Last Saturday I had the pleasure of going diving with Ross Overstreet on his boat the Orion III. We went to a local wreck known as Savino's Barge. The divers on the trip were Ross, Claudette, Elaine, & myself.
The barge is in 90 feet on a rather fine muddy bottom. Thus the visibility was not great. The wreck has several abandoned nets caught on it, and it is swarming with California Scorpionfish (Scorpaena guttata). During the dive Ross and Claudette found a large fish-eating urticina (Urticina piscivora) eating a California Scorpionfish (Scorpaena guttata). I took several pictures of it because it was so unusual to see.
It was a very cool dive and I am grateful to Ross for taking me.

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Savino's Barge
aboard Ross Overstreet's Orion III
September 17, 2005

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(2) California Scorpionfish (Scorpaenaguttata)	The California Scorpionfish (Scorpaenaguttata) that didn't quite get away	The California Scorpionfish (Scorpaenaguttata) that didn't quite get away	Metridium farcimen
fish-eating urticina (Urticina piscivora) eating a California Scorpionfish (Scorpaena guttata)	fish-eating urticina (Urticina piscivora) eating a California Scorpionfish (Scorpaena guttata)	fish-eating urticina (Urticina piscivora) eating a California Scorpionfish (Scorpaena guttata)	fish-eating urticina (Urticina piscivora) eating a California Scorpionfish (Scorpaena guttata)
fish-eating urticina (Urticina piscivora) eating a California Scorpionfish (Scorpaena guttata)	fish-eating urticina (Urticina piscivora) eating a California Scorpionfish (Scorpaena guttata)	(2) California Scorpionfish (Scorpaenaguttata)	(7) California Scorpionfish (Scorpaenaguttata)
	A dead Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) caught in an abandoned fish net	Metridium farcimen

©2005 Chris Grossman,diver.net

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• Re: Dive Report: Savino's Barge ( fish-eating urticina) LeslieH 13:12:00 09/30/05 (0)
• Re: Dive Report: Savino's Barge ( fish-eating urticina) Ross-O 13:36:46 09/20/05 (1)
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• Re: Dive Report: Savino's Barge ( fish-eating urticina) malibudiver 00:32:35 09/20/05 (3)
  • Re: Re: Dive Report: Savino's Barge ( fish-eating urticina) Ross-O 00:54:11 09/20/05 (2)
    • Re: Re: Re: Dive Report: Savino's Barge ( fish-eating urticina) ecodiver 19:04:05 09/20/05 (1)
      • hey sans clue Chris 21:40:14 09/20/05 (0)
• Those are cool pictures Elaine 00:30:36 09/20/05 (2)
  • Re: Those are cool pictures Claudette 12:27:35 09/20/05 (1)
    • My brain of a ten year old Elaine 12:51:36 09/20/05 (0)