Went down to Redondo today for a cold dive hoping I would see more than I did last time I was there (Anything is better than the almost 0 life we saw last time I went). Visibility was decent, 20-25ft. 50 degree water, 40 degree air temps. Working our way down the line away from the aquarium, we passed a couple of White-lined Dirona nudis that I think were mating?:
Continued down the line noting a ton of little fish everywhere until we reached the end at about 85ft. While the other 2 dive buddies were poking around looking for Octos I happened to scan out towards deeper water and saw something large moving that was just outside of visual/light range. When it finally came into view I couldn't believe what I saw. Flashed my buddies frantically until they looked up from what they were doing, and by the time I turned around it had come into camera range. Not the best photos out there, but I wasn't planning on seeing a sixgill. It was around 7ft long judging by how it looked when I swam over top of it.
Once it swam away, we made our way north and shallower, looking for more stuff. Ended up finding a small Octo battling a Sculpin for the remnants of a crab.
All in all, a great dive. Worth the cold, even in a wetsuit. I've already reported the sighting to the Aquarium for their Sixgill data.
Redondo 12/10 - Sixgill Sighting
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Re: Redondo 12/10 - Sixgill Sighting
Well, you wanted to see more life and you certainly DID! Welcome to the "Finally Saw a Sixgill Club"!!!!!!
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Re: Redondo 12/10 - Sixgill Sighting
Awesome!!!!!
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Re: Redondo 12/10 - Sixgill Sighting
Awesome!!! Congratulations!
Re: Redondo 12/10 - Sixgill Sighting
Oooh seriously cool!!
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Re: Redondo 12/10 - Sixgill Sighting
Nice!
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Re: Redondo 12/10 - Sixgill Sighting
Jealous
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Re: Redondo 12/10 - Sixgill Sighting
freaken awesome!! Great shots!!!!!!!
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Re: Redondo 12/10 - Sixgill Sighting
very nice! must be that time of year
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Re: Redondo 12/10 - Sixgill Sighting
So cool!
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Re: Redondo 12/10 - Sixgill Sighting
Amazeballs!!! So happy the sixgills are around and our divers are getting to see them. Thank you for posting these great photos and the dive report.
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Re: Redondo 12/10 - Sixgill Sighting
Judging from the scars on the head and pectoral fin I'm guessing that's the same shark I took the video of in the same general area a couple years ago ...
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