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I'm a San Diego based diver and videographer, and was surprised last weekend when Humboldt Squid showed up at La Jolla shores, a commonly used surf and dive spot. I was able to take some video of them, there was no fishing activity going on, the area is a marine preserve actually. I have been actively diving over 30 years and have never seen Humboldt underwater. The few times I've heard of people diving with them, it was in a fishing situation where they use lights and chum the water to get them to come up.
Any ideas why there would be humboldt squid so near shore, in about 25-35' of water?
There was an earthquake offshore perhaps that drove them in? I noticed a lot of unusual invertebrates in the water column at the shores as well, krill and other creatures I don't normally see there. Anyways viz was terrible so the video isn't very good, but you can see it on youtube here -
Humboldt Squid Video on Youtube
Any ideas why there would be humboldt squid so near shore, in about 25-35' of water?
There was an earthquake offshore perhaps that drove them in? I noticed a lot of unusual invertebrates in the water column at the shores as well, krill and other creatures I don't normally see there. Anyways viz was terrible so the video isn't very good, but you can see it on youtube here -
Humboldt Squid Video on Youtube