Interesting Critters: Juvenile Oarfish Found at Farnsworth Bank, Catalina Island
At the start of our second dive at Farnsworth Bank, Catalina Island, my dive buddy Billy and I were swimming towards the anchor line and about to start our descent …
Respect The Hammerheads: Warmer Water Bring Large Sharks, Other Unusual Life To SoCal Waters
During 8 of the past 14 days, I have been fishing and freediving 18 to 55 miles offshore from San Diego, and on every one of those days I have …
DUI Extends Premium Drysuit Service & Repair to ALL Drysuit Brands
If you’ve got a leak in your drysuit, it’s now easier to have it repaired – just send it to DUI. For over 50 years, Diving Unlimited International has been designing and …
Permit Guidelines Revised in Federal Register For Navy Sunken and Terrestrial Military Craft
Following multi-stakeholder coordination, revised regulations were published in the Federal Register Aug. 31 to implement the Sunken Military Craft Act (SMCA), permitting requirements for conducting intrusive activity on sunken military craft under …
GoPro Releases New Trim + Share Feature for Cameras and GoProApp
GoPro has just released its latest feature that further enables users to share videos captured on their GoPro devices. This new feature allows the user to create short video clips directly on the …
Take Me To Your Leader: Jim Willoughby Shares Sea Story Memories from the early 1950s
“You have to remember, there were very few divers in those days”, Jim Willoughby recalls. “Sooner or later you would meet other divers on the beach. Eventually, five of us …
San Diego Lifeguards Close La Jolla Beaches Due To Hammerhead Shark Sightings (VIDEO)
San Diego Lifeguards have closed La Jolla-area beaches after several kayakers recorded an encounter with a hammerhead shark. The encounter was caught on video. Lifeguards say the footage shows one 8- to …
Marine Mammal Center and California Academy of Sciences Examine Rare Fin Whale That Was Struck By Ship in SF Bay
Earlier today, a team of 14 scientists from The Marine Mammal Center and California Academy of Sciences arrived at Angel Island State Park to perform a necropsy on the whale carcass …
Kona Sheraton Resort Celebrates First Anniversary of Manta Learning Center
The Manta Learning Center in Kona, Hawaii celebrated their first anniversary on August 16-22 with a celebration and a wide range of educational activities for locals and visitors alike. In …
BBC Reporter Goes Off His Trolly Diving With Sea Lions in Monterey (Video)
As we mentioned a few weeks ago, the BBC is in Monterey this week and next to film the BBC and PBS collaboration called Big Blue Live. The show will showcase the marine life …