5 Important Rules For Dive Safety This Lobster Season
With the warmer ocean waters from the coming El Nino, this year’s lobster season (which runs October 3 to March 16) could be one of the best in years for the many California divers. It’s …
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Current and future scuba diving events in California
Rare Encounter: Whale Shark Spotted Off San Diego (Video)
California’s warmer ocean waters has attracted a large number of rare and unusual visitors to our waters over the last few months. Hammerhead sharks have been spotted throughout Southern California waters, and …
San Diego Diver Rediscovers the B-36 ‘Peacemaker’ Bomber Wreck Off Mission Beach
On August 5, 1952, the crew of eight aboard B-36D (49-2661) were preparing to land at Lindbergh Field, San Diego, after a routine shakedown flight. Shortly after the crew had …
DiveNav and iDive Introduce New iPad-Based Underwater Data Collection System
DiveNav and iDive have recently demonstrated a new iPad-based underwater data collection system for Scientific Divers at the AAUS symposium in Key West, Florida. The new integrated data collection system is composed of …
Strict New Gillnet Regulations Adopted to Protect Turtles, Dolphins, Whales
In a move to protect turtles and marine mammals such as whales, and dolphin, the Pacific Fishery Management Council decided on Sept. 14 to place strict limits on the number of endangered …
GoPro Launches Odyssey Program for Virtual Realty Content Creators
It might not work underwater (yet), but the new GoPro Odyssey opens up some fascinating possibilities. GoPro has announced the limited availability of Odyssey, a new 16-camera rig designed for Google’s 3D, 360-degree virtual …
Northwest Dive History Association’s Annual Event Slated for October 10 and 11
The Northwest Dive History Association will be holding their annual Fall Event on October 10, 2015 in Olympia, Washington. Anyone interested in attending is welcome and encouraged to attend. The …
Hawaiian Diver Mandy Sumner Wins Gold at Freediving World Championships
USA Freediving has announced that Mandy Sumner of Hawaii has won gold in the Constant No Fins discipline at the 2015 Freediving Depth World Championships in Limassol, Cyprus. Mandy performed a dive to 58 …
Divers Check Your Tanks: DOT Urgently Searching For Invalid Hydro Tests
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is asking for immediate assistance from divers to identify scuba tanks which may have an invalid RIN number (Retesters Identification Number). …
Underwater Photography: When the Answer is Black & White
Sometimes black and white is just plain cool. Yeah, the oceans are full of color, seemingly impossibly so sometimes; but the nuances and ‘simple’ feel of a good B&W image …