Clean seas off Monterey

Description and Comments

Clear blue water, not much plankton out there. Many small calanoid copepods at depth, deep tow, and quite a few baby squid hatching. Lots of plastic trash and tar/oil balls floating in kelp paddies. Perhaps oil from Santa Barbara spill?

Type of organism

Clean sea

Quantity

1

Latitude

36.63

Longitude

-121.91