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UPDATE (January 2007): The topography of the canyon changed significantly after the winter storms of 2006/2007 - see the video highlights of the canyon here. These storms also moved the cabezon cruiser and "Wolf Eel Barrel". The cruiser now rests, upside down, in 165 fsw and just south of it is the "Wolf Eel Barrel". We will be obtaining video and pictures of these in the coming weeks and will update this page as soon as we do. Keep an eye out for it!

This dive spot is accessible as a shore dive. The blue plastic barrel lies along a slope in a north-south orientation on the north side of a ridge which is approximately 150 fsw when the barrel structure is extrapolated to the top of the ridge. The barrel itself is located around 165 fsw down the slope. A lone Wolf Eel resides in this barrel and was last observed in May 2005. The barrel has a single hole through which the Wolf Eel monitors its surroundings; the barrel has a white PVC pipe which extends downslope and ends with some type of fitting. The upslope portion also contains some pipe which is connected to a large metal chain which disappears into the silty sandy slope near the top of the ridge. The purpose of this structure is currently unknown. The video on the right was take in April 2005, more recent visits to the barrel have indicated that the wolf eel is no longer in residence although it is possible that the wolf eel was deeper in the barrel during these visits.

			MULTIMEDIA WATCH VIDEO (11MB 7:02 min) (Registered members only)
LENGTH: n/a	COORDINATES: n/a	MAX DEPTH: 165 fsw

UPDATE (January 2007): The topography of the canyon changed significantly after the winter storms of 2006/2007 - see the video highlights of the canyon here. These storms also moved the cabezon cruiser and "Wolf Eel Barrel". The cruiser now rests, upside down, in 165 fsw and just south of it is the "Wolf Eel Barrel". We will be obtaining video and pictures of these in the coming weeks and will update this page as soon as we do. Keep an eye out for it! This dive spot is accessible as a shore dive. The blue plastic barrel lies along a slope in a north-south orientation on the north side of a ridge which is approximately 150 fsw when the barrel structure is extrapolated to the top of the ridge. The barrel itself is located around 165 fsw down the slope. A lone Wolf Eel resides in this barrel and was last observed in May 2005. The barrel has a single hole through which the Wolf Eel monitors its surroundings; the barrel has a white PVC pipe which extends downslope and ends with some type of fitting. The upslope portion also contains some pipe which is connected to a large metal chain which disappears into the silty sandy slope near the top of the ridge. The purpose of this structure is currently unknown. The video on the right was take in April 2005, more recent visits to the barrel have indicated that the wolf eel is no longer in residence although it is possible that the wolf eel was deeper in the barrel during these visits.