Although diving accidents are rare, can you imagine what it would be like NOT to have a recompression chamber around? A study has shown that 69% of diving accidents are …

I stood on the “landing pad” at the Mendocino Headlands site, also known as Pipeline, catching Humboldt State University students as waves pushed them one at a time onto the …

In 2006, the 70-foot fishing vessel Infidel sank in 150 feet of water off Catalina Island, taking with it it’s huge, 9,000 pound net which has since draped itself over …

Scuba divers, sailers, boaters, and other water enthusiasts are being encouraged to take part in a unique global study, using a Secchi disk along with a new mobile phone app. The public …

If you’re considering a shore dive along the coast of Orange County, you might want to wait a day or two. Due to runoff from the recent rains, the Ocean Water …

I love diving the Big Island of Hawaii. It’s easy to get there from the west coast with direct flights from San Francisco and LA, relatively inexpensive, and has some …

Scuba divers and surface-supplied divers perform many important tasks in the underwater world. While recreational divers may specialize in exploring shipwrecks, underwater photography, dive training, or hunting and collecting, commercial …

Some of the most beautiful and dramatic photos I’ve seen of the underwater world only show half of it. They’re photos taken at the surface with half of the frame above …

When you’re a crab, you know that if you see an octopus underwater you better start running. But being out of the water is safe territory, right? Apparently not. This crab …

Google’s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt and his wife Wendy have donated $10 million to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The money will be used for the Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program. Seafood Watch …