Beginning of squid mating ritual at night. Squid begin to gather, they come out of the deep and from their hiding places in the kelp to mid water, not at the ocean floor nor the surface. There is no mating frenzy yet, one male grips one female and then he releases her. Ocean water looks black at night. Squid are an important food source for many ocean creatures, and healthy reproduction of squid is important to the entire ocean eco-system.

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Beginning of squid mating ritual at night. Squid begin to gather, they come out of the deep and from their hiding places in the kelp to mid water, not at the ocean floor nor the surface. There is no mating frenzy yet, one male grips one female and then he releases her. Ocean water looks black at night. Squid are an important food source for many ocean creatures, and healthy reproduction of squid is important to the entire ocean eco-system.

Beginning of squid mating ritual at night. Squid begin to gather, they come out of the deep and from their hiding places in the kelp to mid water, not at the ocean floor nor the surface. There is no mating frenzy yet, one male grips one female and then he releases her. Ocean water looks black at night. Squid are an important food source for many ocean creatures, and healthy reproduction of squid is important to the entire ocean eco-system.
 
The Shot: Close Up
Subject: Animal Large Group Marine Invertebrate Plant California Market Squid Giant Kelp Doryteuthis opalescens Eerie Macrocystis pyrifera Myopsid Squid Opalescent Inshore Squid Spawning Aggregation Spooky Black Competitive
Action: Compete Mate Mating Reproduction Spawn Swim
Environment: Night Coast Healthy Reef Kelp Forest Marine Sanctuary Ocean Temperate Underwater Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Channel Islands of California North America North Pacific Ocean Southern California United States

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