I was hoping to see what this place looked like when it wasn't covered with kelp so I came for a dive on Nov. 10, 2009. I also hadn't taken close-up photos in a while so I brought a close-up lens. Visibility was around 15-20 feet. There were large rocky reefs stretching out on a barely-noticeable slope to about 25 feet deep. There was the usual colourful coraline algae, encrusting sponge and surf grass in the shallows. On the reefs there were a few fish-eating anemones. Kelp greenlings were the most common fish. I saw a large gunnel lying on it's side and I thought it was dead, but it swam off sideways when I came close. I also saw a fish that I've never seen before. It was similar to a silver-spotted sculpin, but larger. It was about 8" long. I saw it in Andy Lamb's book, but I forget the name. I saw 2 of these fish on this dive. They wouldn't sit still so I couldn't get a decent portrait of them. I managed to get a few photos though. I also saw a rock greenling up in the eelgrass. It actually hung around for 2-3 seconds, but there was no way I could get a picture of it with my slow-auto-focussing close-up lens.
