Off Cannery Point

This footage was taken with an Trident ROV as part of the Open Explorer/National Geographic Expedition in cooperation with CA State Parks and California MPA Collaborative Network.   Getting more comfortable with the Whalers Cove Explorer and maneuvering throughout the tangling seaweed is a skill that I am acquiring. So let's take a 60 second dive just off Cannery Point into the shadowy world of giant kelp. This brief adventure reveals some of the life that depends on this marine forest and what we are protecting. So hold on, here we go...As we explore, we come across a yellow cigar-shaped fish known as the senorita darting through the water. Further on the blue rockfish appear. Almost like swimming rainbows, these fish are often seen in big numbers here at Point Lobos. As we check out the kelp, we can see vibrant algae-coated sea snails grazing on leaf blades, keeping the kelp growth in check. Now another spotting of blue rockfish moving along. Plankton is their primary diet which can be found in abundance in these waters.