When San Diego divers think of local shark diving, they can immediately name many species seen on a regular basis – Horn shark (Heterodontus francisci), Leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata), Angel Shark (Squatina californica) etc. While these are regularly encountered and magnificent to see, for the most part they are a smaller species which the average [...]
Do you like the challenge of shooting wide angle photos in California? I love a challenge, and often times everyday life doesn’t throw enough of them at us. Real challenges, like swimming through a stiff current and trying to remain silent enough to not scare away timid creatures, or rolling overboard to chase a Mola-mola [...]
In early September 2010, 17 year-old Rebecca Ziegler and her parents were on tenterhooks, waiting to hear if Rebecca had been chosen as one of 8 lucky high school students from California to have been selected as a ‘citizen scientists’ to accompany Scott Cassell in a submarine to the ocean bottom around Catalina Island. This [...]
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 [...]
Check out this monster 13.5 pound lobster recently caught. Note that in the video the diver/author states could not release the lobster due to an injury it sustained while being caught. It’s nice to see there are still big bugs like this in the water. Post your comments below! . .
New marine protected areas (MPAs) will go into effect Jan. 1, 2012 from Point Conception in Santa Barbara County to the U.S./Mexico border. Last week, the state Office of Administrative Law approved the regulatory package put forward by the California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) that sets rules and boundaries for the south coast MPAs. [...]
Words and Photos by Mike Bartick. For me, photography has been a never-ending learning curve. It’s a sometimes frustrating and always challenging craft that hooked me when I picked up my first brownie box camera in the eighth grade. A lot has changed in the realm of camera equipment since then, but my inquisitive nature [...]
California’s resources have brought both boom and bust in many locations throughout our golden state, and in the wake, there has always been something to be found. In the case of the once thriving oil industry, we have gigantic oil platforms. Built with pure brawn, steel and concrete to withstand the oceans unpredictable nature, these [...]
