Albert Falco, a French scuba diving veteran and champion of underwater conservation, passed away on April 21, 2012 at age 84 after a long illness. He was one of the longest-serving diving companions of Jacques Cousteau, Chief Diver, and later Captain of the RV Calypso. Albert lived in France and was passionate about preserving aquatic ecosystems. Albert enjoyed creating and sharing short films for [...]
Miflex High Pressure Scuba Diving Hoses, imported by XS Scuba, Inc., of Santa Ana, Calif. and manufactured by Miflex 2, of Villasanta, Italy; have been voluntarily recalled. These hoses were sold at scuba diving retailers and online between May 2009 and April 2012. They were sold as individual replacement gauge hoses and as cascade hoses. According [...]
One of Monterey’s more popular sites is named not after the difficulty in diving it, but rather on what’s left on the rocky reef after fishermen visit it. This weekend, Silver Prince Charters is going to help make the place a bit more environmentally friendly. “Ballbuster” is a site visited by both charter boats and [...]
Question: I often go to Fort Bragg with a group of friends to get abalone. On the first day we all make our dives, and then in the evening we have abalone and a fish fry. The abalone is all sliced, pounded and breaded. Some always remains uncooked or cooked and not eaten. We go diving again the [...]
The 2012 Dive and Travel Expo is coming to Northern California May 12-13, 2012. This 1st annual diving event focuses on scuba diving and the scuba diving industry. This year’s event will host 50+ free seminars on everything from underwater photography to first aid with the Divers Alert Network (DAN). Visitors will be able to [...]
On Friday, March 23, Kevin Lee’s expertise in underwater photography of Opisthobranchs (nudibranchs) was recognized by Chapman University. Six of his images, from the countries of Kenya, Philippines, South Korea, Antarctica and United States are now on permanent display in the Leatherby Library at Chapman University in Orange, CA. Kevin Lee has traveled to all [...]
Divers along the 1000 miles of California coastline are gearing up for the largest mass scuba dive in the history of diving. Test dives are being done to gauge dive distance, depth and air, all of which will be formulated for diving longer distances during Dive the Coast scheduled for June 2013. Dive teams will [...]
Once again, it’s the time of the year when we as a diving community band together for the benefit of our Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber. That’s right—Chamber Day 2012 is upon us. The date this year is Wednesday, May 2. (In case you’re a new diver or just not familiar with it, Chamber Day is a [...]
