Poaching remains a threat to California Lobster
With California’s lobster season opening in just a few weeks, thousands of divers are gearing up with new gear for the hunt, booking charter boat trips, and of course lining …
Coming Soon: Diving with Kurt Lieber and the Ocean Defenders Alliance
By Kurt Lieber, Founder of Ocean Defenders Alliance “On Friday, September 6th, our flagship boat the Clearwater headed up the California coast, with our new boat, the Miss T, which was ready for …
Anacapa’s WWII Bomber: The Wreck of the Avenger
The Grumman TBF Avenger was a torpedo bomber developed for the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps during World War II. Originally entering into service in 1942, the Avenger first saw action during the Battle …
Dive Charter Boats Offer Big Advantages for Clubs
I love California diving! I’ve spent about a third of my dive career in Southern California waters, mostly on day boats and liveaboards in and around the Channel Islands. That’s …
CDFW Officers Arrest 13 Abalone Poaching Suspects in Oakland and Sacramento
Based on an intensive investigation dubbed Operation Oakland Abalone Syndicate, California game wardens arrested 13 suspects in Oakland and Sacramento for harvesting sport caught abalone and possession for commercial sale. …
Good news for sharks: Court Refuses To Block Shark Fin Ban in California
In 2011 a law was passed in California which banned the sale of shark fins, commonly used for making shark fin soup which is considered a delicacy by many Chinese. …
NRVP Volunteer Program Seeks Monterey Bay Area Residents
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is seeking applicants for the Natural Resource Volunteer Program (NRVP) to serve within the newly created Monterey NRVP Chapter. Interested residents of …
Primetime Diving in SoCal: Mike Bartick shares some photos
Recently I had the opportunity to introduce a small group of international divers to California diving so naturally I wanted them to visit some of my favorite destinations. The clean …
An interview with Dirk Schmidt: ‘Air Jaws’ Photographer
Dirk Schmidt developed a passion for sharks from the early age of 10, and by the age of 16 he had compiled his own shark dossier of over 500 pages …
Dive Travel: Shoot Like a Pro with Aggressor Fleet & Dancer Fleet Photo Workshops
Mike Haber and Mike Mesgleski, both professional photographers, offer their Digital Photo courses exclusively aboard Aggressor Fleet and Dancer Fleet LiveAboard Yachts. They will put their 40 years of extensive …