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Giant kelp; "big Mac"
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MarineBioPhotography > Friday, June 27, 1980 diving with Bob Bury just east of Cat Rock, Anacapa Island. Water temp 62F and over 100-foot visibilty. One of my favorite days underwater: a gentle current wafts through the Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera)forest. Dive log 699.
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MarineBioPhotography > Monday, January 30, 1984, Santa Barbara Island kelp forest on east side of island. Legitimate 100-foot visibilty; air 68F, water 60F. Young giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) can be seen reaching toward the surface. Dive boat Peace. Dive log 1019.
MarineBioPhotography > Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera)fronds show a maze of grooves and valleys all shiney with the natural mucus they exude. Beach debris from Zuma Beach, February 19, 2004.
MarineBioPhotography > Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera)near Santa Barbara California. Aboard the Condor Express, April 20, 2008.
MarineBioPhotography > Another shot from Monday, January 30, 1984, Santa Barbara Island kelp forest on east side of island. Legitimate 100-foot visibilty; air 68F, water 60F. Young giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) can be seen reaching toward the surface. Dive boat Peace. Dive log 1019.
MarineBioPhotography > Holdfasts of Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera)washed ashore at Zuma Beach April 6, 2006.
MarineBioPhotography > Single stipe of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) adrift in the middle of the Santa Barbara Channel July 26, 2008. Click on "Map This" above and you can see the exact location.
MarineBioPhotography > A herd of sea otters (Enhydra lutris) in Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) along the western Santa Barbara coast; aboard the Condor Express on February 17, 2008.
Macrocystis pyrifera photo
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