Wardens Bust Three on Charges of Buying, Selling Abalone
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 …
DFG Marine Wardens Snare Poacher Inside New Marine Protected Area
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. …
It’s Time to Return Abalone and Lobster Report Cards
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 …
Mark Your Calendars for the 31st Annual Avalon Underwater Cleanup
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 …
Preparations Continue for 1000-Mile Dive: Test dives this month
Dive the Coast, Santa Cruz Chapter, is conducting test dives aboard the Silver Prince in Monterey, California, beginning January 21st, 2012, and continuing the third Saturday of every month throughout …
PADI approves ScubaFit® Diver Distinctive Specialty Course
Dive and fitness instructors alike can now become certified to teach fitness to divers. The Padi ScubaFit® course was developed by Gretchen M. Ashton, a certified fitness trainer and Stephen …
What’s your favorite piece of dive gear?
Scuba diving is obviously a gear-intensive sport–and that’s one thing many of us love about it! Some gear, like fin straps, we replace regularly without reservation. Other gear we hold …
Marine Invasive Species Report Identifies New Threats to California’s Ecology
Four new non-native aquatic species have taken up residence in San Francisco Bay, according to a new report published by the Department of Fish and Game (DFG). The 2011 Invasive …
Dive Report: Diving Monterey on the Silver Prince
On the last day of 2011, I joined Captain Mike Minard aboard the Silver Prince dive boat in Monterey for a day of winter diving. With the sun up and …