October 12, 13, 2013
The pictures on this page were shot over two days on 4 dives. 1 dive was to Sue's ledge which has about 15 ft of relief with a bottom at 105. A great ledge. 1 dive was on the Gill, a WWII ship sunk by a sub. The other two were on the Hyde. Most are from Sue's ledge and the Gill.s
This sting ray was laying down in the sand between two pieces of the ledge.
There were a number of angel fish. This one is a Townsend which is a hybrid of the blue and queen.
On Sue's there were several schools of Blue Chromis
This doctor fish was on the gill
Toadfish like hiding out on the Gill
The two spot cardinal fish are shy but pretty. This one was on Sue's ledge
Spadefish are very pretty but they are hard to photograph in low light due to their highly reflective sides. This picture was taken during a swim through on the Hyde.
Slippery dicks are very common members of the Wrasse family that we see on every dive. However, they are in constant motion and hard to photograph. This one was on the Hyde
When I looked at this picture of an arrowhead crab back on shore I discovered that there ware actually three crabs. One large, on medium, and one tiny.
This large jelly came floating by while I was doing my safety stop on the hang bar. It might be a damaged moon jelly but not sure.
We do not have the large anemones of the west coast but we do have some smaller ones. The next picture was taken on the outside of the Hyde.
If you look in holes and crannies you often see some small anemones where they are both sheltered and exposed to moving water. The next picture was taken of a hole in the coral on the top deck of the Hyde
The Gill has been down since early in WWII so it is covered with coral in many places. The remaining pictures were shot on the Gill.
