Gray Moon Sponge – Spheciospongia confoederata Scuba San Diego Inc guided dives into the La Jolla Cove ecological reserves feature these very large sponges. They can be [...]

Scaled Chiton – Lepidozona pectinulata Troglodyte Chiton – Nuttalina fluxa Mossy Chiton – Mopalia muscosa Conspicuous Chiton – Stenoplax conspicua On Scuba San Diego Inc’s  dive portion of its [...]

Purple Sea Urchins – Stongylocentrotus purpuratu Red Sea Urchins – Strongylocentrotus franciscanus   From British Columbia to Central Baja California Snorkelers or Divers often encounter Sea Urchins. [...]

California Sea Hare – Aplysia californica Black Sea Hare – Aplysia Vaccaria                               [...]

Hopkins’ Rosy Nudibranch – Hopkinsia rosacea (dorid)                              Whether on Scuba San Diego’s Snorkel [...]

Knobby Starfish – Pisaster giganteus + Pisaster Ochraceus Scuba San Diego Inc,’s owner, Rod Watkins has 55 years diving on the California Coast line. In that time [...]

Scuba San Diego guests on our night dives are almost guaranteed to see these beautiful two-spotted octopus during the night dives we run daily.  These mollusks know as [...]

Diving and snorkeling San Diego’s La Jolla Cove Ecological Reserve we often see the Brandt’s Cormorant both on the cliffs, in the air and underwater.  The “Cove” [...]

Of course knowing how to swim is an absolute requirement for anyone swimming in the ocean and San Diego’s La Jolla Cove Ecological reserve is no [...]

Top Snails (Norrisia norrisii) Top snails  (gastropods) originally named in 1838 trochiscus norrisii  are a real treat and regular attraction found on our guided dives and [...]