Right Here, In Our Own Backyard: Diving With Blue Sharks in San Diego
While many shark TV programs are filmed in Australia, South Africa, and other distant locations, it’s refreshing to know that we don’t have to travel that far to see them …
California North Coast Divers Come Together To Help Cancer Victim Jack Forney
The Norcal dive community is an extended family, and one member of that family is facing a struggle with a serious form of cancer. North coast diver Matt Mattison is …
Swimming With Sharks: Always be looking down current!
“Always be looking down current!” OK, Jim, I get it. This must have been the forth time he’s mentioned which way to be looking during our dive briefing. By the …
GoPro’s HERO4 Session Video Camera – 50% Smaller, 40% Lighter, 1080p
Last summer, GoPro announced their new HERO4 Session, the smallest, lightest, most convenient GoPro. The HERO4 Session is 50% smaller and 40% lighter than GoPro’s best-selling HERO4 Black and Silver cameras, …
Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) To Host a Great Annual Fish Count Survey Event
Are you interested in learning more about the local marine environment and the critters that you see while diving? Join the Reef Environmental Educational Foundation (REEF) for the Great Annual Fish …
Shark Week 2015 Lineup Announced: No More Megladons, Mermaids
The Discovery Channel has announced its lineup for Shark Week 2015 which begins on Sunday, July 5 and runs through Sunday, July 12. When new Discovery Channel President Rich Ross began …
They’re Here! 18-foot great white shark (+ 15 others) spotted in Monterey
It’s been an exciting week in the Monterey area. A great white shark, estimated at 18 feet long and 5,000 pounds, was spotted on Sunday by a scientist in a helicopter …
Guadalupe Scuba Diver Films 20-Foot Great White Shark; Possibly The Largest Ever Seen
Guadalupe island is a favorite destination among shark divers to view and photograph great white sharks in their natural habitats. The volcanic island sits roughly 150 miles west of Mexico’s Baja California …
Tiburon, CA Freediver Breaks USA Men’s Freediving Record at World Championships
John Hullverson, of Tiburon, California, broke his own USA Men’s National Freediving Record in the freediving discipline of Dynamic No Fins with a swim of 150 meters / 492 feet …
PADI Launches Inaugural PADI Women’s Dive Day in July
To build awareness and increase interest in diving among women, PADI has launched a “Women in Diving” initiative, including the inaugural PADI Women’s Dive Day scheduled for 18 July 2015. The international …