Posts in category Dive News & Events

Have you often wondered how to identify all those rockfish and abalone species? Have you ever wanted to be a marine biologist? Are you interested in collecting data on our …

Monastery Beach in Carmel is known by divers for its beautiful beach above the waterline and well-known for its stunning underwater landscape, astride a subaquatic canyon that drops off thousands of …

How long can you stay down on a tank of air? Egyptian scuba diver Walaa Hafez set a new Guinness World Record on Saturday for the longest open saltwater scuba …

California Ships to Reefs made announced today the donation of six (6) vessels for reefing in Santa Monica Bay and San Diego. The vessels were private or commercial vessels during …

Owners of the popular Rocio del Mar Live-Aboard Vessel are pleased to announce the launch of the new Quino el Guardian, a specialty vessel designed for conservation, education, research and unique charters in …

A 67-year old abalone diver visiting from Texas died Tuesday morning while freediving in Tomales Bay, Marin County. The man was identified as Gerald McGuire of El Paso. McGuire and four …

Shell Eisenberg of Northern California surprised the USA Freediving world by capturing her first USA Women’s National Freediving Record in the freediving discipline of Dynamic No Fins with a swim …

Chamber Day 2015, held on Wednesday, May 6, raised $117,129 for the Catalina Island Hyperbaric Chamber. This year, 121 divers departed at 7am to dive off 7 different commercial scuba charter boats for …

Special thanks to Raffles Praslin for this beautiful infographic on scuba diving and snorkeling!  

By now you’re familiar with 3D printing – the process of making three dimensional solid objects from a digital file. It’s being used for everything from creating prototype packaging to surgical …