Physical Conditioning Fast Track: Preparing for Lobster Season
The March of the Lobsters is just a few weeks away and lobster hunters up and down the California coast are buying licenses, checking gear lists, taking refresher courses, and …
Go Deep, Dive Safe: Proper Training Important for Safe & Enjoyable Freediving
Freediving is an inherently dangerous sport. Driving a car is inherently dangerous as well. Adding to this perception, whenever a person in the diving community drowns, the media nearly always …
Step Away from the Mammal: Why Feeding Marine Life is Not A Good Idea
When you’re out scuba diving, snorkeling, or walking along the beach, it might be tempting to feed the wildlife you see. Providing food to the animals we see can allow …
Catalina Shipwreck Cleanup Leads To Amazing Encounter with Great White Shark
Two years ago, a group of divers from Los Angeles area (LAUE: Los Angeles Underwater Explorers) started a project to clean up the wreck of the Infidel at Catalina. Their goal was to remove all the …
Shore Diving On Hold as Hurricane Marie Brings Huge Waves to Coastline
August, September, and October often provides California divers with optimal conditions. Unfortunately, that won’t be the case this weekend, especially in southern California. Thanks to Hurricane Marie, towering waves and …
San Francisco Aquarium Looking for Volunteer Scuba Divers
Looking for a dive site with perfect conditions year ’round, where you’ll always have a buddy, and you’re guaranteed to see some amazing sea life? The California Academy of Sciences …
Join Project Aware At California Underwater Cleanup Dives in September
Trash is treasure? To one volunteer diver who found cash during her Dive Against Debris with Stuart Cove Dive, Bahamas – that’s definitely true. However, marine debris is very rarely …
The Abalone Recovery and Management Plan (ARMP) And The Future of Abalone Diving in California
As recently as 1997, almost the entire California Coast and the Channel Islands were fished for abalone. How did we get to the point where today less than 15% of …
Too Close for Comfort – A Great Wonderful Summer (GWS) experience at Catalina
Two years ago, a group of divers from Los Angeles area (LAUE: Los Angeles Underwater Explorers) started a project to clean up the wreck of the Infidel at Catalina. Their goal was to remove all …
Live Webcam Allows Visitors to Explore The Gulf with Corps of Exploration
In 1942, the German U-boat U-166 quietly stalked the SS Robert E. Lee as she approached the mouth of the Mississippi River. Carrying survivors from sister ships torpedoed in the …