Humpback whales in the singing position

Humpback whale mother and calf

Humpback whale mother and calf

Humpback whale breaching

Humpback whale spy-hopping

Humpback whale spy-hopping

Sanctuary signage at Kilauea Point

Dr. D. James Baker, Administrator of NOAA, visiting the sanctuary

Map of Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary

A green sea turtle swimming toward the photographer.

Sonar image of the U. S. S. MONITOR

This brass signal lantern was the first artifact recovered from the MONITOR

Archaeologist examining the area under the MONITOR's armor belt

Amberjack within a camera grid frame on the deck of the U. S. S. MONITOR

Amberjack milling about the U. S. S. MONITOR

Fish swimming over the MONITOR

One of the MONITOR's two gun ports

Contemporary woodcut of the MONITOR sinking

A California Sea Lion.

An Elephant Seal

California Sea Lions on a rocky shore.

Senorita Fish -- Oxyjulis californica -- in a giant kelp forest

Black Rockfish

A purple striped jellyfish -- Pelagia panopyra - possesses very potent stingers

Lion Mane jellyfish

A hermissenda nudibranch

Urticina (formerly Tealia) piscivora - a fish-eating anemone

Purple shoreline crab

Life on rocky offshore ledges

Limnodromus griseus - a Short-billed Dowitcher

Tidepools near Carmel

Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostis). An agressive male voices his displeasure at being photographed.

Big Sur coastline looking north to Bixby Canyon Bridge.

Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostis). A male vocalizing.

Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostis). Curious pups inspecting a draingage culvert.

Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostis). A large male with characteristic proboscis dwarfs a shore bird.

Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostis). A female lounging in cool damp sand.

Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostis). Sneaking up on an egret.

Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostis). Battle-scarred male veteran of many a harem war.

Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostis). Inspecting the dunes.

Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostis). A pup contemplating the circle of life.

Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostis). Hmmmm! Wonder if it's dinner time yet.

Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostis). Glancing over both shoulders at once. Something we humans have not yet mastered.

Pigeon Point Lighthouse.

What is this? Texture of skin along arched back of sea elephant pup.

What is this? Folds of skin on neck of sea elephant. Note claws at end of flippers.

Looking north along the Big Sur coastline as orographic clouds form over Santa Lucia Mountains.

Cove at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park.

Point Sur Lighthouse

NOAA National Marine Sanctuary vessel FULMAR off the Big Sur coastline.