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The Sea Divers trip to
Santa Catalina Island, California
aboard the Magician
June 21, 2014
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Dive 1: Johnson Rock Deep Pinnacle camera: Olympus E-520, lens: 50 mm Zuiko f/2, housing: Olympus PT-E05, port: Inon, strobes: dual Inon Z-240s |
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 Berthella californica |
 Tritonia festiva |
 Berthella californica |
 Cadlina limbaughorum |
 Chromodoris mcfarlandi |
 Berthella californica |
 Hermissenda crassicornis feeding on Coenocyathus bowersi (Colonial Cup Coral) |
 Octocoral rudyi surrounded by Ophlitaspongia pennata (Encrusting Red Sponge) |
 Octocoral rudyi surrounded by Ophlitaspongia pennata (Encrusting Red Sponge) |
 Epizoanthus scotinus (Zoanthid Anenomes) on a rock surface |
 Coenocyathus bowersi (Colonial Cup Coral) |
 Mexichromis porterae, aka Felimare porterae |
 Henricia leviuscula (Blood Star) |
 Corynactis californica (Club-tipped Anemone) on a Pododesmus macroschisma (Jingle) |
 Lythrypnus dalli (Blue-banded Goby) |
 Parazoanthus lucificum (Zoanthid Anenomes) choking an unfortunate gorgonian |
 Scorpaena guttata (California Scorpionfish) |
 Flabellina iodinea (Spansih Shawl) |
 Coryphopterus nicholsii (Blackeye Goby) |
 Mexichromis porterae, aka Felimare porterae |
Dive 2: Secret Spot #1 camera: Olympus E-520, lens: 50 mm Zuiko f/2, housing: Olympus PT-E05, port: Inon, strobes: dual Inon Z-240s |
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 Kelletia kelletii (Kellet's Whelk) Eggs |
 Myxicola infundibulum (Tube Worm, Slime Worm) |
 Bispira sp. (Tube Worm) |
 Bispira sp. (Tube Worm) |
 Sebastes atrovirens (Kelp Rockfish) |
 Kelletia kelletii (Kellet's Whelk) |
 Haliotis fulgens (Green Abalone) |
 Juvenile Sebastes serriceps (Treefish) & Metandrocarpa taylori (Orange Colonial Tunicate) |
Dive 3: Black Rock camera: Olympus E-520, lens: 50 mm Zuiko f/2, housing: Olympus PT-E05, port: Inon, strobes: dual Inon Z-240s |
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 Codium fragile |
 ??? (Hydroid) |
 Haliotis corrugata (Pink Abalone) |
 Calliarthron tuberculosum (Articulated coralline algae) |
 Corallina spp. (Red Algae) |
 Calliarthron tuberculosum (Articulated coralline algae) |
 Tethya californiana (Orange Puffball Sponge) |
 Calliarthron tuberculosum (Articulated coralline algae) & Corallina spp. (Red Algae) |
 Diaperoecia californica (Southern Staghorn Bryozoan) growing on a Muricea fruticosa (Brown Gorgonian) |
 Octocoral rudyi |
 Paguristes ulreyi (Furry Hermit Crab) |
 Linckia columbiae (Fragile Star) |
 Botryocladia pseudodichotoma (Sea Grape) |
 Didemnum carnulentum (tunicate) and Crustose corallines (Encrusting Coralline Algae) |
 Linckia columbiae (Fragile Star) |
 Linckia columbiae (Fragile Star) |
 Diaperoecia californica (Southern Staghorn Bryozoan) growing on a Muricea fruticosa (Brown Gorgonian) |
 Aplysina fistularis (Sulpher Sponge) |
 Crassadoma gigantea (Giant Rock Scallop) |
 Parazoanthus lucificum (Zoanthid Anenomes) choking a Muricea fruticosa (Brown Gorgonian) |
Dive 4: Secret Spot #2 camera: Olympus E-520, lens: 50 mm Zuiko f/2, housing: Olympus PT-E05, port: Inon, strobes: dual Inon Z-240s |
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 Haliotis fulgens (Green Abalone) |
 Panulirus interruptus (California Spiny Lobster) |
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 Haliotis fulgens (Green Abalone) |
 Linckia columbiae (Fragile Star) |
 Cucumaria salma (Sea Cucumber) |
 Haliotis corrugata (Pink Abalone) |
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 Haliotis fulgens (Green Abalone) |
 Haliotis fulgens (Green Abalone) |
 Haliotis fulgens (Green Abalone) |
 Sebastes atrovirens (Kelp Rockfish) |
Chris Grossman's Underwater Photography |
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