February 6, 2013
Photo of the Day: In many ways, diving in the San Benito Islands is not all that different than diving in Southern California’s Channel Islands. If, that is, you could get into a time machine and go back 40 or 50 years.
Thanks to its relative isolation from population centers, one of the best preserved Kelp forests in the Pacific Ocean is off San Benito Island, Mexico. Often the island is covered by clouds, and the light illuminates the Kelp creating incredible colors, as we see here surrounding these playful California Sea Lions.
Location: San Benito Island, Baja California, Mexico
Photo: © Octavio Aburto