A gorgeous female blue shark kisses my dome port in the clear blue water off the coast of Catalina Island.
The Piper Warrior wreck at Catalina Island.
A curious sea bird visits the boat while we take a break from snorkeling various drift kelp paddies.
A cooperative Pacific Sunfish (mola mola) cruises through oil rig "Elly" near Long Beach, CA.
Farnsworth Bank, located a mile and a half from the backside of Catalina Island, is home to massive schools of fish, torpedo rays, and huge lingcod. It is also one of the few sites where recreational divers can dive amongst fields of gorgeous purple hydrocoral (Stylaster californicus).
I couldn't believe the variety and color of these beautiful corals!
Bright yellow tube sponges were the highlight of this shallow reef.
Wreck of the ex-USS Kittiwake. She was a submarine rescue vessel, and was sunk in her final resting place on January 5, 2011.
Looking up at the mighty Kittiwake from the aft starboard anchor which helps to hold her in an upright position.
A gorgeous female blue shark kisses my dome port in the clear blue water off the coast of Catalina Island.
A gorgeous female blue shark kisses my dome port in the clear blue water off the coast of Catalina Island.
A gorgeous female blue shark kisses my dome port in the clear blue water off the coast of Catalina Island.
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