August Limited Load 2018
August 10, 2018 – Santa Barbara Island
#1 – Elephant Seal Cove
California chromodorid, moray eel, sea lions, harbor seal, lobster, scallops, black sea hare, bat rays, kelpfish, angel sharks, octopus, leopard shark, horned shark, black sea bass, norris’ top snail, wavy turban snail
#2 – Sutil Island
Simnia, yellowtail, spanish shawl, moray eel, california dorid, mexican princess dorid
#3 – Hidden Reef
Purple hydra coral, caves, lingcod, bat ray, barracuda, treefish
#4 – Shag Rock
Navanax, bat ray, lobster, moray eel, octopus, white sea bass, green abalone
August 11, 2018 – Santa Barbara Island
#1 – Webster Point
Cave/Swim Through. Brittle stars, tree fish, big sheephead, spanish shawl, eels
#2 – Torpedo Ridge
Spanish shawl, sea hare eggs
#4 – Elephant Seal Cove
Macfarland’s chomodorid, green abalone, pink abalone, lobster, angel sharks, bat ray babies, sea lions, harbor seals, navanax
August 12, 2018 – Catalina Island
#1 – Farnsworth
Torpedo rays, octopus, scorpion fish, barracuda school, giant black sea bass, spanish macarel, yellowtail, moray eel
#2 – Farnsworth Bank
Octopus with eggs, san diego dorid, tons of yellow anemonies
#3 – Arrow Point Cove
Huge bat ray, horn shark, green abalone, pink abalone, gobis, garibaldi, sheepshead, black sea bass, giant kelp fish, moray eel
#4 – Parson’s Point
Octopus, scorpion fish, bat ray, garibaldi, round stingray,
August 13, 2018 – Santa Cruz Island
#1 – Donna’s Wall
Orange throat pike blenny, spanish shawl, moray eel, octopus, scallops, sand dollars, bat rays, blue christmas tree worms, horn sharks, sea hares, lobster, black sea bass
#2 – Pedro Point
Yellow tail schools, black sea bass, moray eel, bat ray, horned sharks, sevengill sharks, octopus,
#3 – Scorpion Rock
Bat rays, white urchins