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. …
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Current and future scuba diving events in California
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 …
Diver experiences massive vortex off Nakalele Point, Maui
Nakalele Point, Maui is known as one of the more scenic areas of the island. Diver John Hoover discovered that it’s also very scenic underwater, although the currents below were …
Ideations Design Introduces new LED-lit SMB
Shore diving and boat diving in open water can be challenging and carry certain inherent risks; diving at night compounds these risks even more. Surfacing far away from the boat …
California Instructor shares his experiences as an instructor in new book
Born and raised in Southern California, Eric Pasley took a path of adventure that many dream about. After becoming a scuba instructor and teaching at Liburdi’s Scuba Center in Irvine …
Karl Wallin, Founder of Wallin’s Dive Center, dies
Karl Wallin, founder of Wallin Dive Center in Redwood City, CA passed away on February 3. Karl founded Wallin Dive Center in 1967 in Redwood City with his wife Jill, …
An Interview with Bernie Chowdhury: Author of “The Last Dive” (Part 1)
Although probably best known for his classic true tale of fatal father-and-son diving hubris, ‘The Last Dive‘ (Hardcover: 368 pages, Publisher: Harper; First Edition (October 3, 2000) ISBN-10: 0060194626), Bernie …
32nd Annual Avalon Underwater Cleanup Announced
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 …