Bay Wildlife

[limeydal]

Found out where all the seals ansd Sealions hang out in the Bay!
Caught these warming upon the fishermens bait barges out in San Diego Bay.
Just love those Pinnepeds
cheers dal

[codprawn]

For the first time you seem to have missed out - we need a close up of that sign - does it really say "no tresspassing"???

[Peter J]

Dal,

What is the intended use for those platforms?

The photo of the mum and baby is superb!

Peter

[UKPOWERBOAT]

Wow, superb shots, nothing like a hectic day in the life of an animal

[jyasaki]

Originally Posted by Peter J

Dal,
What is the intended use for those platforms?

If I'm not mistaken, they have net pens underneath, filled with minnows or other baitfish. A charter fishing boat pulls up, they open one of the pens, and scoop the bait from the pens into a livewell on the charter.

jky

[Rodan]

Originally Posted by Peter J

Dal,

What is the intended use for those platforms?

The photo of the mum and baby is superb!

Peter

basking platforms - bring oin plenty of tourists but recommend it is better to watch from upwind unless you have a clothes peg for your nose!

[limeydal]

Codders, yes really is no tresspassing.
As Jky says, they are bait tanks. Beneath the floating deck, are holding pens for ,small mackeral/sardines/anchovies/squid.
The sportfishing boats pull alongside and use large dip nets to fill the bait tanks on the boats. they are open 24 hrs a day.
Small boats can pull up also, but now the price has gone up due to the depletion of bait fish stocks. So a scoop (big enough to fill a small 10 gall live bait tank ) is about $30.00.
So they want to keep people off these barges as it interferes with their business . as well as its a great place to fish as it attracts a lot of fish(especially barraccuda ). Of course, when the Sealions are in; you may as well forget it. They will bite a fish right of your hook.They are very skilled at biting through the fish and just leaving the head on your line
Its always a love hate situation with these animals. They are great to watch and have around;just not when your'e fishing.
cheers Dal
PS and yes always approach from upwind.

[jewels]

So they LOOK cute and cuddly, but in REALITY they stink! Sounds like our government! Wahey!


Superb shots Darrall....I'll bring the D70 when we visit!

J & M

[jyasaki]

Originally Posted by limeydal

Of course, when the Sealions are in; you may as well forget it. They will bite a fish right of your hook.They are very skilled at biting through the fish and just leaving the head on your line

Try keeping them off a fish you just speared. Have had more than a few folks lose halibut to sea lions before they can swim back to the boat. They're amazingly fast in the water.

jky

[yoyo]

San Fransico Feb 2006. Golden Gate in the background and one of those Liberty ships which the Yanks were making one a day during WW2 so I am told??