In separate incidents this weekend, three abalone divers were killed within a 24-hour period. The dead include a 66 year old retired firefighter from Pacifica, who was found off Shell …

Trident Diving Equipment is recalling high-pressure scuba air hoses due to potential leaks, regulators said. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said 200 air hoses were involved in the recall. The …

(Press release. Source: California Dept. of Fish & Wildlife, April 17, 2013) California recently completed an historic overhaul of how it manages its coastal waters by revising and expanding its …

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has noted an apparent increase in abalone poaching in Southern California waters. Potential abalone poachers and the general public should be aware …

Michael Bear, founder of the Sevengill Shark Sightings website, has created an Android app which allows divers to log encounters with *any*shark directly from their Android smart phones. The app, …

If you’ve been diving for a while, you probably have at least one piece of gear that really needs replacing, but you’re just not willing to part with it. It …

I ran to the outside of the ship, thinking that the Captain had cut the engines to signal that the sperm whales we were “hunting” were close. I looked out …

 The Abalone Project needs help in covering up to 10 abalone creel sites for 2 days in each of 3 months this Spring. This is a great opportunity for volunteers …

California’s popular red abalone sport fishery season will open April 1 in most waters north of San Francisco Bay. However, new regulations effective this year will close parts of Fort …

Reef Check Foundation, a southern California based non-profit organization, won the international Katerva Award for Ecosystem Conservation for its innovative citizen scientist reef monitoring and conservation approach. Winners were announced …