...Auditory Hallucinations....
Welcome, Petrip74!
Yep, it is not something you are imagining: if it is the same 'munch-munch' type sound I hear when I'm swimming, I think it's the Garibaldi. Like: 'snap-crackle-pop!'
They were quite loud at Torrey Pines today in ---finally! ---much clearer waters. You probably saw the huge drifts of kelp that came ashore last week...?
I don't know if the small 'by-the-wind-sailor-jellies' (Vellela vellela) are a popular food source for fish, but those were coming ashore as well.
Diving two weeks ago we could observe some smaller fish nibbling on the kelp, and the crunching sounds were kinda loud.. [[chewing with mouths open!!!]]
Dolphins were scouting about two days ago as well....
Welcome to the neighborhood, and if you want to do a shore dive, gimme a post!
OceanSwimmer/Cynthia