Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach is great for a quick morning dive, with a lot of cool life.

































Two Spot Octopus in Crescent Bay


Shovelnose Guitarfish (Aug 25, 2012)

Anemone (Sep 2, 2019)
Notice some of the very tiny critters inside the anemone

Octopus (Sep 2, 2019)
Curled up tightly inside a crevice

Rockfish (Sep 2, 2019)
Super close with a macro, the eye is just on the far left

Hopkins Rose (Feb 21, 2021)

Hopkins Rose (Feb 21, 2021)

2Y1A3428 (Feb 21, 2021)

2Y1A0741 (Jul 26, 2020)
This guy was maybe a half inch long.

Spanish Shawl (Jul 26, 2020)
The Spanish Shawl is maybe an inch long

Victoria Beach Tower (Jan 22, 2022)
This has been a landmark of Laguna Beach, on Victoria Beach.

2Y1A2686 (Dec 20, 2020)

Hopkins Rose (Feb 21, 2021)

Frog Fish (Jan 29, 2012)
This is an unusual species that is not normally found in California, and has not been seen for years.
Swimming Spanish Shawl (Feb 21, 2022)
It was swimming by folding itself back and forth. I've never seen this before. Please excuse the camera movement, I don't normally do video and was unprepared for this.
Two Spot Octopus in Crescent Bay (Aug 25, 2012)

California Moray Eel (Jan 1, 2012)
Many cleaner shrimp climbing on and around the eel, eating the dead skin and parasites on the eel,