I've seen literally hundreds of juvenile rockfish on each dive at Tajiguas and Refugio lately. This one was at Tajiguas, hanging out next to a sea palm, as part of a school of a half-dozen or so. There seems to be no particular reason for their abundance -- although rumor has it that abundant juvenile rockfish tend to be associated with El Nino (or Los Ninos?) events. These events come in two varieties, of which only one has becoming more common lately. Both cause warming of the ocean off California. One may be starting now. Perhaps as a consequence, lots of young sea lions have been starving lately, as the fish move to colder waters, too deep for the youngsters to dive. On my last dive at Tajiguas, the second weekend of July, I noticed that temperatures varied between 55F and 60F underwater. In spots you could see the shimmery division between water of different temperatures. If this goes on we'll have over 70F by October. Warm-water diving, anyone?