Tag: sea nettle

  • The Purple-Striped Jellyfish/Sea Nettle (Chrysaora colorata)

    The Purple-Striped Jellyfish/Sea Nettle (Chrysaora colorata)

    There were ripping currents on the deep wrecks this past weekend, and with the currents came a whole slew of jellyfish and tunicates. I’m mildly obsessive about the Black Sea Nettle bloom we sometimes get in San Diego in the summers, and I’m well-known as a nudibranch zealot, so it should come as no surprise…

  • Operation: Black Sea Nettle is a success!

    Operation: Black Sea Nettle is a success!

    One of my (many) favorite things about scuba diving in San Diego is the constant turnover of animal populations. I’ve lived and dove here for less than a year, and already I’ve been witness to the market squid run and the bat ray invasion. I was there when the juvenile rockfish moved in at La Jolla Shores,…