The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has selected two Department of Fish and Game (DFG) scientists to serve on the black abalone recovery team. Ian Taniguchi and Dr. Jim Moore …

The annual DEMA (Dive Equipment and Marketing Association) show is being held now in Orlando, Florida. More than 600 exhibitors are displaying their products, travel opportunities and training programs to …

The Annual DEMA (Dive Equipment & Marketing Association) is being held in Orlando, Florida November 2-5. California Diver Magazine will be attending and sharing the highlights of the show with …

Dive The Coast, an organization which is planning a relay dive down the entire California coastline, completed two test dives on Saturday, October 15, in Monterey aboard the Silver Prince …

Last Friday, October 7, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 376, banning the possession and sale of shark fins in California. The signing of the bill is the conclusion …

Bluewater Photo, located in Santa Monica, California and owned and operated by the Underwater Photography Guide owner Scott Gietler, has announced the winners of their 2011 Photo Shootout. The Shootout, which took …

Technical Diving was a term created by Michael Menduno in 1990 to categorize the types of dives being done at that time by the “crazies” in the dive community. These …

Words and Photos by Todd Aki, independent contributor The Breakwater in Monterey is a well-known dive spot where many new divers complete their open water checkout dives – and for good …

Incessant barking penetrated the water, and I don’t mean a yap or two.  We are talking ridiculously incessant, bordering-on-annoying barking.  So incessant that if I closed my eyes, I could …