Gallery
Divers training in a pool using underwater quadrants and identification cards to standardize survey techniques.
Credit: Avrey Parsons-Field
A scientific diver records observations on a slate while conducting a benthic survey along a transect line.
Credit: Bowen Brock
Detailed measurement of a purple sea urchin on the rocky reef floor using a flexible measuring tape.
Credit: Brittany Foster
Close-up profile of a male California Sheephead swimming through a kelp forest.
Credit: Chris Honeyman
A large California Sea Hare crawling over a rocky reef inhabited by sea urchins and anemones.
Credit: Chris Honeyman
Researchers measuring the growth of green algae on a subtidal rock surface.
Credit: Chris Honeyman
A diver swims beneath a giant kelp canopy, silhouetted by sunlight filtering through the fronds.
Credit: Ciara Gray
Scientific divers on a research vessel preparing for deployment with safety flags visible.
Credit: Ciara Gray
A diver meticulously records data on an underwater slate while hovering above the reef.
Credit: Ciara Gray
A bright orange Garibaldi, California's state marine fish, swimming near a reef crevice.
Credit: Katie Davis
A vibrant red Gorgonian coral fan extending into the current from a rocky wall.
Credit: Katie Davis
A Blue Rockfish swimming amidst the dense blades of a giant kelp forest.
Credit: Katie Davis
A large Giant Sea Bass curiously approaching a researcher in a kelp forest.
Credit: Katie Davis
A Kelp Crab clinging to the pneumatocysts (air bladders) of a giant kelp plant.
Credit: Katie Davis
A researcher observes a large California Spiny Lobster on a sandy patch near the reef.
Credit: Katie Davis
A Lingcod camouflaged among a field of brittle stars and sea urchins.
Credit: Katie Davis
A colorful assemblage of anemones, tube worms, and sea urchins on a productive rocky reef.
Credit: Katie Davis
A diver explores a deep rocky crevice within a kelp forest habitat.
Credit: Katie Davis
A Cabezon camouflaged on a reef encrusted with algae and invertebrates.
Credit: Katie Davis
A close-up view of golden giant kelp blades reaching toward the surface.
Credit: Katie Davis
Two male California Sheephead engaging in a territorial or social display.
Credit: Katie Davis
Researchers on the deck of a boat review survey data recorded on slates after a dive.
Credit: Luca Silva