Cruise to Catalina Id., California on R/V Yellowfin

Spring, 2002 (April 19th)

On board the Yellowfin	Preparing the rock dredge	Leaving San Pedro
Ready for adventure	Enjoying the ride	Off to Catalina
Here it comes!	Waiting for rock dredge	The rest of the class
Our able guide	Rock dredge haul	Brittle stars
Cobalt blue sponge	Cup corals	Brittle stars in seawater
Hermit crab	Not too far now	Bird Rock
Arrival at Wrigley	Intertidal near point	Wrigley Marine Institute
Yellowfin has landed	Lunch on the dock	CSUN research divers
Stairway to heaven	Snorkeling orientation	Suiting up
Flippers on	Ready to dive	The plunge
Lepidochitona cryptica	L. cryptica close-up	Back on the Yellowfin
Preparing the otter trawl	Trawling near Bird Rock	Awaiting the haul
Pulling in the trawl	Urchins and sea cucumbers	Fragile urchin
Large sea cucumber	Plainfin midshipman	S.fragilis in hand
Copepod parasites	Pteropurpura sp.	Goodbye Catalina
Back to San Pedro	Greeted by pelicans and gulls	…and sea lions

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