NEW SQUID SPECIES -
When we were in Roatan, what saved what I
thought was an otherwise ho-hum night dive was
an incredible encounter with a lone Caribbean
Reef Squid (pictured above - shot by John Carter
with Denise Vetromile's camera) who was so calm
about everything that he was actually sitting in
my hand for a while. While that encountered
generated a lot of excitement, it doesn't quite
match the excitement of being the first to see a
living squid of a species known but never
observed before. And that's what happened
recently with the first sighting of an Antarctic
Gonate Squid at a depth of 7,000 feet. You can
read more about it here: FIRST
SQUID SPECIES SIGHTING.
AVALON TRIPS -
I've been somewhat remiss about emphasizing our
Wednesday
one-day trips to Avalon this year but hope to do
better this summer and for the remainder of the
year. Our next ones are scheduled for July 23,
September 3, October 22, November 19, and
December 17. We usually leave out of San Pedro,
around 7:30 or 8:45AM (depends on time of the
year), easily get in three dives plus a break
for lunch, and then come back on the 6:00PM.
It's a fun day, generally not crowded at all
mid-week, and conditions can sometimes be quite
good. This is also the time of the year, and
this should extend through December, when we can
count of seeing some of the dozen or so Giant
Sea Bass that now call the Park their home.
Check your sked and get hold of us if one of
those dates works for you.
KEEP YOUR SHOES ON -
For those who still go through the regular TSA
screening line, taking your shoes off is a PITA
ritual we've endured since 2006. But as of July
8, the shoes-off rule was rescinded and is now
being rolled out through airports across the US.
Not all airports are leave-shoes-on yet (I'm not
sure what the LAX policy is since I'm PreCheck
and we never have to remove shoes) but there is
light at the end of the tunnel.
And that'll do it for now. Have a great week and
let's go diving soon!!!
- Ken |