Posts in category Dive News & Events

For years people have warmed me of the dangers of turning my hobby into my profession. ‘You will start to hate diving’ they say ‘you will get bored or jaded.’ …

There are so many whales gathering outside the Golden Gate and around the Farallon Islands, that NOAA officials have issued a warning to area boaters. “It’s really unbelievable out there right …

California has grown considerably since the 1950’s. Even with the large growth in population, however, California’s rate of shark attacks has declined by 91 percent in the past six decades, a …

Florida’s mini-season, also known as “sport-season,” is an annual event that attracts thousands of divers to Florida to hunt lobster. Tragically, the season is tarnished by deaths that could have …

While many shark TV programs are filmed in Australia, South Africa, and other distant locations, it’s refreshing to know that we don’t have to travel that far to see them …

The Norcal dive community is an extended family, and one member of that family is facing a struggle with a serious form of cancer. North coast diver Matt Mattison is …

“Always be looking down current!” OK, Jim, I get it. This must have been the forth time he’s mentioned which way to be looking during our dive briefing. By the …

Last summer, GoPro announced their new HERO4 Session, the smallest, lightest, most convenient GoPro.  The HERO4 Session is 50% smaller and 40% lighter than GoPro’s best-selling HERO4 Black and Silver cameras, …

Are you interested in learning more about the local marine environment and the critters that you see while diving? Join the Reef Environmental Educational Foundation (REEF) for the Great Annual Fish …

The Discovery Channel has announced its lineup for Shark Week 2015 which begins on Sunday, July 5 and runs through Sunday, July 12. When new Discovery Channel President Rich Ross began …