Dive Report:: Santa Barbara Island : August 13, 2005

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Dive Report:: Santa Barbara Island : August 13, 2005

Great Dive Trips at Bargain Prices with the Sea Divers

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Posted by Chris on August 28, 2005 at 23:46:12:

On Saturday August 13, 2005 Kathryn & I went to Santa Barbara Island with Sport Chalet on the Great Escape. Although we saw sea lions on this trip they were not very playful. However the vis was good and we got in three nice dives.

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Sport Chalet trip to
Santa Barbara Island
aboard the Great Escape
August 13, 2005

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In and above Black Cavern

Tube-Dwelling Anemone
(Pachycerianthus fimbriatus)
& Spiny Brittle Stars
(Ophiothrix spiculata)

Red Gorgonian
(Lophogorgia chilensis)
with Spiny Brittle Stars
(Ophiothrix spiculata)

A fragile Rainbow Star
(Astrometis serulifera)
on a Bat Star (Asterina miniata)
surronded by Spiny Brittle Stars
(Ophiothrix spiculata)
Norris's Top Snail
(Norrisia norrisi)

anemone surrounded by
Spiny Brittle Stars
(Ophiothrix spiculata)
Spiny Brittle Stars
(Ophiothrix spiculata)
anemone surrounded by
Spiny Brittle Stars
(Ophiothrix spiculata)
Red Gorgonian
(Lophogorgia chilensis)
with Spiny Brittle Stars
(Ophiothrix spiculata)

West Sutil Island

Snubnose Sculpin
(Leiocottus hirundo)
??
Blood Star
(Henricia leviusula)
Rock Scallop
(Crassedoma giganteus)

Giant Spinned Star
(Pisaster giganteus)
Island Kelpfish
(Alloclinus holderi)
Island Kelpfish
(Alloclinus holderi)
??

Webster Point

Kathryn Cody
Kathryn Cody
Garabaldi
(Hypsypops rubicundus)
protecting his nest
Black Surfperch
(Embiotoca jacksoni)

Black Surfperch
(Embiotoca jacksoni)
Black Surfperch
(Embiotoca jacksoni)
a SCUBA diver
juvine California Sheephead
(Semicossyphus pulcher)

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Giant Spinned Star
(Pisaster giganteus)
sponge & urchins
Sulpher Sponge
(Aplysina fistularis)

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Tylodina fungina
feeding on Sulpher Sponge
(Aplysina fistularis)
??
Rock Scallop
(Crassedoma giganteus)

Island Kelpfish
(Alloclinus holderi)
Coralline Sculpin
(Artedius corallinus)
Chestnut Cowry
(Cypraea spadicea)
Chestnut Cowry
(Cypraea spadicea)

urchins at Webster Point
Kathryn Cody

Underwater Photos from Santa Barbara Island : Agust 13, 2005

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Re: Dive Report:: Santa Barbara Island : August 13, 2005 scottfiji 13:40:48 08/29/05 (0)
Re: Blue Cavern at SBI? tleemay 00:01:31 08/29/05 (0)

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