Help Needed For 2013 Northern California Abalone Creel Surveys
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 …
North Coast Abalone Season Opens with New Closures and Regulations in Effect
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 …
Citizen Science Reef Monitoring Program Wins 2012 Katerva Award
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 …
Aqua Lung Recalls BC weight system
Aqua Lung is conducting a voluntary recall of SureLock™II weight pocket handles. SureLock™II is the mechanical weight release system found on most Aqua Lung buoyancy compensators (BCs) beginning in 2009. …
CDFW Seeks Your Input for New Abalone Regulations
If you’re an active North Coast diver, CDFW wants to hear from you regarding the upcoming abalone seasons. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is seeking stakeholder input …
CDFW Wildlife Officers Stop and Cite Channel Islands Fishermen
California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) marine officers cited several boats for fishing in the Marine Protected Areas and other resource violations near the Channel Islands on Sunday. Wildlife …
Shore Diving Monterey: Exploring Point Lobos State Reserve
It’s a typical summer morning on the Monterey Peninsula—puffy gray clouds drifting in a light breeze; little fits and starts of sun making tentative appearances in the dawn sky. I …
Diveheart makes dreams come true at the Aquarium of the Pacific
During its 2013 Festival of Human Abilities, the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach hosted Julie and Alex Calvo of Westminster, as they went scuba diving with Diveheart founder/president …
Diver experiences massive vortex off Nakalele Point, Maui
Nakalele Point, Maui is known as one of the more scenic areas of the island. Diver John Hoover discovered that it’s also very scenic underwater, although the currents below were …
Ideations Design Introduces new LED-lit SMB
Shore diving and boat diving in open water can be challenging and carry certain inherent risks; diving at night compounds these risks even more. Surfacing far away from the boat …