San Clemente Island photos

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Kelp bed. Giant macrocystis kelp is anchored on the ocean floor and grows to reach the ocean surface, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Kelp bed. Giant macrocystis kelp is anchored on the ocean floor and grows to reach the ocean surface.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 02502  
Kelp bed, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Kelp bed.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 02504  
Jack mackerel and kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, Trachurus symmetricus, San Clemente Island
Jack mackerel and kelp.
Species: Pacific jack mackerel, Macrocystis pyrifera, Trachurus symmetricus
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 02743  
California sea lion, Zalophus californianus, San Clemente Island
California sea lion.
Species: California sea lion, Zalophus californianus
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 02973  
Divers and kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Divers and kelp forest.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 02990  
Kelp detail showing pneumatocysts (air bladders), Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Kelp detail showing pneumatocysts (air bladders).
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 03051  
Diver amid kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Diver amid kelp forest.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 03157  
Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts (air bladders), Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts (air bladders).
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 03405  
Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts (air bladders), Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts (air bladders).
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 03406  
Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts (air bladders), Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Kelp frond showing pneumatocysts (air bladders).
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 03412  
Kelp forest looking from the surface down toward the reef far below where the kelp is anchored to the sea floor, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Kelp forest looking from the surface down toward the reef far below where the kelp is anchored to the sea floor.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 03416  
Kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Kelp forest.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 03417  
Kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Kelp forest.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 03419  
Diver amidst kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Diver amidst kelp forest.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 03420  
Kelp fronds, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Kelp fronds.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 03423  
Kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Kelp forest.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 03425  
SCUBA diver amidst kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
SCUBA diver amidst kelp forest.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 03426  
Garibaldi in kelp forest, Hypsypops rubicundus, San Clemente Island
Garibaldi in kelp forest.
Species: Garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 03453  
Kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Kelp forest.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 04660  
Kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Kelp forest.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 06092  
Kelp fronds reach the surface and spread out to form a canopy, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Kelp fronds reach the surface and spread out to form a canopy.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 06098  
Garibaldi swimming over surfgrass in kelp forest, Hypsypops rubicundus, Macrocystis pyrifera, Phyllospadix, San Clemente Island
Garibaldi swimming over surfgrass in kelp forest.
Species: Garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus, Macrocystis pyrifera, Phyllospadix
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 06274  
Diver amidst kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Diver amidst kelp forest.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 19918  
Kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Kelp forest.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 19919  
Kelp fronds, showing pneumatocysts (gas bladders), Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Kelp fronds, showing pneumatocysts (gas bladders).
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 19920  
Kelp fronds backlit by the sun, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Kelp fronds backlit by the sun.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 19921  
Kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Kelp forest.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 19922  
Kelp forest, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Kelp forest.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 19924  
Diver in kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera, San Clemente Island
Diver in kelp.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 00274  
Moray eel, Gymnothorax mordax, San Clemente Island
Moray eel.
Species: California moray eel, Gymnothorax mordax
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 00570  
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