Of course knowing how to swim is an absolute requirement for anyone swimming in the ocean and San Diego’s La Jolla Cove Ecological reserve is no exception. But, I am a weak swimmer, can I use a life vest or other swim aide? No! San Diego City Lifeguards prohibit the use of any life vests [...]
Diving and snorkeling San Diego’s La Jolla Cove Ecological Reserve we often see the Brandt’s Cormorant both on the cliffs, in the air and underwater. The “Cove” often has flocks of several hundred of these diving shore birds as more or less permanent residents. There are several reasons for this. As a ecological reserve there [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
