La Jolla Submarine Canyon: Opposite La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club [Click to Enlarge]

The El Rey, Wreck Alley: A Great Little Dive…

Date: 8/8/08

Time: 11:30

Location: El Rey, Wreck Alley

Dive Length: 45 mins

Max Depth: 85 ft.

Viz: 15–20 ft. on wreck; 30 ft. at surface

Temp: 54 F. on wreck

Dive Buddy: NOAA Jim

Mix: 28%

Critters Seen: Strawberry Anemones, Cobalt Sponge…

School of Walleye Perch in Laguna

Purple Globe Crab in Sea Urchin Bed….

McFarland’s Dorid on Scripps Canyon…

Mating Tritonia fesivas on ‘Lazy Days’ Wreck, Pt Loma…

Striped Sand Anemone….

Biochemical Warfare on the Reef….

Just beneath the tranquil, clear waters of the tropical Caribbean, unseen by all but a few keen-eyed divers, two foes have engaged in a life-and-death struggle every day for thousands of millennia. Their limestone battlefield is peppered with a limitless variety of soft…

Rapture of the Deep, Baby!

Blenny: Peek-a-boo!