Coming Soon to Your Local ‘Whole Foods’ Store: Lionfish
The Monterey Bay Aquarium has updated their Seafood Watch recommendations, which recommends seafood is that is fished or farmed in ways that have less impact on the environment. At the top …
Benefits of Scuba Diving Shows Promise to Those with Autism
Scuba diving is an enjoyable activity for millions of divers, and many of the experiences we have underwater can only be described as magnificent, inspiring, and exhilarating. For one group of people—kids and adults …
Lionfish: By The Numbers
The population explosion of the invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois volitans and Pterois miles) in the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean is a serious threat to coral reefs, with potential long-term consequences …
The Kittiwake Connection: Grand Cayman Submarine Wreck Has An Intriguing History
It took a while to sink the USS Kittiwake. Ten years, and twenty minutes in fact. But on January 5, 2011, the USS Kittiwake (ASR-13), a chanticleer-class submarine rescue vessel …
Abalone Season Opens on North Coast; 4 Divers Rescued in First 3 Days
Abalone season opened on April 1st along Sonoma and Mendocino counties. It also brought with it the dangerous reality of abalone diving. In Sonoma County, county lifeguards rescued four people …
My Mother, The Ocean: Scott Cassell Recalls Dangerous rECOn Missions to Combat Poachers
Alone on a desert island in the middle of the night…I knew why he was there. He was there to murder me. When I was 11 years old, I played …
Dive Fitness Perspectives: An interview with Zale Parry
Zale Parry doesn’t celebrate her own birthday. She shares, “being ageless is wonderful.” What she does celebrate is diving! Zale is a Pisces; the constellation and astrological sign named the …
Underwater Photographer Julie Lorenzen Shares Shark, Whale Shark Photos
Southern California diver and underwater photographer Julie Lorenzen enjoys spending her time underwater with some of California and Mexico’s most beautiful sea life. Shooting with a Canon 70D, she sent …
Self-sufficiency and the Art of Buddy Diving
Self-sufficiency is fairly easy to define: something along the lines of being able to provide for oneself without help from others; by relying on your own capabilities, judgment and resources. …
Miflex Scuba Hoses Add Durability and Performance, Reduce Weight
Like many other divers, I always like to check out new innovations in dive gear, and one of my practical needs in recent years has been finding ways to reduce …