Kelp Paddy / Drift Kelp photos

Blue shark and offshore drift kelp paddy, open ocean.
Species: Blue shark, Macrocystis pyrifera, Prionace glauca
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 01078  

Blue shark and offshore drift kelp paddy, open ocean.
Species: Blue shark, Macrocystis pyrifera, Prionace glauca
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 01081  

Drift kelp, a kelp paddy, floating patch of kelp on the open ocean which attracts marine life and forms of moving oasis of life, an open ocean habitat, aerial photo.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: California
Image ID: 29083  

Blue shark and offshore drift kelp paddy, open ocean.
Species: Blue shark, Macrocystis pyrifera, Prionace glauca
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 01153  

Ocean sunfish referencing drift kelp in the open ocean near San Diego.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 03563  

Drift kelp, open ocean.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 02501  

Half-moon perch, offshore drift kelp.
Species: Halfmoon perch, Medialuna californiensis
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 01933  

Blue shark and offshore drift kelp paddy, open ocean.
Species: Blue shark, Prionace glauca
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 02287  

Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 10001  

Drift kelp, a kelp paddy, floating patch of kelp on the open ocean which attracts marine life and forms of moving oasis of life, an open ocean habitat, aerial photo.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: California
Image ID: 29082  

Half-moon perch schooling under offshore drift kelp, open ocean.
Species: Halfmoon perch, Macrocystis pyrifera, Medialuna californiensis
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 02747  

Blue shark and offshore drift kelp paddy, open ocean.
Species: Blue shark, Macrocystis pyrifera, Prionace glauca
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 01079  

Drift kelp, open ocean.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 02414  

Juvenile fish referencing on offshore drift kelp.
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 01260  

Half-moon perch, offshore drift kelp.
Species: Halfmoon perch, Medialuna californiensis
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 05176  

North Pacific Yellowtail, circling offshore drift kelp pursuing smaller fishes which congregate around the kelp paddy.
Species: North pacific yellowtail, Yellowtail, Kingfish, Seriola lalandi
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 07157  

Half-moon perch, offshore drift kelp.
Species: Halfmoon perch, Medialuna californiensis
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 05187  

Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 10003  

Ocean sunfish hovers near drift kelp to recruite juvenile fish to remove parasites, open ocean.
Species: Ocean sunfish, Mola mola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 10005