SD Expeditions

Animal of the Month! . . The next crusty crab were featuring is our resident Sheep Crab. If you’re a local diver, you’re sure to be familiar with this Spider crab. Sheep Crab are the largest of the CA Spider Crab family - a male’s carapace can grow over a foot and a half in width. Catch them tucked amongst reefs and nestled in long eel grass. .... . Mostly a solitary animal, males and females congregate once a year during (spring) mating season. sheep crab hook rear to rear during mating, as seen in the photo. Give the lovers some space this spring if you see them mingling . : @kyle.mcb #sdexpeditions #crab #crustacean #sheepcrab #kelpforest #underwaterphotography #scubadiving #lajollacove #lajollashores See more

A great ocean awareness piece we did teaming up with TV Land , Brita USA and then the wonderful Brooke Burke

Hope everyone has a wonderful SUNday! . . : @nicklebeouf

Animal of the Month! . . A roving 70’s shag carpet? Check again! This quirky crustacean is a decorator crab. .... . The resident spider crab is the fashionable cousin to the sheep and Dungeness crab. Using what’s available in the surrounding environment, these decorator crabs attach organisms to their shells for camouflage and protection. Like all crabs, decorators molt their shells as they grow. Following a strict leave no frill policy, the crab will recycle the algae, anemone, bryozoan, etc. it has collected and fasten it to the larger shell. . See these decorator crabs for yourself on one of our guided night dives! . : @pdemman #sdexpeditions #animalofthemonth #scubadiving #crab #decoratorcrab #crustacean #nightdiving #lajollashores #scubadiving

One of SD Expeditions team members Nick Lebeouf was part of the talented Shark Divers making the Episode Laws of Jaws Dangerous Waters that Premieres tonight at 9pm on Discovery Channel. Shark Week

Off shore of San Diego our friend @northwest_roots got this rad split shot of a mola and our boat countershade last week whilst looking for blue whales. #mola #oceansunfish #sdexpeditions

Animal of the Month! . . The next crusty crab were featuring is our resident Sheep Crab. If you’re a local diver, you’re sure to be familiar with this Spider crab. Sheep Crab are the largest of the CA Spider Crab family - a male’s carapace can grow over a foot and a half in width. Catch them tucked amongst reefs and nestled in long eel grass. .... . Mostly a solitary animal, males and females congregate once a year during (spring) mating season. sheep crab hook rear to rear during mating, as seen in the photo. Give the lovers some space this spring if you see them mingling . : @kyle.mcb #sdexpeditions #crab #crustacean #sheepcrab #kelpforest #underwaterphotography #scubadiving #lajollacove #lajollashores See more

Hope everyone has a wonderful SUNday! . . : @nicklebeouf

Animal of the Month! . . A roving 70’s shag carpet? Check again! This quirky crustacean is a decorator crab. .... . The resident spider crab is the fashionable cousin to the sheep and Dungeness crab. Using what’s available in the surrounding environment, these decorator crabs attach organisms to their shells for camouflage and protection. Like all crabs, decorators molt their shells as they grow. Following a strict leave no frill policy, the crab will recycle the algae, anemone, bryozoan, etc. it has collected and fasten it to the larger shell. . See these decorator crabs for yourself on one of our guided night dives! . : @pdemman #sdexpeditions #animalofthemonth #scubadiving #crab #decoratorcrab #crustacean #nightdiving #lajollashores #scubadiving

PRICE DROP . . For the remainder of the season, we’re offering our two tank Sevengill Boat Dive at a discounted price!! Visit our website or call our office to book your spots! .... Trips offered thru May. . . : @kyle.mcb #sdexpeditions #sevengillshark #shark #sharkdiving #sharkaddict #sharksdaily #scubadiving #saveoursharks #sharkaholic #sharkfeed #sharklover See more

Face to face . . : @nicklebeouf #sdexpeditions #mako #makoshark #sharkdiver #sharkaddicts #saveoursharks #sharkallies #endangeredspecies #endangeredanimals #underwaterphotography

Animal of the Month! . In honor of the recent influx of tuna crabs, we’ve decided to dedicate the month of April to some quirky crustaceans! . Tuna crabs, also known as red pelagic crabs, aren’t even real crabs! This species of squat lobster inhabit the pelagic waters off the coast of Baja California. A common food source for Tuna and Blue Whales, these pelagic hitchhikers are adapted to riding warm water currents. Every so often, tuna crabs visit our San Diego waters. Larg...er adult crabs crawl along sandy bottoms, making La Jolla shore a perfect location to see the sheer number of visitors. . . Unfortunately, this animal is commonly associated with mass stranding events. Ill-equipped for the colder northern waters, tuna crabs will die and wash ashore to the delight of sea birds and coastal predators alike. . . Join us on our shore diving expeditions to see the hoards yourself! . . : @patriciascubagirl #sdexpeditions #animalofthemonth #crustacean #tunacrab #wildcalifornia #scubadiving #underwaterphotography See more

I’m blue da ba dee da ba daa - shark. . . One spot left available on Saturday’s shark expedition! Only spot available the rest of the month ... : @nicklebeouf #sdexpeditions #sharks #blueshark #sharksdaily #sharkaddicts #sharkdiving #savesharks

See Horn Sharks by the dozens out in La Jolla right now! . . #sdexpeditions #sharks #savesharks #sharksdaily #sharkaddict #lajollacove

For those in the LA area this upcoming Tuesday, stop by the Eco Dive Center and listen to our very own owner and operator, Nick Lebeouf, speak about the pelagic trips we run off the coast of San Diego. Hint, hint: It'll involve sharks. Hope to see you there!

Surface scrapers . . : @nicklebeouf #sdexpeditions #californiaexplorers #underwater_world_ #wildcalifornia #scubadiving #underwaterphotography