Tag: urchin
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Nice to Meet You
Spotted underwater at the La Jolla Shores: a graceful crab and a sand dollar getting to know one another.
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Diving Nassau, Bahamas: Wrecks of the Willaurie and Anthony Bell
Anthony Bell Wreck The Anthony Bell is an old 90′ Bahamian tugboat. She was scuttled by Stuart Cove’s to create an artificial reef. Prior to sinking, Anthony Bell was meticulously stripped to make the wreck safer for divers. Rusting metal still poses a hazard, however, as do some of the inhabitants of the artificial reef, such…
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Urchin Skeleton
I pick up a few of these every week diving in San Diego. A good portion of the time, I forget about them in my drysuit pocket and they get crushed (they’re surprisingly fragile), but every once in a while they escape harm and make it home.