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Posted by Max Bottomtime on March 19, 2017 at 21:47:00:

Southern California has been blanketed by fog for a week. This morning it was not quite as thick as it has been so Kevin Lee and I ventured out for a hopeful day of diving. The ocean was a mill pond as we motored slowly around the peninsula. During moments of clarity we were able to spot at least five gray whales including a mating pair.

At the White Point Outfall pipes the fog cleared enough to allow us in the water without fear of losing the boat. Visibility was twenty feet on the bottom. Small Flabellina trilineata were everywhere. We had hoped to find a few different species but they were scarce.

We surfaced to find small white caps had replaced the pond. Rather than head for the fuel dock and risk pounding all the way home we opted for Kevin's Reef. Scott and Margaret Webb were already there as we arrived so we all got in the water together.

Before gearing up I told Kevin to look for Peltodoris mullineri. When we began diving this reef we found them all the time. They are uncommon at other sites around Palos Verdes and had eluded us here the past few dives. We made up for that by finding four today including two tiny juveniles that Kevin found.

Visibility was good here as well with temperatures of 55-57°.

 photo Doto amyra_zpsv5g5faud.jpg
Doto amyra

 photo Dendronotus venustes_zpsgrmepp0n.jpg
Dendronotus venustes

 photo Phoronis vancourverensis Vancouver Phoronid_zpsusnumjgh.jpg
Phoronis vancourverensis

 photo Balanophyllia elegans Orange cup coral 2_zpssbbgphr3.jpg

 photo Balanophyllia elegans Orange cup coral_zpsmcfboc4z.jpg
Balanophyllia elegans, Orange cup coral

 photo Triopha catalinae_zpsb78g4chg.jpg
Juvenile Triopha catalinae

 photo Navanax inermis_zpsdgrogqlk.jpg
Navanax inermis

 photo Trivia californiana_zpsv9oamm58.jpg
Trivia californiana

 photo Aglaophenia struthionides Ostrich plumed hydroid reproductive structure_zpsdub74vot.jpg
Aglaophenia struthionides, Ostrich plumed hydroid reproductive structure

 photo Hydractinia milleri hedgehog hydroid_zpstugbt0iz.jpg
Hydractinia milleri, hedgehog hydroid

 photo Flabellina trilineata laying eggs_zpsojtj3hcp.jpg

 photo Flabellina trilineata_zpsocra4rwv.jpg
Flabellina trilineata

 photo Flabellina iodinia_zpsmv5vl138.jpg
Flabellina iodinia, Spanish Shawl

 photo Sebastes carnatus Gopher Rockfish_zpsdjzsfove.jpg
Sebastes carnatus, Gopher Rockfish

 photo Apostichopus parvimensis Warty sea cucumber_zpst5khxdmt.jpg
Apostichopus parvimensis, Warty sea cucumber

 photo Acanthodoris lutea_zpsfwipdvwt.jpg
Acanthodoris lutea

 photo Field of Diadumene leucolena_zpsqkjy2urd.jpg

 photo Diadumene leucolena_zpslcgvsi91.jpg
Diadumene leucolena

 photo Tritonia festiva_zpsrf8umqj1.jpg
Tritonia festiva

 photo Hippoporina insculpta Fluted bryozoan_zpspc0ypdjo.jpg
Hippoporina insculpta, Fluted bryozoan

 photo Alloclinus holderi Island kelpfish_zpsinqtn7qy.jpg
Alloclinus holderi, Island kelpfish

 photo Polycera tricolor_zpsdw8fgihw.jpg
Polycera tricolor

 photo Peltodoris mullineri_zpsvolbunbt.jpg
Peltodoris mullineri

 photo Okenia rosacea_zpsq7lu4hmu.jpg
Okenia rosacea, Hopkin's Rose



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