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Juvenile Scorpionfish! (June 7)
Chelsea McLaughlin
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The winds were back today, but the weather was beautiful as we headed out on the Sea Fox for our afternoon dives. We had quite a few beginner divers, one open water student, and a few certified divers. Our first stop was Turtle Canyon. The current was stronger than usual, but everybody did a great job handling it. One group saw a few turtles and an octopus!
Our next dive site was Koko Craters. This site is normally crawling with turtles, but they took today off. Instead, we found several small eels, so many damselfish, and even a few wrasses and triggerfish. We spotted a large scorpionfish hiding amongst the rubble and marveled at its brightly colored pectoral fins. A few minutes later, we found a juvenile scorpionfish perfectly camouflaged in the coral. It was no bigger than about four inches! Even though we didn’t see any turtles, we still had an amazing day under the sea!
Turtle Canyon: max depth 40ft
Koko Craters: max depth 38ft
Awesome divers: Holly, Jaime, Patrick, Maria, James, Samantha, Zach, Jake, and Dino
Amazing staff: Capt. Joe; Instructors Chelsea, Jeremy, and Ashley 🙂
