Beginning of the night time squid mating ritual. The population of California market squid gather in the dark ocean, rising from the deep toward the moonlight. Middle of the gathering; many squid fill the frame. Not a mating frenzy yet; Some males grasp a females, displaying red tentacles warning other males to back off. Occasionally fish swim through the gathering, including small mackerel (Trachurus symmetricus).

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