Dives #506 - Riv Tow - 11 September 2021

Finally got Radio Flyer back after a summer stuck in the boat yard for repairs, so J and I took it for a rip around. Winds weren't good, so we had to stick to the channel. Thus, a trip to Warbonnet City. Sure enough, loads of warbonnets (mostly decorated, but one mosshead). Grunt sculpin. Pacific Batwing Seaslug on our safety stop, along with a school of Striped Surfperch munching on stuff on the line.

Posted on September 20, 2021 05:05 AM by leftcoaster leftcoaster

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Graceful Decorator Crab (Oregonia gracilis)

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leftcoaster

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September 11, 2021 09:32 PM PDT

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Quillback Rockfish (Sebastes maliger)

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leftcoaster

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September 11, 2021 09:32 PM PDT

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leftcoaster

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September 11, 2021 09:32 PM PDT

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Mottled Star (Evasterias troschelii)

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leftcoaster

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September 11, 2021 09:32 PM PDT

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leftcoaster

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September 11, 2021 09:32 PM PDT

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Leather Star (Dermasterias imbricata)

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leftcoaster

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September 11, 2021 09:32 PM PDT

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leftcoaster

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September 11, 2021 09:32 PM PDT

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White-lined Dirona (Dirona albolineata)

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leftcoaster

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September 11, 2021 09:32 PM PDT

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Decorated Warbonnet (Chirolophis decoratus)

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leftcoaster

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September 11, 2021 09:32 PM PDT

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Giant California Sea Cucumber (Apostichopus californicus)

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leftcoaster

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September 11, 2021 09:32 PM PDT

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Mosshead Warbonnet (Chirolophis nugator)

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leftcoaster

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September 11, 2021 09:32 PM PDT

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Kelp Greenling (Hexagrammos decagrammus)

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leftcoaster

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September 11, 2021 09:32 PM PDT

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Northern Leopard Dorid (Diaulula odonoghuei)

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leftcoaster

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September 11, 2021 09:32 PM PDT

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leftcoaster

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September 11, 2021 09:32 PM PDT

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Mottled Star (Evasterias troschelii)

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leftcoaster

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September 11, 2021 09:32 PM PDT

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Decorated Warbonnet (Chirolophis decoratus)

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leftcoaster

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September 11, 2021 09:32 PM PDT

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Decorated Warbonnet (Chirolophis decoratus)

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leftcoaster

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September 11, 2021 09:32 PM PDT

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Grunt Sculpin (Rhamphocottus richardsonii)

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leftcoaster

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September 11, 2021 09:32 PM PDT

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Red-fingered Coryphella (Coryphella verrucosa)

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leftcoaster

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September 11, 2021 09:32 PM PDT

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White-and-orange-tipped Nudibranch (Antiopella fusca)

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leftcoaster

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September 11, 2021 09:32 PM PDT

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Chitons (Class Polyplacophora)

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leftcoaster

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September 11, 2021 09:32 PM PDT

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Giant California Sea Cucumber (Apostichopus californicus)

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leftcoaster

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September 11, 2021 09:32 PM PDT

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Arctic Green Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis)

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leftcoaster

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September 11, 2021 09:32 PM PDT

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leftcoaster

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September 11, 2021 09:32 PM PDT

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Armored Sea Cucumber (Psolus chitonoides)

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leftcoaster

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September 11, 2021 09:32 PM PDT

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Horned Nudibranch (Hermissenda crassicornis)

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leftcoaster

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September 11, 2021 09:32 PM PDT

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Striped Surfperch (Embiotoca lateralis)

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leftcoaster

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September 11, 2021 09:32 PM PDT

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Pacific Batwing Seaslug (Gastropteron pacificum)

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leftcoaster

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September 11, 2021 09:32 PM PDT

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Kelp Pipefish (Syngnathus californiensis)

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leftcoaster

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September 11, 2021 09:32 PM PDT

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Blue Mussel Complex (Complex Mytilus edulis)

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leftcoaster

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September 11, 2021 09:32 PM PDT

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