The Avalon Underwater Cleanup is an annual dive event held at Avalon Harbor on Catalina Island. The event was started in the 1970s by the local dive community in an …

Full-face masks have been used by military, scientific, commercial, TV/movie industry, and public safety divers for many years. Full-face masks (FFM) are favored by these professionals over the typical half-mask …

Wednesday, May 1, is the date for Chamber Day 2013 — be sure to mark your calendar! The USC Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber, located on the campus of the USC Wrigley Marine Science Center at …

Ocean explorers have used robots to inspect underwater pipelines, search for treasure, and even explore inside the wreck of the Titanic. Now Liquid Robotics, a company located in Sunnyvale, California, …

When recreational scuba diving began its rise in popularity in the late 1950s and early 1960s, scuba diving gear was available to consumers through a number of small companies, one …

Come on – admit it. We all knew this was coming, right? A company has just released what they call iGills – a completely waterproof housing for the iPhone. It …

In the first bust of commercial fishermen for poaching abalone since the shell-residing mollusk was protected in Southern California 15 years ago, four men were caught with four abalone on …

Richie Kohler is an experienced technical wreck diver and shipwreck historian who has been diving and exploring shipwrecks since 1980. Together with John Chatterton, Kohler was one of the co-hosts …

On Sunday, hundreds of dead squid washed ashore on beaches near Aptos, and California Department of Fish and Game scientists are trying to find out why.  Squid were found on beaches …

Whether you’re diving daytime or nighttime, a reliable dive light is an essential piece of gear. In recent years, HID and LED lights have replaced the standard incandescent variety and …