Rare Endangered Leatherback Turtle Spotted In Northern California
Next time you’re out on the ocean, keep an eye out for a rare but welcome visitor to our waters – the leatherback turtle. Leatherbacks sea turtles swim an amazing …
Reef Check California Completes Expedition Along Big Sur Coast
For years people have warmed me of the dangers of turning my hobby into my profession. ‘You will start to hate diving’ they say ‘you will get bored or jaded.’ …
Large Number Of Endangered Whales Spotted at the Farallon Islands; Boaters Cautioned
There are so many whales gathering outside the Golden Gate and around the Farallon Islands, that NOAA officials have issued a warning to area boaters. “It’s really unbelievable out there right …
Stanford Study Details Shark Attack Incidents in California
California has grown considerably since the 1950’s. Even with the large growth in population, however, California’s rate of shark attacks has declined by 91 percent in the past six decades, a …
SEA&SEA Announces Their Next Generation YS-D2 Strobe
Founded in 1972, SEA&SEA has just announced the release of their latest strobe – the YS-D2. The YS-D2 strobe offers the same performance specs as the YS-D1, but has now added …
Keeping Divers Safer: New DAN Study Quantifies Risks Of Florida’s Mini Lobster Season Diving
Florida’s mini-season, also known as “sport-season,” is an annual event that attracts thousands of divers to Florida to hunt lobster. Tragically, the season is tarnished by deaths that could have …
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, …