Posts in category Dive News & Events

North coast abalone hunters will need to put their pry bars down for the month of July as abalone season take its scheduled summer break. The open season for the …

A huge manta ray gave scuba divers a show of thanks after it was untangled from a commercial fishing line. The scene unfolded on May 17 off Cocos Island, about 350 miles off the Pacific …

Join divers from all around the globe as they celebrate PADI Women’s Dive Day. The emphasis is to get as many women as possible, at every level, diving on the …

Two scuba divers in Florida got a rude awakening last Friday morning. While parking overnight at the Orlando Airport Mariott hotel, the divers left their dive gear locked in their car. When the …

Fans of the Robert Kurson book “Shadow Divers” may enjoy hearing that his latest book, “Pirate Hunters”, is available today. “Ten years ago, I published SHADOW DIVERS, the true adventure of John …

A  California researcher at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute may have discovered a new species of octopus, and is considering naming it with a title that conveys how adorable it is. “As someone …

Chicago-based Diveheart was founded in 2001 by Jim Elliott, with a mission to train and allow people with a wide range of disabilities to explore the underwater world. Along the way, …

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 …