A Monterey scuba diver just had the kind of underwater encounter most of us only dream about—a face-to-face with a juvenile king-of-the-salmon, a deep-sea ribbonfish almost never seen alive in shallow water. This silvery, nearly invisible creature is usually found half a mile down, so spotting one near the surface is a true phenomenon. But here’s the twist: when these rare fish show up in shallow waters, it can signal trouble below, like warming oceans or habitat stress. Have you ever witnessed something in nature that made you rethink our impact on the environment? #Science #MontereyBay #OceanLife