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A lone yellow Damselfish is centre stage in the staghorn coral.
By Conor Moore
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Santa Barbara Janolus at Monterey Wharf 2. We have been seeing these up here the last bunch of years in the fall. They used to not be this far north.
By David Lehrian
posted Sunday, September 20, 2026
Bay Pipefish in eel grass at Monterey Wharf 2. He was hiding in the eel grass and was difficult to get a clear shot of but I managed to capture this dramatic image.
By David Lehrian
posted Sunday, September 20, 2026
Bay Pipefish in eel grass.
By David Lehrian
posted Sunday, September 20, 2026
Bay Pipefish in eel grass.
By David Lehrian
posted Sunday, September 20, 2026
Flabellina nudibranch_Sept 2026 CanonRF100 1/200 f14 iso160
By Antonio Venturelli
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Underwater Photo Location: Gorgonian garden

Underwater Photo Location: Gorgonian garden

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Gorgonian garden, a very good spot accessible even to novice divers with lots of macro life.
Facts about Gorgonian garden
Dive types
dayboatshorenightdrysuit

Marine Life
smallcoral

Diving facilities
airnitroxhireguidedfriendly

Photo facilities
macrowideanglepfriendly

by Joao Pedro Tojal Loia Soares Silva
Neosimnia spelta, a small gastropod mollusc, crawling over its gorgonian food, Leptogorgia sarmentosa. Shot in Sesimbra using a Canon EOS 300D in Nimar housing, Sigma 50mm macro, Ikelite MV and Nikonos SB-105 strobes.

by Carlos Ernesto
Gorgonia. Olympus c7070 and Ys-60.

by Carlos Ernesto
Octopus Vulgaris. Olympus c-7070 and Ys -60 strob.

by Carlos Ernesto
Spirographis sp. Olympus c-7070 and Ys 60

by Carlos Ernesto
flabelina babai.Olympus c-7070 and Ys-60 strob

by Carlos Ernesto
Sabella spallanzanil.Olympus c-7070 and Ys-60 strob.

by Carlos Ernesto
seppia officinalis

by Carlos Ernesto
Flabelina babai

by Carlos Ernesto
gorgonian garden

by Carlos Ernesto
Syngnathus acus

by Carlos Ernesto
nuddy

by Diogo Ferreira
"Yes, I do have chamaelion eyes and I can see everything arround me..."

by Diogo Ferreira
"Dramatic posing"
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