As President I feel it my responsibility to introduce the key members or the SSS. The Aldrin is a guy who's presence makes any dive trip memorable. He brings his fun loving personality to the beach, boat, or where ever you are diving. It is a guarantee that he will have you doubled over with laughter at some point during the day or night. Either in the water or out. He will crack you up. We are blessed to have a guy like this in the SSS.
The Aldrin is the Executive Officer of the SSS. Which places a lot of weight on his shoulders to keep all things running smoothly. He has many talents other than making everyone have a good time. He is an amazing photographer. He is the chief photo and video man for the squad. He is also the man to talk to about editing film. With his video camera in hand and his still camera clipped off to his BC he often looks like a floating photo studio. Aldrin we love you man. You keep shooting that film my friend.
When you dive it is a rare day when you can get home and check your email and have twenty-five or thirty pictures of the trip already waiting for you. When you dive with the Aldrin you get to a point where you don't see it as rare its more of a expected thing to have some great shots of the day on your computer by the next morning. Once again thanks man. You always go the extra mile with the photos and videos. We are honored to have you as our Executive Officer.
Here is a small taste of the photos we are able to enjoy after every dive trip. Enjoy.
RSB
SSS Pres.
The Spanish shawl, Flabellina iodinea, is a nudibranch in the family Flabellinidae, native to the North American west coast. It has been reported as far north as British Columbia, Canada, and as far south as Punta Asuncion, Baja California Sur, Mexico, and in addition to this in the Gulf of California and the Galapagos IslandsThey are also found off the coast of Catilina Island.[1] It displays a stunning set of colors, the body being purple, the gills being orange and the rhinophores being scarlet.
These Nudibranchs use the neon orange appendages on their back as gills to extract oxygen from the sea water they live in. These Spanish Shawl Nudibranchs are also hermaphrodites which means they have both male and female sex organs. However, self-reproduction very rarely occurs.
The Tube Anemone lives in a mucous tube in the seabed. The tentacles of the anemone reach out of the tube and capture small animals using stinging cells (nematocysts). The main body of the animal is not attached to the tube and can retract rapidly when threatened. Divers often see the anemone disappearing into the sediment as they approach for a closer look.
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