2009 05-30 SB Channel ACS All Day Trip
Overcast skys all day, light chop on the water, but no swell. This all-day American Cetacean Society trip took us over to Santa Cruz and waters adjacent to Santa Rosa, with plenty of stops in the Channel for wildlife.
Read MoreA bright orange ochre star (Pisaster ochraceus) clings the the rock wall in the entrance to the Painted Cave on Santa Cruz Island. Green aggregating sea anemonies (Anthopleura elegantissima), various types of intertidal red algae, and a Purple Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) can also be seen in the neighborhood.