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A canary rockfish (Sebastes pinniger) rises from the depths into a school of its blue rockfish (Sebastes mystinus) cousins. The first time I dove the pinnacle I was impressed by the density of encrusting life. It's likely the result of the stiff currents here. On the dive on which this shot was taken, the current went from light to outrageously strong and back in about an hour. "Orca Pinnacle", Big Sur, California August 27, 2006
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