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Dispatches from the WILD SEA

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This starfish crawls slowly over the reef looking This starfish crawls slowly over the reef looking for small barnacles, mussels, and other prey; it’s a fierce predator that can regenerate limbs. . Lighting: 1x Backscatter Mini-Flash + 1x MW-4300 video light for fill.
See you in the green room ✌️ See you in the green room ✌️
We float beneath the kelp forest canopy humble nex We float beneath the kelp forest canopy humble next to the stars. #kelpforest #starfish
We seek dive adventure off the wild coast where th We seek dive adventure off the wild coast where the fog and wind and waves play.
A giant green anemone grows in green water. As the A giant green anemone grows in green water. As they drink more, they become more green……just kidding. Their green color is due in part to photosynthesis, so it’s no surprise that these anemones are mostly white when found inside caves and swim throughs were direct sunlight doesn’t reach. Makes it eerie when you’re back deep in NorCal caverns!
FEARLESS. If you look closely, this red abalone is FEARLESS. If you look closely, this red abalone is energetically eating a scrap of kelp without stressing about the hundreds of urchins surrounding it. A small win in an epic battle of species survival.
The kelp grows tall in this forest, today and each The kelp grows tall in this forest, today and each day for many thousand years.
A kelp bass among gorgonians. Classic California 🤙
Blue rockfish stand out when the visibility is goo Blue rockfish stand out when the visibility is good in the kelp forest. In lower vis, it’s easy to dive with limited perception of the full ecosystem around us; focused on narrow views right in front of our mask. But when the vis opens up we start seeing the big picture, maybe even swimming high in the water column with these fish, amplifying the stoke already radiating through the good conditions.
The wild wilderness just below the surface. Dive S The wild wilderness just below the surface. Dive Site Notes: gear up in the dirt, hike down the cliffs, time the leap with the surf, descend, pin it at designated compass bearing navigating the pinnacles and mini shelves, hit the right pinnacle, swim to the backside, compose a few frames. This one might call for an adventure dive vlog episode!
On first glance this is a photo of some urchins an On first glance this is a photo of some urchins and anemones, but in looking closer, we see that the purple sea urchins are proceeding to graze down the kelp stocks, turning a once lush kelp canopy over fields of abalone and invertebrates into a barren moonscape. Lucky for everyone, the kelp (helped by many hardworking people) is working to bounce back. Mendocino 2015.
We descend through the canopy into afternoon adven We descend through the canopy into afternoon adventure.
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