(photo courtesy of Matt Garrett, all rights retained)
A group of
10 Seven Seas Divers were met with beautiful weather at Saltwater State Park on July 11th. The mission was to explore the newly installed (earlier this year) artificial reef. Although it took some exploration to locate the reef the mission was accomplished! Originally the reefs location was clearly marked with four bouys but, NONE were present for us. After an exercise swim to a fisherman's crab pot bouy we moved back into about 35 - 40 feet of water and navigated North until we located the reef system.
The reefs are definitly attracting some residents! Barnicles are attaching all over the concrete pilings, crab remains indicated possible wolf eel and or octopus activity, small rock fish and bass were enjoying the protection of crevises between boulders, and sightings of
ratfish, flounder, and dogfish were abundant. Reports also included several lions manes and moon jellys manouvering thier way around us. The water was merky and full of plankten on the surface but, at depth our group experienced 35+ feet visibility... not bad and what an opportuinity to see the structure that was created here.
Again another wonderful day of diving with Seven Seas Divers!
See you all at next month at our annual altitude dive day at Clear Lake, OR on Saturday, August 15th! 
