2. Diving

Monterey 2012

The 10th annual monitoring project of the REEF Pacific coast Advanced Assessment Team in Monterey. One day of diving by shore at Point Lobos, and 3 days of boat diving in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. About 20 divers participated in the 5 day project.
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Coralline sculpin attempts to munch on a Juvenile Cabezon. He was unsuccessful.
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Coralline sculpin attempts to munch on a Juvenile Cabezon. He was unsuccessful.

IMG5485MontereyCalifornia 2012 Janna Nichols

  • Purple Hydrocoral, Strawberry Anemones
  • Dr. Steve Lonhart teaching invertebrate ID in the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
  • Kelp Rockfish hang in a crack.
  • Tom Nicodemus and the gnome at the Point Lobos Whaler's cove boat ramp
  • Coralline sculpin attempts to munch on a Juvenile Cabezon. He was unsuccessful.
  • Pete Naylor. No comment.
  • Purple Hydrocoral
  • Naomi Wooten at the Breakwater.
  • David Todd surveys Purple Hydrocoral on the reef
  • Lisa Gee takes her experience level test in Papa Chevo's Taco Shop.
  • Rosy Rockfish hangs out around 90 feet.
  • Keith Rootsaert power washes the slippery Point Lobos boat ramp so it's safe for divers. Very very low tide the day we were there.
  • Lone Blue Rockfish
  • Josh proudly shows his malfunctioning rental car electronic key fob. What's a shore dive without AAA services, anyway?
  • Keith Rootsaert surveys a clump of Strawberry Anemones
  • Jonathan Lavan
  • Purple Hydrocoral, Purple Urchins, and more
  • Sunny smiling John Wolfe
  • Naomi and I came across this at Point Lobos. Someone's cremated remains, we think.
  • Gopher Rockfish

  • Peter Naylor

    on June 5, 2012

    Life is tough in the kelp forest.

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