June

About June- 2018 Underwater Paparazzi Calendar

This nudibranch is a local favorite! Bright and vibrant with blue tips are the southern version of this nudibranch. The northern versions are orange with white tips! The common name for the nudi is the Santa Barbara janolus. This was a lucky shot that really worked out with lighting. Since the kelp frond was suspended, it allowed light through that made the nudibranch glow!

Octopus are always one of my favorite finds. They are so graceful and fascinating to just watch! This little guy cruises through the La Jolla sand dollar fields probably looking for dinner. I captured this on a night dive when they are more active instead of napping in crevices during the day. I’ve seen them as shallow as 10 ft and at depths past 100 ft. Octopus have excellent eyesight, but still uses touch and smell to find food. Chemical receptors and Texture receptors line the rims of its suckers. It scours the sandy seafloor to hunt out small prey, or crawls in and out of rocky areas to hunt crabs and shrimp!

The Stripefin Ronquil can be found from the coast of San Francisco to Northern Baja. It can reach a length of 6 inches and feeds on small invertebrates. Another fun fact is the males also protect the eggs. This particular Ronquil was found while diving at La Jolla Shores on the canyon wall around 60 feet deep.

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