2006 09-23 SB Channel

A "shark" trip sponsored by the Ty Warner Sea Center with Dr. Rocky Strong on his Boston Whaler. We found one blue shark and had some cool humpbacks.

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Shack on bait barge and bait sales person - Santa Barbara Harbor
Bait barge & operator 2006 09-23 SB Hbr--001
Bait barge operator 2006 Hbr 001
Humpback whale and sooty shearwaters.
Megaptera novaeangeliae & Puffinus griseus 2006 09-23 SB Channel--101modCROP
Megaptera novaeangeliae Puffinus griseus 2006 Channel 101modCROP
Humpback tail flukes in the bright sunshine.
Megaptera novaeangeliae TAIL FLUKE 2006 09-23 SB Channel--121modCROP
Megaptera novaeangeliae TAIL FLUKE 2006 Channel 121modCROP
Juvenile gull.
Juvenile Larus CLOSE HEAD 2006 09-23 SB Hbr--009
Juvenile Larus CLOSE HEAD 2006 Hbr 009
The dredge barge "La Encina" makes a wonderful brown pelican habitat.
Pelecanus mob on dredge vessel stern 2006 09-23 SB Hbr--002
Pelecanus mob dredge vessel stern 2006 Hbr 002
Natural gas and oil seepage near Platform Holly.
Oil and gas seep bubbles 2006 09-23 Platform Holly SB Channel--008
Oil and gas seep bubbles 2006 Platform Holly Channel 008
Shark cage ready to be deployed.
Boston Whaler shark cage Dr Rocky Strong 2006 09-23 SB Channel-005
Boston Whaler shark cage Rocky Strong 2006 Channel 005
Blue shark in blue water - Rocky Strong prepares to dive in.
Prionace glauca 2006 09-23 SB Channel-007
Prionace glauca 2006 Channel 007
Oil transport barge "Jovalan" picking up oil from the Platform Holly storage tanks at Elwood.
work barge vessel Jovalan 2006 09-23 Coal Oil Point--003
work barge vessel Jovalan 2006 Coal Oil Point 003

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2006 09-23 SB Channel

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