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Photo credit to Dudley McLaughlin, working with Ocean Defenders Alliancehttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ghostnet-2.jpgGhostNet 2Diver using lift bags to remove a section of ghost net from the ocean. These divers, again photographed by Dudley McLaughlin, working with Ocean Defender's Alliance. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/ghostnet-12.jpgGhostNet 12A diver works to disentangle a net underwater. Photo credit to Dudley McLaughlin, aka Studley. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/csl-blonde-bomber-release-rodeo-beach-dr4.jpgcsl-blonde-bomber-release-rodeo-beach-dr4The Blond Bomber, a sea lion with very obvious fishing line damage, is rehabilitated and released into the ocean. Is this the mark we want to leave? Photo image credit to Ingid Overgard at the Marine Mammal Center in Northern Californiahttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/screen-shot-2015-12-01-at-7-11-55-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-12-01 at 7.11.55 PMa glass float from a gill net, a net intentionally set free in the ocean with floats to collect animal products. If left unretrieved, the nets will eventually sink under the weight of animals. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/screen-shot-2015-12-01-at-7-04-23-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-12-01 at 7.04.23 PMSea Turtles, like this Olive Ridley, frequently get caught and suffocated in drift nets all over the ocean. 2015-12-13T02:14:39+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2015/11/19/life-is-precious-how-to-human/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_0033.jpgIMG_0033https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/screen-shot-2015-11-19-at-6-46-34-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-11-19 at 6.46.34 PMSeals, Whales, Sharks and fish all fall victim to these Ghosts. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/screen-shot-2015-11-19-at-6-41-10-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-11-19 at 6.41.10 PMsingularly human? Road rage. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/screen-shot-2015-11-19-at-6-38-34-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-11-19 at 6.38.34 PMGorilla Koko with "her baby", Kittens she had been asking for using sign language, a baby of her own. 2015-11-20T02:49:37+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2015/09/16/unusual-house-guests-hammerheads-come-to-dinner/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1622527_665642760167349_1214257427_o.jpg1622527_665642760167349_1214257427_oFrom the hilarious and silly Liz Climo (who has a fun new book coming out that I want and you should to)https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/mz_hammerhead-1.jpgSmooth HammerheadImage again from Michael Zeigler, www.seainfocus.com From San Diego, Ca in 2014. Check out that smile!https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/mz_hammerhead-2.jpgSmooth HammerheadA Smooth Hammerhead in San Diego, 2014. Image from Michael Zeigler, of www.seainfocus.comhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/12038042_10206464837812246_5002561256552637647_n.jpg12038042_10206464837812246_5002561256552637647_nComic from the wonderful Liz Climo, who you should definitely check out (lizclimo.tumblr.com) or on facebook. 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Compliments of Dudley McLaughlinhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/jelly-2.jpgjelly 2https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/jelly-1.jpgjelly 1A jelly, hunting. 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2015-03-25 at 9.01.18 PMhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/screen-shot-2015-03-25-at-8-54-06-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-03-25 at 8.54.06 PMThe second deepest diving mammal, the Sperm Whalehttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/screen-shot-2015-03-25-at-8-50-40-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-03-25 at 8.50.40 PMPhytoplankton.https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/screen-shot-2015-03-25-at-8-46-43-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-03-25 at 8.46.43 PMhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/hades.jpgHades2015-03-26T14:25:12+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2015/02/24/what-does-an-acidified-ocean-mean/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/screen-shot-2015-02-26-at-8-42-46-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-02-26 at 8.42.46 PMSea urchin.https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/screen-shot-2015-02-26-at-8-40-32-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-02-26 at 8.40.32 PMCoral, not bleached by acid. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/screen-shot-2015-02-24-at-8-21-58-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-02-24 at 8.21.58 PMA pteropod: the butterfly of the sea.2015-02-27T17:17:24+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2015/02/10/ocean-acidification-simplified/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/carbon_dioxide_400kyr.pngCarbon_Dioxide_400kyrhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/woa05_glodap_del_ph_ayool.pngWOA05_GLODAP_del_pH_AYoolChange in pH levels from 1700-1990's. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ph-scale.pngpH Scalehttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/eartth.pngeartth2015-02-11T22:25:07+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2015/01/29/sharks-and-technology-how-science-is-giving-sharks-a-new-chance/2015-01-29T19:45:23+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2015/01/21/dolphins-are-chatty-cathys/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/10954885_1777241342502020_1026182278_o.jpg10954885_1777241342502020_1026182278_oDudley McLaughlinhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/10951111_1777241649168656_1190437837_o.jpg10951111_1777241649168656_1190437837_oDudley McLaughlinhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/10946125_1777241165835371_1156051491_o.jpg10946125_1777241165835371_1156051491_ohttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/10942981_1777233692502785_1391708657_o.jpg10942981_1777233692502785_1391708657_oPhoto credit to Dudley McLaughlin https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/10947716_1776128895946598_1210364770_o.jpg10947716_1776128895946598_1210364770_oAgain, Dudley McLaughlin's workhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/10946197_1777232862502868_985473292_o.jpg10946197_1777232862502868_985473292_oPhoto Credit to Dudley McLaughlinhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/screen-shot-2015-01-21-at-7-53-00-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-01-21 at 7.53.00 PMhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/screen-shot-2015-01-21-at-7-52-28-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-01-21 at 7.52.28 PMhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/screen-shot-2015-01-21-at-7-50-59-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-01-21 at 7.50.59 PMhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/screen-shot-2015-01-21-at-7-50-01-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-01-21 at 7.50.01 PM2015-01-26T21:56:34+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2014/12/31/new-years-2015/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_1501.jpgIMG_1501Don't forget to follow your heart :)https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_1458.jpgIMG_1458Pipefish in Konahttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_1449.jpgIMG_1449Let the sun shine on you.https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_1448.jpgIMG_1448https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_1444.jpgIMG_1444Hawaiian Shark2015-01-10T04:25:56+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2014/12/17/a-little-blog-3-years-later-a-merbabe-grown/2014-12-17T16:03:15+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2014/11/25/dr-laurie-l-marker-and-how-one-person-can-make-a-huge-difference/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/screen-shot-2014-11-25-at-6-48-01-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-11-25 at 6.48.01 PMhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/screen-shot-2014-11-25-at-6-46-59-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-11-25 at 6.46.59 PMLonesome, lonesome George. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/screen-shot-2014-11-25-at-6-45-15-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-11-25 at 6.45.15 PMKangal Shepherd, guarding livestock very successfully. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/screen-shot-2014-11-25-at-6-44-21-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-11-25 at 6.44.21 PMChewbakka, mascot of CCF.2014-12-02T02:57:20+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2014/10/28/halloweeeeeeen-in-the-ocean/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-28-at-7-06-40-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-10-28 at 7.06.40 PMhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-28-at-7-01-38-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-10-28 at 7.01.38 PMSloane's Viperfish holds the world record for largest teeth to head ratio. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-28-at-6-53-48-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-10-28 at 6.53.48 PMOctopus? There's no Octopus here. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-28-at-6-53-19-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-10-28 at 6.53.19 PMhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-28-at-6-52-53-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-10-28 at 6.52.53 PMhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-28-at-6-52-33-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-10-28 at 6.52.33 PMrecognize this fish from Finding Nemo?https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-28-at-6-51-08-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-10-28 at 6.51.08 PM2014-10-31T15:19:49+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2014/10/21/a-white-rhinos-sad-message/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-21-at-7-20-08-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-10-21 at 7.20.08 PMGolden Toads: Functionally Extinct.https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-21-at-7-19-32-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-10-21 at 7.19.32 PMSouth China Tiger: Functionally Extinct.https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-21-at-7-18-26-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-10-21 at 7.18.26 PMChina River Dolphins: Functionally Extinct.https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-21-at-7-17-51-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-10-21 at 7.17.51 PMOne of the remaining white rhinos, in captivity at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido. 2014-10-23T15:37:00+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2014/10/16/lobster-season-opens-why-are-5-people-dead-already/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-14-at-8-40-55-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-10-14 at 8.40.55 PMdone safely, lobster diving can be rewarding.. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-14-at-8-39-02-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-10-14 at 8.39.02 PMhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/screen-shot-2014-10-14-at-5-55-04-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-10-14 at 5.55.04 PM2014-10-16T15:04:36+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2014/09/18/ducks-plastic-the-ocean-and-california/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_2030.jpgIMG_2030Big Duck making a BIGGER statement. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_2018.jpgIMG_2018Is there something behind me? What?2014-09-18T14:56:15+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2014/08/26/the-tipping-point-of-shark-week/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/mz_lindsay_sharks-4.jpgmz_lindsay_sharks-4https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/mz_lindsay_sharks-3.jpgTope SharksThe twins out cruising-Sea in Focus, Michael Zeiglerhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/mz_lindsay_sharks-1.jpgJuvenile Horn SharkHow many sharks do you see like this Horn Shark represented on Shark Week? None. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/mz_lindsay_sharks-2.jpgSilencehttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/lp2-15.jpgLP2 15https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/lp2-14.jpgLP2 14https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/lp2-13.jpgLP2 13https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/lp2-12.jpgLP2 12https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/lp2-11.jpgLP2 11https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/lp2-10.jpgLP2 102014-09-05T14:15:06+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2014/08/01/amazing-sight-on-land-and-sea/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/screen-shot-2014-07-31-at-8-25-59-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-07-31 at 8.25.59 PMa blue shark closing its nictitating membrane. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_0013.jpgIMG_0013https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_0029.jpgIMG_0029big eyeshttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_0012.jpgIMG_0012https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/san-diego-zoo-2008.jpgSan Diego Zoo 2008https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/screen-shot-2014-07-31-at-8-04-30-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-07-31 at 8.04.30 PMMulti talented2014-08-01T14:36:52+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2014/07/15/the-last-quiet-place-on-earth/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/photo-php.jpgphoto.php2014-07-16T14:25:30+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2014/07/04/gulls-mine-mine-mine/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/screen-shot-2014-07-02-at-8-36-56-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-07-02 at 8.36.56 PMNoms. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/screen-shot-2014-07-02-at-8-33-28-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-07-02 at 8.33.28 PMMine? Just try to ignore them. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/screen-shot-2014-07-02-at-8-32-21-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-07-02 at 8.32.21 PM2014-07-04T17:39:40+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2014/06/23/marine-protected-areas-a-safe-space/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/screen-shot-2014-06-20-at-9-04-08-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-06-20 at 9.04.08 PM2014-06-24T03:21:27+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2014/06/13/what-kelp-tells-us-about-fukushima/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/screen-shot-2014-06-12-at-6-37-24-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-06-12 at 6.37.24 PM2014-06-16T16:02:31+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2014/05/29/tentacle-ocean-vocab/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/screen-shot-2014-05-27-at-7-00-06-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-05-27 at 7.00.06 PMhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/screen-shot-2014-05-27-at-6-50-19-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-05-27 at 6.50.19 PM2014-05-29T13:56:52+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2014/05/15/hyperbaric-treatment/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/screen-shot-2014-05-14-at-8-20-11-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-05-14 at 8.20.11 PMhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/screen-shot-2014-05-14-at-8-15-12-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-05-14 at 8.15.12 PMOld school chamber, very small and claustrophobia inducing. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/screen-shot-2014-05-14-at-8-12-14-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-05-14 at 8.12.14 PMThe USC Chamber, large enough to treat multiple patients comfortably. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/screen-shot-2014-05-14-at-8-11-47-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-05-14 at 8.11.47 PMhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/screen-shot-2014-05-14-at-8-09-55-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-05-14 at 8.09.55 PMAds for this year's Chamber Day and Chamber Eve2014-05-15T17:02:13+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2014/05/01/the-oceans-slowest-shark/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/screen-shot-2014-04-29-at-7-59-19-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-04-29 at 7.59.19 PMsleeping or awake? https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/screen-shot-2014-04-29-at-7-56-59-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-04-29 at 7.56.59 PMnom nom nom. cruising along slowly.https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/screen-shot-2014-04-29-at-7-54-19-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-04-29 at 7.54.19 PMthe world's slowest shark's teeth!2014-05-01T14:26:23+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2014/04/24/earth-day-recycling-your-scuba/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/screen-shot-2014-04-23-at-7-42-23-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-04-23 at 7.42.23 PMhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/screen-shot-2014-04-22-at-9-15-13-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-04-22 at 9.15.13 PMa landfill. This is no disappearing act. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/screen-shot-2014-04-22-at-9-13-57-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-04-22 at 9.13.57 PMOur Blue Planet2014-04-24T14:36:32+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2014/04/15/the-muscles-of-scuba/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/revised-3-zf-5643-55961-1-001.jpegrevised 3 (ZF-5643-55961-1-001)Thanks Dudley, for capturing some SCUBA strength in profile. 2014-04-15T14:34:04+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2014/04/12/a-short-history-of-nearly-everything/2014-04-12T18:06:33+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2014/03/21/whale-fall/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/screen-shot-2014-03-19-at-7-12-27-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-03-19 at 7.12.27 PMa whale bone being hauled up 5 years later after an experimental placement. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/screen-shot-2014-03-19-at-7-04-36-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-03-19 at 7.04.36 PMHagfish. Not known for being the cutest of fish. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/screen-shot-2014-03-19-at-7-02-25-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-03-19 at 7.02.25 PMA whale fall in Santa Cruz, 18 months along. 2014-03-21T15:00:48+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2014/03/13/the-bystander-effect/2014-03-13T14:17:35+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2014/03/06/why-i-keep-a-handwritten-log-book/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/photo.jpgphotomy little piece of diving history. 2014-03-07T22:40:05+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2014/02/20/underwater-naturalist-specialty/2014-02-20T18:22:09+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2014/02/14/happy-valentines-day-earth/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/giypw21392340835.jpgGIyPW21392340835https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/jjedam1392340318.jpgJjEdaM13923403182014-02-14T15:37:10+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2014/02/06/californias-drought-a-reminder-that-water-is-precious/2014-02-06T15:53:19+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2014/01/30/what-is-shark-culling-australia-and-the-whole-wide-world/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/screen-shot-2014-01-29-at-6-50-44-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-01-29 at 6.50.44 PMUs vs. them? We don't come from very different places, really. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/screen-shot-2014-01-29-at-6-28-47-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-01-29 at 6.28.47 PMpuny humans next to the true kings of the sea: why must we kill the things that we fear?https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/screen-shot-2014-01-29-at-6-15-28-pm.png2014-01-30T15:36:18+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2014/01/24/why-seeing-a-gray-whale-is-so-special/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/screen-shot-2014-01-23-at-6-09-37-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-01-23 at 6.09.37 PMGray whale breaching. These awesome pictures not taken by me.https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_1711.jpgIMG_1711https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_1710.jpgIMG_1710https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_1709.jpgIMG_1709happy campers at the end of the day. Four fin whales and three gray whales later, all smiles. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_1708.jpgIMG_1708https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_1696.jpgIMG_1696https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_1695.jpgIMG_1695https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_1693.jpgIMG_1693https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_1692.jpgIMG_1692https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_1690.jpgIMG_1690With Anna-Belle, on the way out, the voyage is full of potential. 2014-01-24T16:13:12+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2014/01/16/20-years-after-an-earthquake-a-lesson-in-being-ready/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/screen-shot-2014-01-15-at-7-52-48-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-01-15 at 7.52.48 PMDive 1st Aidhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/screen-shot-2014-01-15-at-7-51-36-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-01-15 at 7.51.36 PMDive 1st Aidhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/screen-shot-2014-01-15-at-7-44-56-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-01-15 at 7.44.56 PMA disaster. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/screen-shot-2014-01-15-at-7-23-17-pm.pngScreen Shot 2014-01-15 at 7.23.17 PMdamage from the quake.2014-01-16T15:02:20+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2014/01/10/new-year-new-hope-for-a-cleaner-ocean/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/photo.jpgphotohappy year of the penguin!*https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/img_1471.jpgIMG_14712014-01-10T19:04:29+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/12/17/2-years-of-merbabe-adventures/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_1350-version-2.jpgIMG_1350 - Version 2A zebra shark at the aquarium of the pacifichttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_1427-version-2.jpgIMG_1427 - Version 2https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_1346-version-2.jpegIMG_1346 - Version 2underwater smiles from the merbabe2013-12-17T18:18:29+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/12/12/euryhaline/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/screen-shot-2013-12-11-at-8-53-40-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-12-11 at 8.53.40 PMEuropean Eel, doing his thang. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/screen-shot-2013-12-11-at-8-51-42-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-12-11 at 8.51.42 PMsalmon, making their journey. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/screen-shot-2013-12-11-at-8-28-44-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-12-11 at 8.28.44 PM2013-12-12T15:50:46+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/12/06/deep-blue-scuba-long-beach-ca/2013-12-06T22:47:14+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/11/29/marine-animals-vs-the-bends/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/screen-shot-2013-11-26-at-6-45-00-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-11-26 at 6.45.00 PMDIVE DIVE DIVEhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/screen-shot-2013-11-26-at-6-38-26-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-11-26 at 6.38.26 PMBlainville Beaked Whale (Not a Cuvier, my apologies for being misleading with my visual aid)2013-12-02T19:20:33+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/11/22/how-the-coast-is-changing/2013-11-22T17:46:04+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/11/07/the-starfish-illness/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/screen-shot-2013-11-05-at-8-30-49-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-11-05 at 8.30.49 PMLunch. And keeping those mussels in their place. Multitasking. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/screen-shot-2013-11-05-at-8-28-39-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-11-05 at 8.28.39 PMa healthy starfishhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/screen-shot-2013-11-05-at-8-28-12-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-11-05 at 8.28.12 PM2013-11-07T16:39:43+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/11/01/the-salt-of-the-ocean/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/screen-shot-2013-10-31-at-6-19-01-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-10-31 at 6.19.01 PMsea waterhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/screen-shot-2013-10-31-at-6-12-49-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-10-31 at 6.12.49 PMsalinityhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/screen-shot-2013-10-31-at-6-04-14-pm.pngScreen Shot 2013-10-31 at 6.04.14 PMscience2013-11-01T21:56:06+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/10/31/happy-halloween/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/photo-4.jpgphoto 4But in a shocking turn of events, the hunter has become the hunted. Defeat. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/photo-3.jpgphoto 3Tiburon and the seal, face off. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/photo-2.jpgher true self: always with her nictitating membranehttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/photo-1.jpg3Tibby sniffs closer, a surprise attack?2013-10-31T14:17:25+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/10/25/jellyfish-blooms-and-our-changing-ocean/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/nomura.jpgnomuraGiant Jellyfish, Nemopilema nomurai, clogging fishing nets in Japan. (Dr. Shin-ichi Uye)https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/jellyfish.jpgjellyfishpretty yes, but not a thought in sight. 2014-04-09T03:35:38+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/10/17/my-apologies/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/882831_10151774129588884_1491004771_o.jpg882831_10151774129588884_1491004771_oTwo appropriately sized (aka chubby) california sea lions. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1381541_584825318250505_163865450_n.jpg1381541_584825318250505_163865450_nYoungblood Hawke, a very cool band, were my students this past week, and current spokespeople to protect sharks. 2013-10-21T16:22:53+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/09/26/harbor-seal-vs-california-sea-lion/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p9262891.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAFinal Test! Merbabe hangs out with a seal/sea lion(?) You'll find these guys like to play through the glass. Photo from Benji Goodlad, at the Aquarium of the Pacifichttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/p9262890.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAI'm a seal! https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/1270050_10202169132736473_1962686006_o.jpg1270050_10202169132736473_1962686006_oMerbabe hangs out with a seal/sea lion(?) You'll find these guys like to play through the glass. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-25-at-6-40-48-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-09-25 at 6.40.48 PMWho can sit up like this on their elongated front flippers? (SEA LIONS)https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-25-at-6-39-57-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-09-25 at 6.39.57 PMI breath air, so I gotta surface sometime!2013-09-26T14:36:00+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/09/20/defensive-behavior-how-fish-defend-themselves/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-19-at-9-09-29-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-09-19 at 9.09.29 PMAtlantic Sailfish...the fastest fish in the wilderness (ocean). Clocked up to 75 miles per hour. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-17-at-8-13-56-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-09-17 at 8.13.56 PMa brightly colored fake out-Foureye Butterflyfish mislead predators witha fake eye.https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-17-at-8-09-53-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-09-17 at 8.09.53 PMa puffer, displaying his agnomen.https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-17-at-8-06-52-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-09-17 at 8.06.52 PMhiding in plain sight: a flounder. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-17-at-8-05-22-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-09-17 at 8.05.22 PMa school of fish, playing it safe. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/screen-shot-2013-09-17-at-8-00-52-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-09-17 at 8.00.52 PMthis atlantic blue fin tuna displays countershading. 2013-09-20T17:35:33+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/09/13/coral-in-california/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/lindsay-4.jpglindsay-4https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/lindsay-3.jpglindsay-3diver and cold water coral, ....Sea in Focushttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/lindsay-2.jpglindsay-2Most people don't think of colorful coral when they think of southern california kelp forests. (Sea in Focus)https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/lindsay-1.jpglindsay-1Compliments of Michael Zeigler, Sea in Focus2013-09-13T16:34:22+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/08/30/how-to-be-dedicated/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/screen-shot-2013-08-28-at-8-20-19-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-08-28 at 8.20.19 PMHovering and meditation have a lot in common. Imagine the kind of marine life you might see if you could attain this stillness?2013-08-30T15:33:50+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/08/21/how-to-treat-women-divers/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/screen-shot-2013-08-21-at-5-42-15-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-08-21 at 5.42.15 PMPADI Statistics collected between 2007-2012. How have you made this bar graph more even?https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/screen-shot-2013-08-21-at-5-40-15-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-08-21 at 5.40.15 PMwonder which one is marketed to me? https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/screen-shot-2013-08-21-at-5-19-11-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-08-21 at 5.19.11 PM2013-08-23T13:43:27+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/08/08/how-scuba-divers-have-affected-the-lives-of-sharks/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/screen-shot-2013-08-07-at-6-01-10-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-08-07 at 6.01.10 PMan angel shark, creeping.https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/screen-shot-2013-08-07-at-6-00-45-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-08-07 at 6.00.45 PMI chose pictures of sharks that people don't naturally associate with sharks: here lies a nurse shark, nappinghttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/screen-shot-2013-08-07-at-6-00-09-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-08-07 at 6.00.09 PMa horn shark, chilling. 2013-08-09T14:55:03+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/08/01/super-awesome-fish-garibaldi-edition/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mz-garibaldi-4.jpgGaribaldi at Casino PointLook at that mean side eye. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mz-garibaldi-3.jpgmz-garibaldi-3beautiful juvenile garibaldihttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mz-garibaldi-2.jpgmz-garibaldi-2https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mz-garibaldi-1.jpgmz-garibaldi-12013-08-01T17:14:53+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/07/25/what-is-sand/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/screen-shot-2013-07-24-at-6-20-12-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-07-24 at 6.20.12 PMmixed carbonate-silicate sand. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/screen-shot-2013-07-23-at-7-26-04-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-07-23 at 7.26.04 PMhuman left waste has transformed into something beautiful: sea glass on a beach in California, nature has a way of helping itselfhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/screen-shot-2013-07-23-at-7-23-42-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-07-23 at 7.23.42 PMhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/screen-shot-2013-07-23-at-7-23-10-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-07-23 at 7.23.10 PMmagnified grains of sand, made from coral, in bermuda. 2013-07-25T14:39:59+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/07/19/history-of-mermaids-part-2-the-little-mermaid/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/screen-shot-2013-07-15-at-9-04-50-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-07-15 at 9.04.50 PMhave you hugged a mermaid today? https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/screen-shot-2013-07-15-at-9-03-07-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-07-15 at 9.03.07 PMThe Little Mermaid's Sisters, by Ann Anderson. See them desperately try to convince her to come with them. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/screen-shot-2013-07-15-at-7-26-47-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-07-15 at 7.26.47 PMThe last page of the handwritten manuscript of The LIttle Mermaid. You can see that Andersen also had doubts about the ending. Sea foam? https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/screen-shot-2013-07-15-at-7-26-08-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-07-15 at 7.26.08 PMthe little mermaid, watching over her prince. "The Little Mermaid" Statue in Copenhagen. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/screen-shot-2013-07-15-at-7-25-04-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-07-15 at 7.25.04 PMthe little mermaid and her princehttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/screen-shot-2013-07-10-at-7-05-37-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-07-10 at 7.05.37 PMHaitian Lasiren.2013-07-19T16:45:34+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/07/12/the-history-of-mermaids-part-1/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/screen-shot-2013-07-11-at-5-52-38-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-07-11 at 5.52.38 PMI'm a mermaid too!https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/screen-shot-2013-07-10-at-7-01-21-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-07-10 at 7.01.21 PMperhaps not entirely an accurate portrayal of Lasiren, this is La Sirena from La Loteria, a Mexican card game. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/screen-shot-2013-07-10-at-6-13-12-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-07-10 at 6.13.12 PMSadko in the underwater kingdom (China). https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/screen-shot-2013-07-10-at-6-30-06-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-07-10 at 6.30.06 PMMami Wata, a contemporary image, seen with her snakes, sans mertail.https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/screen-shot-2013-07-10-at-5-17-48-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-07-10 at 5.17.48 PMAtargatis, AKA Derceto in her unfinished transformation to a fish. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/screen-shot-2013-07-10-at-5-15-06-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-07-10 at 5.15.06 PM2013-07-16T01:58:55+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/07/03/july-4th-a-time-for-green/2013-07-04T00:59:55+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/06/27/no-room-for-machismo/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/screen-shot-2013-06-26-at-5-53-42-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-06-26 at 5.53.42 PMinstead of showing a picture of the fishermen and their kill, I will show a live and graceful mako, swimming smoothly in his element. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/screen-shot-2013-06-26-at-4-54-40-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-06-26 at 4.54.40 PMremember that really annoying Western Black Rhinoceros problem we all used to have? neither do, since we made em extinct. :(2013-06-28T16:20:25+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/06/20/should-we-just-say-screw-it/2013-06-20T19:09:52+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/06/12/going-going-gone-the-sad-vanishing-act-of-sharks/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_0895.jpgIMG_0895this post was kind of a bummer. So here is a picture of Tiburon helping me write it. She is my research assistance. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/screen-shot-2013-06-11-at-6-33-01-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-06-11 at 6.33.01 PMObvious defense mechanism. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/screen-shot-2013-06-10-at-9-36-01-pm.pngHallo Bruce! Fish are friends not food!https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/screen-shot-2013-06-10-at-9-33-51-pm.pngHow do we two coexist? How have puny humans become such a menace to the Great White Shark?2013-06-12T18:52:00+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/06/05/why-you-shouldnt-teach-the-reef-ever/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/screen-shot-2013-06-05-at-5-07-45-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-06-05 at 5.07.45 PMsnap your fingers and it's gone. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1198.jpgIMG_1198the best way to watch this awesome feeding station? Hovering motionlessly. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/uw-gallery-finest-print-103.jpgUW Gallery Finest print-103Food and Shelter-Mario Chow.https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/uw-gallery-finest-print-3.jpgUW Gallery Finest print-3Snap your fingers and it's gone. (Mario Chow)2020-07-19T15:37:42+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/05/30/my-visit-to-the-horse-ranch-aka-konas-seahorse-farm/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1468.jpgIMG_1468so it turns out i'm not amazing at taking pictures of sea horses. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_1154.jpgIMG_1154Buckets of Seahorses. Literally buckets and buckets and buckets. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/merbabe-seahorse-1.jpgmerbabe seahorse 1The grand finale of the tour: Merbabe holds a friendly seahorse. BFFhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/uw-gallery-finest-print-18.jpgUW Gallery Finest print-18Photo from Mario Chow: A wild seahorse in Utila, Honduras. 2013-09-14T15:23:41+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/05/09/a-riddle-the-driving-force-behind-the-internet/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/381404_10152770016600029_432471580_n.jpg381404_10152770016600029_432471580_nhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/309976_10152775775445029_743601565_n.jpg309976_10152775775445029_743601565_n"I live here, can I help you with something?"https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/72885_10152770016525029_2046552585_n.jpg72885_10152770016525029_2046552585_nMeow, hello, meow. 2013-05-09T15:06:02+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/04/30/eureka/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/537958_479386068801019_1763875764_n.jpg537958_479386068801019_1763875764_nLISTEN UP, this is serious business. Photo from Dudleyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/529091_479386702134289_241111222_n.jpg529091_479386702134289_241111222_nthe whole gang on the way home....https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/44338_479386092134350_2044882164_n.jpg44338_479386092134350_2044882164_nEureka! Picture from Dudley McLaughlinhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/44327_479386138801012_701357732_n.jpg44327_479386138801012_701357732_nHeaps of Sea Lions, photo from Dudley McLaughlinhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/yellingseal.jpgYellingSealswimming with my front fins, NO BIG DEALhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/seals.jpgSealsHello, but mostly we are very busy today, can you come back another day?-Sea Lions (Nicholli Gan)https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/pylon.jpgPylongeometric structure, underwater space ship...Nicholli Ganhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/polyps.jpgPolypsviz-Nichoflli Ganhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/oilrig2.jpgOilRig2https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/oilrig.jpgOilRig2013-04-30T16:20:18+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/04/25/have-you-hugged-a-penguin-today/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/photo.jpgphotohappy world penguin day!2013-04-26T18:13:58+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/04/15/the-resilience-of-life/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/screen-shot-2013-04-15-at-7-43-09-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-04-15 at 7.43.09 PMI'm a survivor. 2013-04-18T15:44:58+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/04/11/should-i-pee-on-this/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/screen-shot-2013-04-10-at-6-06-43-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-04-10 at 6.06.43 PMman o' warhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/screen-shot-2013-04-10-at-6-02-12-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-04-10 at 6.02.12 PMhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/screen-shot-2013-04-10-at-6-01-43-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-04-10 at 6.01.43 PMDeath before asymmetry! https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/screen-shot-2013-04-10-at-5-44-15-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-04-10 at 5.44.15 PMhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/screen-shot-2013-04-09-at-9-40-34-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-04-09 at 9.40.34 PM2013-04-11T14:46:04+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/04/02/what-is-the-what/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/screen-shot-2013-04-01-at-7-19-17-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-04-01 at 7.19.17 PMhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/screen-shot-2013-04-01-at-7-05-28-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-04-01 at 7.05.28 PMbreaking waves....not ideal for diving.2013-04-03T15:01:18+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/03/30/1157/2013-04-02T19:19:10+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/03/28/doma-and-the-dolphin/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/screen-shot-2013-03-27-at-8-24-36-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-03-27 at 8.24.36 PM2013-03-28T14:53:47+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/03/22/its-not-always-easy/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/screen-shot-2013-03-22-at-7-14-41-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-03-22 at 7.14.41 PMhappy students, happy merbabe.https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/screen-shot-2013-03-22-at-7-11-57-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-03-22 at 7.11.57 PMhad to give up on this one though. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/screen-shot-2013-03-22-at-7-11-46-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-03-22 at 7.11.46 PMMore happy students! A very achievable goal...https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/screen-shot-2013-03-22-at-7-11-31-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-03-22 at 7.11.31 PMHappy Students who made it through!2013-07-30T18:25:37+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/03/13/follow-up-on-the-pups-of-the-oc/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/screen-shot-2013-03-12-at-8-05-18-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-03-12 at 8.05.18 PMinstead of like this. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/screen-shot-2013-03-12-at-8-04-17-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-03-12 at 8.04.17 PMI'd rather see them like this. 2013-03-13T18:04:30+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/03/06/the-terrors-of-the-night/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/screen-shot-2013-03-05-at-9-40-31-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-03-05 at 9.40.31 PMi don't know for sure, and i have no scientific evidence of this, but these guys are definitely waiting for me every time I park my car. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/screen-shot-2013-03-05-at-8-03-19-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-03-05 at 8.03.19 PMa common stargazer...and this is the kind of shit i am looking for!https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/screen-shot-2013-03-05-at-8-00-29-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-03-05 at 8.00.29 PMthe terrors of the night...2013-03-06T16:11:51+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/03/01/pups-need-some-tlc/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/screen-shot-2013-03-01-at-7-37-04-pm1.pngScreen shot 2013-03-01 at 7.37.04 PMa pile of buddieshttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/screen-shot-2013-03-01-at-7-37-04-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-03-01 at 7.37.04 PMa familiar sight for California boat divers, welcoming us back home to harbor. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/screen-shot-2013-03-01-at-7-33-43-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-03-01 at 7.33.43 PMThis picture isn't really on topic, but sea lion kisses, while smelly and wet, are the best. 2013-03-02T20:48:43+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/02/21/shark-unicorns/2013-03-05T06:41:32+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/01/16/a-bad-reputation/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/screen-shot-2013-01-15-at-7-17-55-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-01-15 at 7.17.55 PM2013-02-20T06:06:28+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/02/13/the-weight-of-the-words/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/screen-shot-2013-02-12-at-10-32-52-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-02-12 at 10.32.52 PMThis little Leopard shark couldn't even fit your leg into his mouth! https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/screen-shot-2013-02-12-at-10-30-51-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-02-12 at 10.30.51 PMhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/screen-shot-2013-02-12-at-10-29-53-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-02-12 at 10.29.53 PMhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/screen-shot-2013-02-12-at-10-26-11-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-02-12 at 10.26.11 PMTiger shark teeth!2013-02-20T06:03:51+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/01/29/all-ears-from-a-stubborn-diver/2013-02-20T04:51:07+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/01/04/napoleon-complex-a-good-thing/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/humphead_wrasse_melb_aquarium.jpgHumphead_wrasse_melb_aquariummelbourne aquarium: a breeding male wrasse. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/humphead_wrasse_surface.jpgHumphead_wrasse_surfacestrike a pose! often Napoleons flirt at the surface.https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/napoleon_fish_by_gustavo_gerdel.jpgallo!2013-01-04T16:44:22+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2013/01/01/happy-new-year-pucker-up/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/screen-shot-2013-01-01-at-8-00-24-pm.pngScreen shot 2013-01-01 at 8.00.24 PMSmithsonian: National Museum of Natural History: Nature's Best 2008 2013-01-02T05:09:16+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/12/31/thanks-to-everyone-for-helping-merbabe-grow/2012-12-31T23:05:46+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/12/31/top-search-terms-of-2012/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/screen-shot-2012-12-31-at-3-01-36-pm.pngScreen shot 2012-12-31 at 3.01.36 PMhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/screen-shot-2012-12-31-at-2-58-22-pm.pngScreen shot 2012-12-31 at 2.58.22 PM2012-12-31T23:04:55+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/12/26/charles-darwin-and-christmas/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/102_0894.jpgpicassomerry effing christmas. we never let poor *Casso join in any reincat games. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/screen-shot-2012-12-25-at-6-57-26-pm.pngScreen shot 2012-12-25 at 6.57.26 PM2012-12-26T22:03:11+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/12/20/difficult-times/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/102_0881.jpg102_0881https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/102_0880.jpg102_0880https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/102_0879.jpg102_0879she seriously does like this. promise. 2012-12-20T20:51:10+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/12/14/republic-of-california-or-a-refuge-for-aquatic-reptiles/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/screen-shot-2012-12-14-at-12-08-16-am.pngScreen shot 2012-12-14 at 12.08.16 AM2012-12-14T18:11:55+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/12/05/a-new-addition-to-the-family/2012-12-05T19:58:22+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/11/29/my-birthday/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0499.jpgIMG_0499I mean, I even met a penguin this year. Whoa. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/picture-321.jpgPicture 321girl, you always look good. :)https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/erin-and-j-1.jpgErin and J 1Erin and Justin's wonderful wedding. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/our-story-095-2.jpgOur Story - 095-2https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/our-story-088-2.jpgOur Story - 088-2this streelight in Xcalak that lights the wayhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/shark-dive1.jpgshark-dive1merbabe diving with "killing machines". https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0097.jpgimg_0097soulcat Tibs shows us all who's boss. 2012-11-29T17:49:39+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/11/26/xcalak-and-another-piece-of-my-heart/2012-11-27T02:20:27+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/11/20/the-political-fish-caught-in-the-net/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/screen-shot-2012-11-19-at-6-37-34-pm.pngScreen shot 2012-11-19 at 6.37.34 PMmy, my, what a few years difference makes. Photo from http://www.theblackfish.org/2012-11-22T03:18:26+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/11/21/thanksgiving/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/turkey-1.jpgturkey 1happy turkey day, from 100 down under on the Halliburton wreck in utila, honduras. 2012-11-23T01:51:11+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/11/13/the-better-to-eat-you-with-say-moray-eels-everywhere/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/screen-shot-2012-11-12-at-6-40-35-pm.pngScreen shot 2012-11-12 at 6.40.35 PMfound in the ocean. no, just kidding. but don't pet if you come across one. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/screen-shot-2012-11-12-at-5-06-56-pm.pngscreen-shot-2012-11-12-at-5-06-56-pmRAR2012-11-16T17:08:20+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/08/27/what/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo.jpghey guysWhat? Is there something on my face?2012-11-14T08:17:21+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/09/13/gems/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/i-love-akumal-20-of-24.jpgturtle 3Just cruising along. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/i-love-akumal-3-of-24.jpgturtle 2*this is not a sea turtle in California. The water is way too clear for this to be California. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/i-love-akumal-22-of-24.jpgturtleI know what you're thinking. My hair looks really good in this shot. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/110515-centroamerica-419-072.jpgMario Chow Tulum SunriseTulum Sunrise2012-11-14T08:17:13+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/09/14/coastal-clean-up-day/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/screen-shot-2012-07-18-at-2-38-04-pm.pngScreen shot 2012-07-18 at 2.38.04 PM2012-11-14T08:17:09+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/09/21/writers-block/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/aaaaa.jpgAAAAAdon't pet the sharks2012-11-14T08:17:02+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/09/25/formal-aquatic-cat-birds/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0500.jpgIMG_0500https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_0499.jpgIMG_0499have you hugged a penguin today?2012-11-14T08:16:56+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/09/26/part-2-of-the-day-i-met-a-penguin/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_05001.jpgjeff and newsomjust two birds of a feather, hanging out!2012-11-14T08:16:51+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/10/01/afuera-and-the-whale-sharks/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/linz-ws-7-of-7.jpgvertical feeda whale shark eating. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/linz-ws-6-of-7.jpgsharkyou can't lead a whale shark to tuna eggs. he will find them on his own and devour generations of tunas. I wonder how much they understand what the hell is going out on outside of their ocean universe?https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/linz-ws-5-of-7.jpgLinz WS (5 of 7)vertical feed, nom nomhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/linz-ws-4-of-7-1.jpgLinz WS (4 of 7)-1two people and a guide. How many people are in this shot?https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/linz-ws-3-of-7.jpgmeseriously, I never know what to do with my hands in pictures. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/linz-ws-2-of-7.jpgLinz WS (2 of 7)free divinghttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/linz-ws-1-of-7.jpgLinz WS (1 of 7)someone snacking behind me. 2012-11-14T08:16:45+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/10/09/sea-guardians/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/menalinz.jpgmenalinzMerbabe and Mena attend the ballet. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/crane.jpgcraneThey can't always protect themselves. 2012-11-14T08:16:39+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/10/15/its-in-the-water-baby/2012-11-14T08:16:36+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/10/16/cat-halloween/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/page-2.jpgpage 2https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/page-1.jpgpage 12012-11-14T08:16:32+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/10/18/i-have-another-a-cat/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/poley.jpgpoleyMr Poley and I take a moment share brainwaves, in where I ask him the meaning of life and he answers with his customary silence. There is wisdom in this. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/couch-warrior.jpgcouch warriorCasso Cat, Couch Warriorhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/screen-shot-2012-10-16-at-12-16-03-pm.pngfriendsfriends helping friends. we all just want to be free!2012-11-14T08:16:26+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/10/24/merdogs-and-mercanines/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/screen-shot-2012-10-24-at-9-51-35-am.pngScreen shot 2012-10-24 at 9.51.35 AMSo this makes me pretty happy. 2012-11-14T08:16:18+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/10/30/the-nile/2012-11-14T08:16:13+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/10/31/october/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/october.jpgoctoBERoctoBEERbottle. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/photo-4.jpgOCTO-berThis little octo buddy was found in a beer bottle in the ocean. You can see him crawling out of the bottle in this shot. :)2012-11-14T08:16:08+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/11/01/ocean-views-2012/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/screen-shot-2012-10-29-at-7-35-43-pm.pngScreen shot 2012-10-29 at 7.35.43 PMby Deano Cook2012-11-14T08:16:02+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/11/07/the-gpo/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/octo.jpgoctoMerbabe with Geronimo at the AOP. Gorgeous, red, strong, willful. TENTACLES2012-11-14T08:15:57+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/11/12/shore-diving-in-southern-california-its-beautiful-down-there/2012-11-14T08:15:53+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/08/21/heavy-heart-heavy-mind/2012-11-14T08:12:56+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/01/10/the-intolerable-cold-tundra-of-tropical-diving/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/pic_0071.jpgPIC_0071https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/shark-diving-27.jpgLong UnderwaterI wear a wetsuit that looks like long underwear cuz i'm a LITTLE BITCH.https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_2335.jpgIceThis icy tundra is misleading. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/scuba-duba-009.jpgMy first boat dive, Channel Islands 2008I had no idea what I was in store for. First boat dive 2008, Channel Islands. 7mill and 3mill hooded vest. gloves. and blinding optimism. 2012-11-07T00:34:08+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/08/16/semana-del-tiburon/2012-08-16T17:36:23+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/08/15/mermaid/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/linden.jpglindenMermaid Splash2012-08-19T03:56:06+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/08/14/bad-viz/2012-08-14T19:13:56+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/08/08/its-unfortunate/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0323.jpgIMG_0323the goal is to get a full body shot, with the tiburon in a relaxed, tonic immobility. Meowwwwhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0329.jpgIMG_0329https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0330.jpgIMG_0330Approach slowly. They may become alarmed at the attention, and you will lose the shot. It is best to feign interest in an object close to the tiburon, but not the tiburon itself. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0337.jpgimg_0337It is best to photograph tiburones in their natural element. Look closely, they camouflage flawlessly. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0326.jpgIMG_0326Be patient, and wait for the shot. Eventually Tiburon will show her charming, photogenic side. That's the money shot. 2012-08-08T23:01:17+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/08/03/the-elephant-in-london/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/screen-shot-2012-08-03-at-10-34-35-am.pngOlympicsphoto by Al Bello/Getty Images2012-08-03T18:27:44+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/07/27/california-dreamin/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/mz-merbabe-4.jpgmz-merbabe-4Blue Banded Goby, Laguna Beach, CAhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/mz-merbabe-3.jpgmz-merbabe-3Spanish Shawl NUDI! Palos Verdes, CAhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/mz-merbabe-2.jpgmz-merbabe-2Garibaldi/Kelp Scene, Empire Landing, CATALINA CA!https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/mz-merbabe-1.jpgmz-merbabe-1looks different underwater, right?2012-08-03T18:29:51+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/07/25/why-macho-is-a-four-letter-word/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/screen-shot-2012-07-24-at-9-29-10-pm.pngScreen shot 2012-07-24 at 9.29.10 PMthis computer has less power than my back up dive computer. woweeee2012-07-26T01:55:51+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/07/23/teach-a-kid-to-fish/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/111208-20111208-uw-north-side-4608-001.jpg111208-20111208-uw-north-side-4608-001Nick will blend into his new ocean surroundings like this peacock flounder. 2012-07-23T17:20:00+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/07/19/los-delfines/2012-07-19T03:14:20+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/07/17/sea-clown-parrot-puffins-etc/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/screen-shot-2012-07-16-at-10-07-26-pm.pngscreen-shot-2012-07-16-at-10-07-26-pmSomeone give me a good caption for a basking shark!2012-07-17T14:57:14+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/07/13/friday-the-13th-dun-dun-dun/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/screen-shot-2012-07-12-at-9-26-06-pm.pngScreen shot 2012-07-12 at 9.26.06 PMhttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/screen-shot-2012-07-12-at-9-16-29-pm.pngScreen shot 2012-07-12 at 9.16.29 PMreminding you to be afraid. 2012-07-13T04:32:54+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/07/12/dont-know-why/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/screen-shot-2012-07-09-at-6-16-53-pm.pngScreen shot 2012-07-09 at 6.16.53 PM2012-07-13T03:57:33+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/07/10/seeing-a-unicorn/2012-07-10T01:02:25+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/07/03/the-stuff-of-nightmares/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/screen-shot-2012-07-02-at-11-52-33-am.pngScreen shot 2012-07-02 at 11.52.33 AMMy name's Barry. I like eating coral, long walks on the beach, and invading your nightmares. 2012-07-10T01:01:16+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/07/02/watch-whatcha-put-in-your-pie-hole/2012-07-10T01:00:27+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/06/30/sea-glass/2012-07-10T00:59:31+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/06/25/the-question-and-the-answer/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_4145.jpgIMG_4145The water is murky but the meaning is clear. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_2189.jpgimg_2189Markus tells us everything is a-ok over here. 2012-06-25T18:12:17+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/06/19/how-to-survive-the-zombie-apocalypse/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/screen-shot-2012-06-18-at-2-39-21-pm.pngScreen shot 2012-06-18 at 2.39.21 PMCarl Grimes, if you don't listen to your mother ONE MORE TIME I swear to god ZOMBIES WILL EAT YOUR FACE.2012-10-22T17:04:17+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/06/18/your-beautiful-natural-buoyancy-compensator-device/2012-06-19T08:12:12+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/01/08/intertidal-zones-of-sin-and-perversion/2012-06-18T22:40:08+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/01/25/awesome-fish-creole-wrasse-edition/2012-06-18T22:39:19+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/01/30/aquarium-awesome-lady/2012-06-18T22:39:04+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/01/05/awkward-fish/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/sheepshead.jpgsheepsheadThis picture speaks for itself. Make no mistake, he has bitten me for what I've said about him.https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/111202-20111202-teds-point-4034-001.jpgTrunkfishI started out as a swimming pea, now I'm a flamboyant swimming triangle. Nice one. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/111208-20111208-uw-north-side-4608-001.jpgPeacockOh Peacock flounder, you'll never fly with that attitude.https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/111031-20111031-utila-at-last-2125-001.jpgTrumpetCan you see me? Uh yeah, we see you, abnormally long Seahorse.2012-06-18T22:38:14+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/01/04/ocean-news/2012-06-18T22:36:02+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/01/30/do-you-know-what-this-even-means/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/copy-of-friday-march-11-2011-whale-shark-tour-002.jpgwhale sharkThis is a picture of a whale shark in Utila, Honduras. Baby steps like helping captive sharks with artificial insemination could leave to the future preservation of sharks who give live birth, like this whale shark. 2012-06-18T22:34:40+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/02/03/things-you-should-know/2012-06-18T22:32:46+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/06/13/loathe-to-say-it/2012-06-15T16:15:17+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/06/14/one-step-closer/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/endings-274.jpgtortugasBaby turtles and the Barbados Sea Turtle Project start to show me the way to the ocean. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/molly-pic.jpgTimeIt was time to dive in. (Crane Beach, Barbados)2012-06-24T13:13:08+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/02/06/trashy-news/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/searhorse-by-mario.jpgsearhorse by mario chowFor the LOVE OF SEAHORSES2012-06-13T05:08:15+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/02/10/sharky/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/white_shark.jpgWhite_shark2012-06-13T05:05:48+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/02/11/i-already-know-guys/2012-06-13T05:13:24+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/02/12/more-trash-talk/2012-06-13T05:03:33+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/02/13/confession-time/2012-06-13T05:02:47+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/02/20/i-went-to-catalina-island/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/104_0679.jpgon a related noteSharks are eating my feet.https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/104_0675.jpgbuffaloHey guys. I'm just roamin the range2012-06-13T05:01:33+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/02/21/awesome-fish-giant-black-sea-bass-edition/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/104_0666.jpgbaby sea bassHey guys, I'm just a baby!2012-06-13T05:00:45+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/02/21/my-dad/2012-06-13T05:00:20+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/01/03/hunting-the-reef-invasion-of-a-new-alien-predator/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/lion-fish.jpgLionfishLionfish look like aliens from outer space, but are aliens from Indonesia.https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/linz-camera-240.jpgSmallest Lionfish AwardWhat a good looking team, and with the skills to get those baby Lionfish!https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/linz-camera-223.jpgLinz Camera-223https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/aa.jpgMerbabe on the HuntLionfish Hunting with a Hawaiian Sling. Roar. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_1923.jpgNot so dangerous on this side of the surfaceBrian shows those Lionfish who's boss on this reef. 2012-06-13T04:55:25+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/01/02/shark-reef/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/shark-reef-1.jpgMerbabe and Zebra SharkMerbabe finds solace in the sin city desert with a Zebra Shark.2012-06-13T04:54:05+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2011/12/29/make-love/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/sea-turtle-and-diver-swimming-side-by-side.jpgMerbabe with a HawksbillOccasionally we are lucky enough to have our worlds collide. 2012-06-13T04:53:36+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2011/12/29/tribal/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dive-tribe.jpgdive tribeDive tribes hang out and do really fun things together, like hanging out on boats. And diving.2012-06-13T04:52:56+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2011/12/26/swimming-in-the-fish-bowl/2012-06-13T04:52:30+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2011/12/26/how-to-feed-a-stingray-by-hand/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/erin-at-aop-5.jpgTropical Reef feedingTropical Reef Gallery at the Aquarium of the Pacifichttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/stingrays.jpgMerbabe and Stingray associationsThese fellas are gettin frisky!2012-06-13T04:52:04+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2011/12/17/adventures-of-a-merbabe/2012-06-13T04:51:19+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/06/06/little-black-cat/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/tibs.jpgtibstired? or growling? quien sabes? 2012-06-13T04:50:15+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/06/08/our-ocean-world/2012-06-13T04:49:38+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/06/02/laughable-quote/2012-06-03T01:13:14+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/05/29/i-met-gari-baldi/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/hypsypops_rubicundus_adult.jpgHypsypops_rubicundus_adult2012-05-31T15:04:22+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/05/23/what-we-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-shark-food/2012-05-24T01:37:20+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/02/26/anxiously-waiting-to-grow-gills/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/friday-march-11-2011-whale-shark-tour-038.jpgUh ohDon't let this happen to you. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/dscn0111.jpgHey BabyHey baby, I'll share some air with you2012-05-23T19:36:11+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/02/27/curiouser-and-curiouser/2012-05-23T19:30:44+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/03/02/ltr/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/my-life.jpgmy lifehttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/linz-love.jpglinz lovehttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/gull-meeting.jpggull meeting2012-05-23T19:29:13+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/05/21/tristes-tropiques/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/104_0626.jpg104_0626Guapo Picasso, mutually exchanging some forgiveness (for not getting up at 4:30 to feed him, like he so politely asked today)2013-03-19T06:02:04+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/03/04/marketing/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/trash.jpgtrashBeing a bystander doesn't save you. 2012-05-23T19:19:07+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/03/05/2048/2012-05-23T19:18:44+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/03/09/all-the-colors-of-the-rainbow/2012-05-23T19:18:07+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/03/09/disney-lied/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/anglerfish.jpganglerfish2012-05-23T19:17:38+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/03/15/in-depth-healing/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/im-free.jpgi'm freehappy 2014!2012-05-23T19:17:07+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/04/18/ever-wonder/2012-05-23T19:16:31+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/04/19/youre-not-a-proper-optician-are-you/2012-05-23T19:16:11+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/04/19/like-marilyn/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/20120415-last-dive-in-xcalak-7455.jpgStep 2Hola Hola, Cutiehttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/20120415-last-dive-in-xcalak-7454.jpgStep 12012-05-23T19:15:34+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/05/22/being-a-thoughtful-people/2012-05-23T19:15:22+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/04/24/maggie/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/maggie-2.jpgmaggie 2My good looks mean I get paid a little less, but also that people love me more. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/maggie.jpgmaggieOtters: An animal that can teach their young a behavior2012-05-23T19:13:42+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/04/27/surprisingly-unsurprising/2012-05-23T19:13:23+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/05/01/the-rogue/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/the-rogue.jpgthe rogueI'm not Fred and I'm not Bob, but I might be....A bully?2012-05-23T19:12:39+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/05/03/how-our-worlds-came-to-collide/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/20120415-last-dive-in-xcalak-7423.jpgHow Our worldsHow our worlds came to collidehttps://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/20120409-la-poseta-30.jpgBeautifulIt showed us something beautiful.https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/20120409-la-poseta-22.jpg20120409-La Poseta-222012-05-23T19:06:41+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/05/09/los-tiburones/2012-05-23T19:06:15+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/05/11/new-header/2012-05-23T19:02:13+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/05/14/shark-week/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/linzshark.jpgLinzsharkMerbabe diving with leopard sharks at the Aquarium of the Pacific. 2012-05-23T19:01:55+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/05/16/how-to-be-a-lady-diver/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dscn2654.jpgxxScuba diver girls have more fun. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/our-story-273.jpgOur Story - 273Don't hide ladies. Come out proud with your tank on!https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/our-story-278.jpgOur Story - 278https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/our-story-271.jpgOur Story - 271Hey ladiesssssssssss2012-05-23T19:01:30+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/05/21/mysterious-beach-rocks/2012-05-23T18:58:10+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/04/19/youre-not-a-proper-optician-are-you-2/2012-04-20T02:31:55+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/01/27/pb-and-j/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/101_0314.jpgMesmerizedGirl can seriously zone out like this. Monterrey Bay Aquarium. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/dscn2008.jpgElectric JelliesElectric Jellies at the Aquarium of the Pacific2012-01-28T12:01:55+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/01/23/felicidades/2012-01-24T10:24:49+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/01/20/unda-dc/2012-01-21T10:06:44+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/01/19/sharks-nom-nom-nom/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/sharks-2.jpgLeopard SharksAt the Aquarium, We call the Leopard Sharks "PUPPIES!" because they are soooo cute. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/shark-1.jpgSharks!NOW look how excited I am to see a SHARK!2012-01-20T09:47:41+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/01/13/coolest-underwater-kid-ever/2012-01-18T22:21:44+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/01/17/snot-nosed-people/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/vicki.jpgvickiThis mask looks a little...kinky.https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/snot-2.jpglolLOL you guys are disgusting.https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/snot.jpgSnotYou think you look good, but guess what? 2012-01-19T03:13:22+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/01/14/past-tense/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/molly-pic.jpgDivedI dived into the water. I didn't "bird" into it. 2012-01-17T18:57:53+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/01/13/the-fear/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/these-united-states-148.jpgThe FearI used to be so innocently unafraid of turtles and waves. And then I met Ed. 2012-01-18T13:33:55+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.com/2012/01/09/alternately/https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/111110-20111110-diving-with-josh-2987-001.jpgFuck you fishFuck you fish, I don't like your attitude. https://merbabeadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/rodeo.jpgUnderwater RodeoUnderwater rodeos can be a good way to pass the time. 2012-01-10T23:19:10+00:00monthlyhttps://merbabeadventures.comdaily1.02021-01-15T15:04:05+00:00