Lapizta Dive Watches Bring Quality, Style, and Passion for Diving
It’s a fact – every diver needs a good dive watch. Although dive computers have (for the most part) taken over the role a dive watch used to play in …
Robots Designed to Terminate Starfish Ready for Trials in Australia
The crown-of-thorns sea star (Acanthaster planci) is a large, multiple-armed starfish that loves to eat hard coral polyps, killing tropical reefs in the process. It receives its name from venomous thorn-like spines that cover its upper …
Free Rocks, Rips, and Reefs Dive Training Classes Offered
“Okay, now we are going to do the same thing, but this time on our hands and knees!” I’m standing there on the beach at Leo Carrillo State Park, full …
“Catch and Release” Kayak Fisherman Bitten By “Bite and Release” Hammerhead
On Saturday afternoon, a hammerhead shark bit kayaker Dylan Marks in the leg off Deer Creek beach in Malibu. While fishing for yellowtail, he dangled his foot in the water from …
PADI Worldwide to Launch PADI Freediver Program in November
As PADI prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2016, the organization is expanding beyond scuba diving to offer training in one of the fastest growing dive industry segments – freediving. Continuing the …
BBC Reporter Goes Off His Trolley (Again) As Blue Whale Spotted in Monterey Bay
It’s happened again. BBC reporter Steve Backshall was filming the TV Show “Big Blue Live” yesterday when he went off his trolley as a blue whale was spotted by their crew …
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 …