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| The Kelp Forest of San Clemente Island, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. Image ID: 34609 Species: Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | The Kelp Forest of San Clemente Island, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. Image ID: 34610 Species: Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | The Kelp Forest of San Clemente Island, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. Image ID: 34611 Species: Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA |
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| The Kelp Forest of San Clemente Island, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. Image ID: 34612 Species: Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | The Kelp Forest of San Clemente Island, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. Image ID: 34613 Species: Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | The Kelp Forest of San Clemente Island, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. Image ID: 34614 Species: Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA |
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| The Kelp Forest of San Clemente Island, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. Image ID: 34615 Species: Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Garibaldi swimming through southern sea palm, San Clemente Island. Image ID: 30877 Species: Garibaldi, Southern sea palm, Hypsypops rubicundus, Eisenia arborea Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | The Kelp Forest offshore of La Jolla, California. A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found throughout California's Southern Channel Islands. Image ID: 30989 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: La Jolla, California, USA |
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| Aerial View of Vatu-i-Ra Coral Seascape, Fiji. Image ID: 34690 Location: Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island, Fiji Pano dimensions: 5841 x 12480 | ||
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| Aerial View of Vatu-i-Ra Coral Seascape, Fiji. Image ID: 34691 Location: Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island, Fiji Pano dimensions: 5420 x 11951 | ||
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| Torrey Pines State Beach at Sunset, La Jolla, Mount Soledad and Blacks Beach in the distance. Image ID: 35126 Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA | Torrey Pines State Beach at Sunset, La Jolla, Mount Soledad and Blacks Beach in the distance. Image ID: 35127 Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA | Sea cliffs and sea caves at sea level, made of sandstone and eroded by waves and tides. Image ID: 30166 Location: La Jolla, California, USA |
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| Sea cliffs and sea caves at sea level, made of sandstone and eroded by waves and tides. Image ID: 30173 Location: La Jolla, California, USA | Crevice rockfish. Seldom seen, kelpfish hover among the seaweeds in wave swept tidepools and reefs. These secretive fish rapidly change color to match watever background they are near. This kelpfish has assumed the coloration of the blade of kelp it is resting on. Image ID: 13711 Species: Crevice rockfish, Gibbonsia montereyensis Location: Monterey, California, USA | Ruby Beach and its famous seastack, blurry ocean waves, sunset. Image ID: 13812 Location: Ruby Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA |
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| Torrey Pines State Beach at Sunset, La Jolla, Mount Soledad and Blacks Beach in the distance. Image ID: 35100 Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA Pano dimensions: 3666 x 9100 | ||
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| Backwash tosses up a foamy lip. The Wedge. Image ID: 14192 Location: The Wedge, Newport Beach, California, USA | Cotton candy lip. The Wedge. Image ID: 14240 Location: The Wedge, Newport Beach, California, USA | La Jolla Cove only breaks on really big swells. Giant surf and big waves nail Southern California, December 21, 2005. Image ID: 14813 Location: La Jolla Cove, California, USA |
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| La Jolla Cove only breaks on really big swells. Giant surf and big waves nail Southern California, December 21, 2005. Image ID: 14815 Location: La Jolla Cove, California, USA | Salt Creek surf, pretty big day, winter, morning. Image ID: 14851 Location: Salt Creek, Laguna Niguel, California, USA | Salt Creek surf, pretty big day, winter, morning. Image ID: 14852 Location: Salt Creek, Laguna Niguel, California, USA |
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| Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. Image ID: 23420 Species: Red gorgonian, Lophogorgia chilensis, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | A SCUBA diver enters a submarine cavern at Santa Barbara Island, underwater cave. Image ID: 23423 Location: Santa Barbara Island, California, USA | Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. Image ID: 23425 Species: Red gorgonian, Lophogorgia chilensis Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA |
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| Giant kelp plants lean over in ocean currents, underwater. Individual kelp plants grow from the rocky reef, to which they are attached, up to the ocean surface and form a vibrant community in which fishes, mammals and invertebrates thrive. Image ID: 23426 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | A kelp forest. Giant kelp grows rapidly, up to 2' per day, from the rocky reef on the ocean bottom to which it is anchored, toward the ocean surface where it spreads to form a thick canopy. Myriad species of fishes, mammals and invertebrates form a rich community in the kelp forest. Lush forests of kelp are found through California's Southern Channel Islands. Image ID: 23428 Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA | Red gorgonian on rocky reef, below kelp forest, underwater. The red gorgonian is a filter-feeding temperate colonial species that lives on the rocky bottom at depths between 50 to 200 feet deep. Gorgonians are oriented at right angles to prevailing water currents to capture plankton drifting by. Image ID: 23431 Species: Red gorgonian, Lophogorgia chilensis, Macrocystis pyrifera Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA |
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