Sun beams pierce the thick kelp canopy at Rock Quarry off the coast of Catalina Island, California.  It was stunning to witness the light dancing on the sea floor.
Eel grass sways in the sun-filled shallows of Shaw's Cove in Laguna Beach.
Reef scene at Empire Landing.
Whale shark in La Paz, Mexico.
A sea lion cruises by a colorful wall of anemones. Los Islotes. La Paz, Mexico.
Playful sea lion pups at Los Islotes near La Paz, Mexico.
Bat ray in the shallows.  Diver's Cove, Laguna Beach, California.
A torpedo ray (aka Pacific electric ray) glides slowly through the water column, framed by huge blades of elkhorn kelp in the foreground.
A torpedo ray (aka Pacific electric ray) glides slowly through the water column, framed by huge blades for elkhorn kelp.
Sun beams pierce the thick kelp canopy at Rock Quarry off the coast of Catalina Island, California. It was stunning to witness the light dancing on the sea floor.
Sun beams pierce the thick kelp canopy at Rock Quarry off the coast of Catalina Island, California.  It was stunning to witness the light dancing on the sea floor.
Sun beams pierce the thick kelp canopy at Rock Quarry off the coast of Catalina Island, California. It was stunning to witness the light dancing on the sea floor.
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