La Jolla Shores - 10/23/2022

Conditions:  Rough getting out large surf, surge, and currents. But once passed the break decended to 50 feet right at Vallecitos Point. Super clear 20+ visibility.

Underwater Discoveries

Dungeness Crab 🦀  (Metacarcinus magister)

Blackeye Goby (Rhinogobiops nicholsii)

Tunicate 

Two-Spotted Octopus 🐙 (Octopus bimaculoides)

Bay Goby (Lepidogobius lepidus)

Pacific or California Jack Mackerel (Trachurus symmetricus)

Spanish Shawl (Flabellinopsis iodinea)

Hermit Crab 

Juvenile Giant Kelpfish (Heterostichus rostratus)

Xantus Swimming Crab 🦀 (Portunus xantusii)

Bean Clams 

Pismo Clam (Tivela stultorum)