Santa Barbara Island 7/27/24

[@stellarvalency]

Great looking fish 💕💕🌊

[@toddclark332]

I grew up skate boarding down there thanks for the video ❤

[@ErikHobbs-e7h]

Nothing like diving the channel islands. Great clarity. I grew up looking at the little hump in the middle of the Pacific, when I was young. That's about all I miss from So Cal., but there's something special about diving in So Cal., that you won't find anywhere else in the world!

[@sdscubaart]

I agree, the diving in So Cal is special.

[@Fruitlovers-q8p]

This is what California’s all about! Beautiful footage!

[@sdscubaart]

Thanks!

[@edwardenglish6919]

I've had many great dives at the Channel Islands over the years. Brings back lots of memories.

[@sdscubaart]

Very cool! Diving at the Channel Islands is always great.

[@kbosmack]

Whoa...tank Black Sea Bass. Looks like its seen a few divers before. Water clarity up there is outstanding.

[@sdscubaart]

It didn't seem scared of us. More curious.

[@58busybee]

Lovely, Grouper?

[@sdscubaart]

Thanks! It's a giant sea bass aka black sea bass.

[@brianmoore4778]

A friend grew up in Laguna Beach in the 1940s . Said these were huge and common

[@sdscubaart]

They are huge. It was very cool to have the encounter we had. Hopefully they'll be as common as they were in the 40's again in the near future.

[@susannevollmer2347]

He is looking interested.

[@sdscubaart]

Definitely very curious.

[@macronecteshalli9427]

That bass has a really funky face, I wonder what happened in their life history.