California Diver Magazine now in Canadian Bookstores

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California Diver Magazine will now be available in Canadian bookstores. Chapters Bookstores has recently approved California Diver Magazine for distribution in their network of stores throughout Canada. Chapters is the “Barnes & Noble of Canada”, with locations throughout the country. In August 2001 Indigo merged with Chapters Inc., and the company expanded their bookstore locations [...]

Westbound Charters: 6-Pack Diving in Marina Del Rey

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Westbound diving is an exciting new 6-pack boat, and currently the only Coast Guard certified SCUBA charter operating out of Marina Del Rey. Centrally located,  Westbound is an ideal choice for the wrecks of Palos Verdes and Santa Monica and with a cruising speed of 16kts other locations such as San Pedro, and both the [...]

Wallins Dive Center to close

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Wallin’s Dive Center in San Carlos, just south of San Francisco, is closing after 45 years in business. They have apparently lost the lease on their current location and will not be relocating. Known as one of the Bay Area’s largest dive centers, Wallin’s has certified more than 10,000 divers. Their facility includes a heated [...]

Visit Jean-Michel Cousteau at Dive ‘n Surf February 18

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Body Glove is extremely proud to host the world renowned Jean-Michel Cousteau at an exclusive appearance in the South Bay!! The dive legend and ocean conservationist will be on hand at the South Bay’s oldest dive and surf shop, Dive N Surf, on Saturday, February 18, 2012 from noon to 4 pm to sign copies of his [...]

Wardens Bust Three on Charges of Buying, Selling Abalone

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State game wardens arrested three northern California women on Jan. 27 on charges of buying and selling abalone harvested under the authority of a sport fishing license. In California, it is illegal to buy or sell sport-caught abalone, or any other fish or wildlife, because it leads to the over-harvest of the resource. There is [...]

DFG Marine Wardens Snare Poacher Inside New Marine Protected Area

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Department of Fish and Game (DFG) wardens cited a Southern California man early Sunday morning for poaching dozens of lobsters inside a Marine Protected Area (MPA). Wardens observed Marbel A. Para, 30, of Romoland (Riverside County) and a companion scuba diving in the Laguna Beach State Marine Reserve after midnight on Jan. 15. This location, [...]

It’s Time to Return Abalone and Lobster Report Cards

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The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) reminds sport fishing enthusiasts that they are required to return their 2011 Fishing Report and Restoration Cards by Jan. 31. Information collected from report cards provides DFG with data to monitor and manage California’s diverse recreational fisheries. Report cards are due for sturgeon, abalone, spiny lobster and north [...]

Mark Your Calendars for the 31st Annual Avalon Underwater Cleanup

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The Avalon Harbor Underwater Cleanup, presented by the Catalina Island Conservancy, is an annual dive event held at Avalon Harbor on Catalina Island. The event was started in the 1970s by the local dive community in an effort to cleanup Avalon Harbor, and this event is the only time diving is permitted in the Harbor. Over [...]