| 450 |  |
Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostis). Battle-scarred male veteran of many a harem war. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
451 |  |
Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostis). Inspecting the dunes. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
452 |  |
Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostis). A pup contemplating the circle of life. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
453 |  |
Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostis). Hmmmm! Wonder if it's dinner time yet. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
454 |  |
Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostis). Glancing over both shoulders at once. Something we humans have not yet mastered. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
455 |  |
Pigeon Point Lighthouse. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
456 |  |
What is this? Texture of skin along arched back of sea elephant pup. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
457 |  |
What is this? Folds of skin on neck of sea elephant. Note claws at end of flippers. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
458 |  |
Looking north along the Big Sur coastline as orographic clouds form over Santa Lucia Mountains. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
459 |  |
Cove at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
460 |  |
Point Sur Lighthouse |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
461 |  |
NOAA National Marine Sanctuary vessel FULMAR off the Big Sur coastline. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
462 |  |
NOAA National Marine Sanctuary vessel FULMAR off the Big Sur coastline. Note the catamaran hull of the vessel giving it added stability. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
463 |  |
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute research vessel WESTERN FLYER on the search for the airship MACON expedition. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
464 |  |
Recovering the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Tiburon on the WESTERN FLYER. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
465 |  |
Recovering the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Tiburon on the WESTERN FLYER. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
466 |  |
NOAA Ship McARTHUR II conducting research in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. It was searching for the airship MACON. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary 2005 |
467 |  |
Klein sidescan 3000 on deck of the NOAA Ship McARTHUR II during the search for the airship MACON. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary 2005 |
468 |  |
Northern elephant seal at San Simeon. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
469 |  |
Kayaking in Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve. |
California, Elkhorn Slough NERR, Moss Landing |
470 |  |
Kayaking off Cannery Row in the kelp bed. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
471 |  |
Kayaking off Cannery Row on the Monterey waterfront. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
472 |  |
Scientific diver Lisa Wooninck prepares for a dive at Point Lobos State Reserve. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
473 |  |
A curious seal inspects diver Kevin Stierhoff in a kelp forest off Pacific Grove . |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary 2006 August 8 |
474 |  |
This otter investigated Kevin Stierhoff prior to a dive in the kelp forest at Point Lobos State Reserve. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary 2005 September 30 |
475 |  |
Scientific diver Kevin Stierhoff prepares to descend into a kelp forest at Point Lobos State Reserve. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary 2005 September 30 |
476 |  |
Diver Brian Wells preparing to dive in the kelp forest at Point Lobos State Reserve. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary 2005 November 22 |
477 |  |
Foliate kelp crab |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
478 |  |
Rock scallop |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
479 |  |
White finger sponge |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
480 |  |
Willet |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
481 |  |
Willet |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
482 |  |
Black turnstone |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
483 |  |
Brandts cormorant |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
484 |  |
Heermanns gull |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
485 |  |
Blue top snail |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
486 |  |
Sea lemon |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
487 |  |
Jeweled top snail |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
488 |  |
A lined chiton (Tonicella lineata) over similarly colored coralline algae near Grimes Canyon along the Big Sur coast. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
489 |  |
Orange puffball sponge |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
490 |  |
Northern right whale dolphin |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
491 |  |
Description not available. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
492 |  |
Description not available. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
493 |  |
Description not available. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
494 |  |
Description not available. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
495 |  |
Description not available. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
496 |  |
Description not available. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
497 |  |
Description not available. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
498 |  |
Description not available. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
499 |  |
Description not available. |
California, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary |
