in Santa Barbara

California’s Santa Cruz Island is one of my favorite places to dive! Because conditions were not that great for this area, we stuck to Big Rock for all our dives. The water was cold (58 F) but it was great diving with the Spectre and warming up in their jacuzzi between dives. Dove December 2017.
Highlights: getting a good shot of a Fringe head blenny, finding a Zebra Goby, and watching the sun dance through the kelp.
Great for viewing: Spanish Shawl nudibranchs, Garibaldi, starfish, Giant Sea Bass (if you’re lucky).

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