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Snorkeling in San Diego

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March 2020

Harbor Seal

2020-03-27T14:55:43-07:00

Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) This common seal often accompanies our snorkelers on the swim from the beach at the Cove to the La Jolla Sea Caverns or appears unexpectedly while we are snorkeling with our guests.  There are five subspecies in other geographic areas of this common seal found on the west coast of North [...]

Harbor Seal 2020-03-27T14:55:43-07:00

May 2018

California’s scrappy Garibaldi (The State fish of California)

2018-05-12T16:13:39-07:00

The State fish of California is the Garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus) and he gets his common name from an unlikely source. Giuseppe Garibaldi of Italy.  The fish Garibaldi is the namesake of General Giuseppe Garibaldi of Italy (1807 -1882).  He is often referred to as "Hero of two Worlds" with his successful Military campaigns in Europe, [...]

California’s scrappy Garibaldi (The State fish of California) 2018-05-12T16:13:39-07:00