Posts in category Dive News & Events

A small deceased whale washed ashore Wednesday afternoon in Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay. The whale was reported to be a humpback species of about 30 feet. Crowds gathered …

(Note: This story has been updated. Please click here.) Long considered the “crown jewel” of the California State Park system, Point Lobos State Natural Reserve is a magnet for nature …

Kirk McGuire, an accomplished sculpture artist featured on CaliforniaDiver.com, has recently sent us some of his latest work. Shown below are two flying fish sculptures currently in progress. “They are …

Kirk McGuire was born in Placerville, California – less than a 3 hour drive to the ocean. Ironically, he didn’t actually get to see it until he was 17 years …

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 …

The Underwater Photography Guide has recently announced the winners of their 2013 Ocean Art Underwater Photo competition. The contest was open to underwater photographers worldwide, and more than $80,000 in …

At the height of World War II, Japanese submarines prowled throughout the Pacific ocean, ready to interrupt the shipment of military gear and personnel, and preparing to strike against strategic …

In two separate incidents over the weekend, two Bay Area men diving for abalone along the Sonoma Coast at Fort Ross State Park and at Salt State State Park. On …

California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) officers cited a 46-year-old Ventura County man for using rubbing alcohol to force fish out of rocks and capturing them to sell. The …

In a ceremony last Saturday, the Adventurers Club of Los Angeles conferred their “Adventurer of the Year 2013 Award” to Kevin Lee for completing scuba diving in all Seven Continents …