Author: Jon

Conditions have been best there, so…

Clear water again at last!

Darklined Fireworm and Long-arm Shrimp

Wild card day on the Maui Diamond II. Site choices were limited due to swells, so went to Mala Ramp and Kim’s Cove. Turtles all 0ver the place at Mala, of course.

Not a great day: waves were up stirring up the bottom, making for murky and surgy conditions today. I did manage to find some relatively clear water once I got out to 40 foot depth, so it was a good dive, but not a lot of photo opportunities.

First time seeing a turtle at the St. Anthony since I started up diving again in 2022. And from what I heard, they had been absent from there for a few years prior as well. Was a time where there were always 4-10 turtles on the St. Anthony. Maybe that time will return?

Spotted a rare fish out in the Michelin reef by the St Anthony: a Spotted Knifejaw. Only other time I saw one was in Niihau when pointed out by the dive guide, but I could not get a decent picture. Today’s Knifejaw was very cooperative, thankfully.

Some fish to look at while listening to the whale song…

After work, I decided last minute to go on my usual Ulua dive, which at this time of year I like to go beyond the reef and hang out in 50-60 feet of water and see what might swim by (whales are the hope). Today, it paid off as a mid-sized Humpback Whale cruised by […]