Kelp Forest

Spring is one of my favorite times to dive in California. While upwelling is occurring, most of the plankton blooms have yet to start so the visibility under water can be quite good, but there is a greater abundance of things than in winter. By mid Spring the kelp canopies can get quite dense, making it harder move around without getting tangled in the kelp

A single strand of kelp growing under the kelp canopy off of Lovers Point in Monterey Bay, Ca.