Trident recalls high-pressure hoses
Trident Diving Equipment is recalling high-pressure scuba air hoses due to potential leaks, regulators said. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said 200 air hoses were involved in the recall. The …
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California Creates a Globally Significant Network of Marine Protected Areas
(Press release. Source: California Dept. of Fish & Wildlife, April 17, 2013) California recently completed an historic overhaul of how it manages its coastal waters by revising and expanding its …
SoCal Abalone Poachers Fined, Sentenced to Probation and Community Service
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has noted an apparent increase in abalone poaching in Southern California waters. Potential abalone poachers and the general public should be aware …
New Android App helps track shark encounters
Michael Bear, founder of the Sevengill Shark Sightings website, has created an Android app which allows divers to log encounters with *any*shark directly from their Android smart phones. The app, …
North Coast Abalone Season Opens with New Closures and Regulations in Effect
California’s popular red abalone sport fishery season will open April 1 in most waters north of San Francisco Bay. However, new regulations effective this year will close parts of Fort …
Citizen Science Reef Monitoring Program Wins 2012 Katerva Award
Reef Check Foundation, a southern California based non-profit organization, won the international Katerva Award for Ecosystem Conservation for its innovative citizen scientist reef monitoring and conservation approach. Winners were announced …
Aqua Lung Recalls BC weight system
Aqua Lung is conducting a voluntary recall of SureLock™II weight pocket handles. SureLock™II is the mechanical weight release system found on most Aqua Lung buoyancy compensators (BCs) beginning in 2009. …
CDFW Seeks Your Input for New Abalone Regulations
If you’re an active North Coast diver, CDFW wants to hear from you regarding the upcoming abalone seasons. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is seeking stakeholder input …
CDFW Wildlife Officers Stop and Cite Channel Islands Fishermen
California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) marine officers cited several boats for fishing in the Marine Protected Areas and other resource violations near the Channel Islands on Sunday. Wildlife …
Diveheart makes dreams come true at the Aquarium of the Pacific
During its 2013 Festival of Human Abilities, the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach hosted Julie and Alex Calvo of Westminster, as they went scuba diving with Diveheart founder/president …