As I pull an 8 mm wetsuit over my knees and shoulders, my stomach grumbles with anxiety. The deckhand helps me strap five-pound weights to my ankles as we drop …

Only 1 week left to enter the 2014 SEA International Underwater Photo & Video Competition. The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society is now accepting entries for the 49th Annual International …

The narrow road leading down to our dive site seems magically quaint, as it winds out of the trees by the guard shack and down to the sea.  Beyond the …

Although the International Court of Justice has ruled against them, whalers in Japan are continuing in their pursuit of whales as a part of a “research campaign”. Their recent trip is the first …

Freediving is a sport many take very seriously, and there are training courses (like this one, taught by free diving instructor Mark Lozano) where people can learn the techniques needed …

Working passionately for many years, a Los Angeles based group of scuba divers known as the Hardcore Dive Team is conducting current research dives for California Ships to Reefs (CSTR) in Santa …

Whether you’re new to Monterey diving or not, Ballbuster is one of the area’s more unique dive sites always worth exploring. Ballbuster, named after the large 50-pound lead weights (balls) …

A company in Australia has developed a wetsuit that is ‘invisible’ or repulsive to sharks. The wetsuit is designed for protecting scuba divers, surfers, and other waterspouts enthusiasts against shark attacks …

Long-time San Diego recreational and science divers Barbara Lloyd and Michael Bear have joined forces to establish an ocean conservation non-profit organization, called Ocean Sanctuaries, devoted to species conservation, ocean sustainability as …

In the summer of 2009, using advanced computer software processing, Dean Morrow discovered a large shape deep below the waters of San Clemente Island. Based on what he saw in …