Rays of light plunge into the depths, gently reflecting off a beautiful blue shark moving silently through the ocean.
The Piper Warrior wreck at Catalina Island.
A barnacle feeds in the currents flowing past the oil rigs.
Lion's Mane nudibrachs (Melibe leonina), use their huge hood-like structures to filter their food from the water column. Eagle Landing, Catalina Island.
An uncommon sight in southern California, the skittish Scythe Butterflyfish darts in and out of the rocky reef, making this photo difficult to capture.
Juvenile horn shark, maybe 8 inches long. Pirate's Cove, Catalina Island.
A cooperative Pacific Sunfish (mola mola) cruises through oil rig "Elly" near Long Beach, CA.
Brittle feeds on a red gorgonian sea fan at Anacapa Island, California.
Three-lined Aeolid (Flabellina trilineata) on a blade of kelp. This tiny nudibrach is less than 15mm in length. Santa Cruz Island, California.
Rays of light plunge into the depths, gently reflecting off a beautiful blue shark moving silently through the ocean.
Rays of light plunge into the depths, gently reflecting off a beautiful blue shark moving silently through the ocean.
Rays of light plunge into the depths, gently reflecting off a beautiful blue shark moving silently through the ocean.
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