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The Sea Divers trip to
Santa Barbara Island Island, California
aboard the Peace
August 21-22, 2015
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Day 1 : Dive 1 : Arch Wall |
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Day 1 : Dive 2 : Sutil Island Notch |
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Day 1 : Dive 3 : Arch Point camera: Olympus E-520, lens: 14-42 Zuiko f/3.5-5.6, housing: Olympus PT-E05, port: Athena, strobes: dual INON Z-240s |
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 Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp) |
 Embiotoca jacksoni (Black Perch) |
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 Ophiothrix spiculata (Spiny Brittle Stars) |
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 mating Aplysia californica (California Sea Hare) and large egg mass |
 Lophogorgia chilensis (Red Gorgonian) laced with with Ophiothrix spiculata (Spiny Brittle Stars) |
 Lophogorgia chilensis (Red Gorgonian) laced with with Ophiothrix spiculata (Spiny Brittle Stars) |
 Muricea californica (California Golden Gorgonian) and Lophogorgia chilensis (Red Gorgonian) |
 Lophogorgia chilensis (Red Gorgonian) and Ophiothrix spiculata (Spiny Brittle Stars) |
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 Patiria miniata (Bat Star) surrounded by Ophiothrix spiculata (Spiny Brittle Stars) |
 Urticina columbiana (Sand Rose Anemone) |
 Urticina columbiana (Sand Rose Anemone) |
 Chaetopterus sp. (Tube Worms) surrounded by Ophiothrix spiculata (Spiny Brittle Stars) |
 Patiria miniata (Bat Star) surrounded by Ophiothrix spiculata (Spiny Brittle Stars) |
 Patiria miniata (Bat Star) surrounded by Ophiothrix spiculata (Spiny Brittle Stars) |
 Patiria miniata (Bat Star) surrounded by Ophiothrix spiculata (Spiny Brittle Stars) |
 Urticina mcpeaki |
 A closed Urticina columbiana (Sand Rose Anemone) with Ophiothrix spiculata (Spiny Brittle Stars) |
 Lophogorgia chilensis (Red Gorgonian) |
 Hypsypops rubicundus (Garibaldi) |
 Hypsypops rubicundus (Garibaldi) |
 mating Aplysia californica (California Sea Hare) and large egg mass surrounded by Ophiothrix spiculata (Spiny Brittle Stars) |
 Anthopleura sola (Green Anemone) |
 Patiria miniata (Bat Star) surrounded by Ophiothrix spiculata (Spiny Brittle Stars) |
 Pachycerianthus fimbriatus (Tube-Dwelling Anemones) |
 Patiria miniata (Bat Star) surrounded by Ophiothrix spiculata (Spiny Brittle Stars) |
Day 1 : Dive 4 : East of Webster Point camera: Olympus E-520, lens: 14-42 Zuiko f/3.5-5.6, housing: Olympus PT-E05, port: Athena, strobes: dual INON Z-240s |
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 Eisenia arborea (Southern Sea Palm) |
 Panulirus interruptus (California Spiny Lobster) |
 Sea Diver Amy Dozal |
 Sea Diver Laura Cawthron |
 Hypsypops rubicundus (Garibaldi) |
 Anthopleura sola (Green Anemone) |
 Anthopleura sola (Green Anemone) |
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 Anthopleura sola (Green Anemone) |
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 Chromis punctipinnis (Blacksmith) |
 Chromis punctipinnis (Blacksmith), Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp) |
 Chromis punctipinnis (Blacksmith), Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp) |
 Chromis punctipinnis (Blacksmith), Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp) |
 Chromis punctipinnis (Blacksmith), Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp) |
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 Squatina californica (Pacific Angel Shark) |
 Squatina californica (Pacific Angel Shark) |
 Squatina californica (Pacific Angel Shark) |
 Alloclinus holderi (Island Kelpfish) |
 Alloclinus holderi (Island Kelpfish) |
 Anthopleura sola (Green Anemone) |
Day 1 : Dive 5 : Sutil Passage camera: Olympus E-520, lens: 14-42 Zuiko f/3.5-5.6, housing: Olympus PT-E05, port: Athena, strobes: dual INON Z-240s |
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 Lophogorgia chilensis (Red Gorgonian) |
 Gymnothorax mordax (California Moray) |
 Gymnothorax mordax (California Moray) |
 Gymnothorax mordax (California Moray) |
 Gymnothorax mordax (California Moray) |
 Gymnothorax mordax (California Moray) |
 Anthopleura sola (Green Anemone) |
 mating Aplysia californica (California Sea Hare) and large egg mass and Strongylocentrotus franciscanus (Red Sea Urchin) |
 Alloclinus holderi (Island Kelpfish) |
 Coenocyathus bowersi (Colonial Cup Coral) |
 Coenocyathus bowersi (Colonial Cup Coral) and Lythrypnus dalli (Blue-banded Goby) |
 Didemnum carnulentum (tunicate), Crustose corallines (Encrusting Coralline Algae),Coenocyathus bowersi (Colonial Cup Coral), Lythrypnus dalli (Blue-banded Goby), Ophiothrix spiculata (Spiny Brittle Star) |
 Muricea fruticosa (Brown Gorgonian) |
 Muricea fruticosa (Brown Gorgonian) |
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 Ophiothrix spiculata (Spiny Brittle Stars) |
 Anthopleura sola (Green Anemone) |
 Sebastes atrovirens (Kelp Rockfish) |
 Phoca Vitulina (Harbor Seal) |
Day 1 : Dive 6 : Sutil Passage |
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Day 1 : Dive 7 : South of Arch Point Night Dive |
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Day 2 : Dive 1 : 7½ Fathom Reef (Hidden Reef) |
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Day 2 : Dive 2 : Awesome Wall & Big Ass Cave camera: Olympus E-520, lens: 50 Zuiko f/2, housing: Olympus PT-E05, port: INON, strobes: dual INON Z-240s |
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 Berthella californica |
 Cerianthus sp. |
 Cerianthus sp. |
 Edwardsia sp. |
 Edwardsia sp. |
 Edwardsia sp. |
 Cerianthus sp. |
 Coenocyathus bowersi (Colonial Cup Coral) |
 Rhinogobiops nicholsii (Blackeyed Goby) |
 Chromodoris mcfarlandi |
 Edwardsia sp. |
 Rhinogobiops nicholsii (Blackeyed Goby) |
 Flabellina iodinea (Spansih Shawl) & Edwardsia sp. |
 Cerianthus sp. |
 Edwardsia sp. |
 Sebastes rosaceus (Rosy Rockfish) |
 Henricia leviuscula (Blood Star) |
 Urticina mcpeaki |
 Urticina mcpeaki |
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 Diaperoecia californica (Southern Staghorn Bryozoan) |
 Urticina mcpeaki |
 Stylaster californicus (California Hydrocoral) |
 Disporella separata (Purple Encrusting Bryozoan) |
 Henricia leviuscula (Blood Star) |
 Hermissenda crassicornis |
 Henricia leviuscula (Blood Star) |
 Sebastes mystinus (Blue Rockfish) |
 Embiotoca lateralis (Stripped Seapearch) |
 Henricia leviuscula (Blood Star) and Urticina mcpeaki |
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Day 2 : Dive 3 : Just East of the Underwater Arch camera: Olympus E-520, lens: 50 Zuiko f/2, housing: Olympus PT-E05, port: INON, strobes: dual INON Z-240s |
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 Codium setchellii |
 Urticina mcpeaki |
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 Globivenus fordii |
 Urticina mcpeaki |
 Urticina mcpeaki |
 Urticina mcpeaki |
 Ophioplocus esmarki (Smooth Brittle Star) |
 Ophiopteris papillosa (Flat-spined Brittle Star) |
 Ophiopteris papillosa (Flat-spined Brittle Star) |
 Henricia leviuscula (Blood Star) |
 Urticina mcpeaki |
 Urticina mcpeaki |
 Urticina mcpeaki |
 Urticina mcpeaki |
 Urticina mcpeaki |
 Urticina mcpeaki |
 Alloclinus holderi (Island Kelpfish) |
 Muricea fruticosa (Brown Gorgonian) & Crassedoma giganteus (Rock Scallop) |
 Tylodina fungina on Aplysina fistularis (Sulpher Sponge) |
 Tylodina fungina |
 Tylodina fungina |
 Tylodina fungina |
 Dendrodoris behrensi |
 Dendrodoris behrensi |
 Dendrodoris behrensi |
 Disporella separata (Purple Encrusting Bryozoan) |
 Anthopleura sola (Green Anemone) |
 Partially eaten Codium setchellii |
 Didemnum carnulentum (Colonial Tunicate) on Codium setchellii |
 Codium setchellii |
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Day 2 : Dive 4 : West of Webster Point |
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Chris Grossman's Underwater Photography |
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