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Hey if any of you still on here are around in a few weeks, here’s a fun event we are putting on for the return of the Western Flyer:

Hey y’all, my 2024 “Tasteful Nudes” nudibranch calendar just came in from the printers. Get some!! divemola.com

Not too shabby a dive today ain Monterey Bay

Tegula pulli-on-the-go

Give my best to the Solmissus! Dinner-plate jelly from earlier this month in Monterey Bay, showing up around 3x lifesize on your screen

Found a flat friend today in Monterey Bay

Earlier today in Monterey Bay

Supposedly it’s #InternationalGhostSharkDay so, here’s a spotted ratfish Hydrolagus colliei from earlier this month in Monterey Bay.

Today off Gaviota pier near Santa Barbara

Opalescent nudibranch in bryozoan cup, Monterey Bay

Welcome home to Monterey Western Flyer!!

Moon jelly at sunset in Monterey Bay yesterday

Leuckartiara jellyfish just beneath the surface from yesterday in Monterey Bay

The ocean was pretty today my fronds—good ol’ Monterey Breakwater

Male sheephead being a baaaad boy in Monterey Bay (he tried to bite my camera)

Kelp yourself

How effective are #MPAs for conserving #kelp #forests? Our perspective shows they can help with some drivers of loss like grazing, but often fail to protect against ocean warming and coastal darkening - 2 main reasons we are losing kelp forests globally! doi.org/10.1111/jpy.13…

SpaceX new booster! Alitta virens polychaete discharging sperm at full speed while the eggs (little dots in the picture) are already floating all around in the vast space of the White sea.

Welcome to FathomVerse 🦑🐟🦀 Now available for download on the App Store and Google Play, this new mobile game lets anyone with a smartphone or tablet take part in ocean exploration and discovery. Learn more: mbari.org/news/fathomver… Ocean Vision AI Dr. Kakani Katija

Here’s an hour of wild Pacific Coast jellyfishes swimming to help alleviate the existential dread: youtu.be/WF53zFt_YMU?si…