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![]() Pacific White-Sided Dolphin At seven to eight feet in length and three hundred pounds or more when mature White-Sided are a large dolphin species. species: Lagenorhynchus obliquidenus photo-id: DOW-022 request pricing ![]() | ![]() Northern Elephant Seal - Bulls Fighting Mature males are covered with scars from their battles with other bulls for dominance over the females on their section of beach. species: Mirounga angustirostris photo-id: ELE-002 request pricing ![]() | ![]() Northern Elephant Seal Underwater Elephant Seals are among the deepest diving marine mammals. Bulls have been documented to dive to depths of over 2600 feet and stay submerged for over 20 minutes. species: Mirounga angustirostris photo-id: ELE-007 request pricing ![]() | ![]() Northern Elephant Seal Largest of all seals. The species was hunted nearly to extinction for its oil. By the late 1800s there were fewer than 20 known individuals remaining. species: Mirounga angustirostris photo-id: ELE-011 request pricing ![]() |
![]() Northern Elephant Seal - Bull Bulls often display fresh cuts and scars from fights with other males for dominance of groups of females in breeding areas called rookeries. species: Mirounga angustirostris photo-id: ELE-012 request pricing ![]() | ![]() Northern Elephant Seal Elephant Seals are among the deepest diving marine mammals. Bulls have been documented to dive to depths of over 2600 feet and stay submerged for over 20 minutes. species: Mirounga angustirostris photo-id: ELE-014 request pricing ![]() | ![]() Northern Elephant Seal Pup Nursing Pups are nursed for a short four to eight weeks before being left to fend for themselves. Weaned pups group together spending much of their time onshore for an additional few months but soon move ever farther offshore to forage for food. species: Mirounga angustirostris photo-id: ELE-035 request pricing ![]() | ![]() Northern Elephant Seal Underwater Elephant Seals are among the deepest diving marine mammals. Bulls have been documented to dive to depths of over 2600 feet and stay submerged for over 20 minutes. species: Mirounga angustirostris photo-id: ELE-038 request pricing ![]() |
![]() Northern Elephant Seal Underwater A female elephant seal is inquisitive about the odd animal that has appeared along her beach. species: Mirounga angustirostris photo-id: ELE-039 request pricing ![]() | ![]() Northern Elephant Seal Elephant Seals are among the deepest diving marine mammals. Bulls have been documented to dive to depths of over 2600 feet and stay submerged for over 20 minutes. species: Mirounga angustirostris photo-id: ELE-040 request pricing ![]() | ![]() Dorado or Mahi mahi Often found recruiting around floating objects such a drift Kelp. species: Coryphaena hippurus photo-id: FDO-003 request pricing ![]() | ![]() Dorado or Mahi mahi Often found recruiting around floating objects such a drift Kelp. species: Coryphaena hippurus photo-id: FDO-004 request pricing ![]() |
![]() Dorado or Mahi mahi Often found recruiting around floating objects such a drift Kelp. species: Coryphaena hippurus photo-id: FDO-007 request pricing ![]() | ![]() Ocean Sunfish or Mola mola under drift kelp The Ocean Sunfish has gritty sandpaper like skin which for protection from parasites is covered with large amounts of mucus. species: Mola mola photo-id: FMO-030 request pricing ![]() | ![]() Ocean Sunfish or Mola mola with diver The heaviest Sunfish on record was taken in Japan. At nearly 9 feet long it weighed over 5,000 pounds. species: Mola mola photo-id: FMO-032 request pricing ![]() | ![]() Ocean Sunfish or Mola mola Estimated lifespan can likely exceed 20 years. species: Mola mola photo-id: FMO-035 request pricing ![]() |
![]() Ocean Sunfish or Mola mola under drift kelp Feed on jellyfish and other plankton. Weight to 3000 lbs. Often found beneath drift kelp. species: Mola mola photo-id: FMO-042 request pricing ![]() | ![]() Ocean Sunfish or Mola mola species: Mola mola photo-id: FMO-048 request pricing ![]() | ![]() Ocean Sunfish or Mola mola Feed on jellyfish and other plankton. Weight to 3000 lbs. Often found beneath drift kelp. species: Mola mola photo-id: FMO-049 request pricing ![]() | ![]() Yellowtail Fast growing pelagic schooling gamefish. Migrates off California in summer months. species: Seriola lalandi photo-id: FYE-003 request pricing ![]() |
![]() Piedras Blancas Lighthouse Located north of Hurst Castle along highway 1. photo-id: LIT-003 request pricing ![]() | ![]() Point Loma Lighthouse Constructed in 1890-91 at the base of the southern tip of Point Loma. It replaced the Cabrillo Lighthouse that is high on the bluffs above and was prone to being obscured by fog. photo-id: LIT-004 request pricing ![]() | ![]() California Sea Otter Gulls After a Free Lunch Otters live in shallow coastal waters among kelp beds and areas rich with shellfish. species: Enhydra lutris photo-id: OTT-003 request pricing ![]() | ![]() California Sea Otter Otters live in shallow coastal waters among kelp beds and areas rich with shellfish. species: Enhydra lutris photo-id: OTT-007 request pricing ![]() |
![]() California Sea Otter Sea Otters have no blubber layer unlike seals and sea lions otters rely completely on their thick fur to trap air for insulation. species: Enhydra lutris photo-id: OTT-008 request pricing ![]() | ![]() California Sea Otter Otters live in shallow coastal waters among kelp beds and areas rich with shellfish. species: Enhydra lutris photo-id: OTT-011 request pricing ![]() | ![]() California Sea Otter Otters live in shallow coastal waters among kelp beds and areas rich with shellfish. species: Enhydra lutris photo-id: OTT-014 request pricing ![]() | ![]() California Sea Otter Otters live in shallow coastal waters among kelp beds and areas rich with shellfish. species: Enhydra lutris photo-id: OTT-021 request pricing ![]() |
![]() Plankton - Coiled Salp Chain Example of common gelatinous animals found off the California coast. species: Pegea confoederata photo-id: PGE-019 request pricing | ![]() Plankton - Sea Butterfly Example of common gelatinous animals found off the California coast. species: Corolla calceola photo-id: PGE-022 request pricing | ![]() Pelagia or Purple Jellyfish Bell is usually silver to white with purple bands radiating from its center. species: Pelagia noctiluca photo-id: PJL-004 request pricing | ![]() Pelagia or Purple Jellyfish Bell is usually silver to white with purple bands radiating from its center. species: Pelagia noctiluca photo-id: PJL-005 request pricing |
see also | Black Sea Nettle Jellyfish | California Coast | California Sea Lion | Common Dolphin | Cookiecutter Shark | Dolphin | | Drift Kelp | Fur Seal | Gamefish | Harbor Seal | Jellyfish | Krill | Marine Fish | Marine Mammals | Moon Jellyfish | | Northern Elephant Seal | Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin | Pacific White-Sided Dolphin | Pelagia Jellyfish | Plankton | | Sea Otter | Squid | Threatened Species | Whales | species represented Corolla calceola, Coryphaena hippurus, Enhydra lutris, Lagenorhynchus obliquidenus, Mirounga angustirostris, Mola mola, Pegea confoederata, Pelagia noctiluca, Seriola lalandi keywords Animals, Beds, Big Sur, Bull, Central Coast, Cetacea, Cetacean, Cetaceans, Coastal, Diver, Dolphinfish, Dolphins, Drift, Drift Kelp, Endangered Species, Fishes, Fishing, Gamefish, Gelatinous, Gull, Gulls, Harem, Harems, Jellies, Jelly, Kelp, Kelp Forest, Mammal, Medusa, Monterey, Nurse, Open Ocean, Otters, Paddy, Paddy Patty, Patties, Patty, Pattys, Pelagic, Pelts, Pinniped, Pinnipeds, Porpoise, Professional California Stock, Pups, Rookery, Salps, Schooling, Scuba Diver, Seagull, Seagulls, Surf, Tentacles, Underwater, Waves, Western, White Sided, Zooplankton related blog posts California Big Sur Coast California Central Coast California Central Coast - Rolling Hills with Oak Trees external links - (Links to external website reference material.) | Encyclopedia Britannica Mola | Encyclopedia Britannica Northern Elephant Seal | Marine Mammal Center Northern Elephant Seal | | NOAA Fisheries Northern Elephant Seal | National Geographic Elephant Seal | National Geographic Mola mola | Wikipedia Mahi mahi | | Wikipedia Ocean Sunfish | http://www.oceansunfish.org/ | ![]() | |||
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