In March 2015, a team of NOAA-led researchers will explore the deep seafloor environment of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (CINMS). Data collected during this cruise will help supply …
One of my favorite things about diving California is the opportunity to interact with sea lions and harbor seals. Inquisitive, playful and sometimes mischievous, these aquatic mammals are tons of fun. The …
Los Angeles-based Reef Worlds, whose team includes film and television designers, dive-site developers, and marine biologists, are designing next generation sustainable reefs for tourism and the environment in a race to …
Just last week, after heavy rain washed pollutants into the ocean areas off Los Angeles, the Ocean Water Protection Program advised beach-goers to avoid getting into the water in southern …
It may surprise you that Costa Rican law permits cutting off the fins of sharks and exporting the fins overseas. The shark fin industry in Costa Rica took off from …
While it’s been a warmer, milder winter in California this year, that hasn’t made it easier on California’s sea lion population. In the past two months alone, nearly 900 sick and starving young …
It’s a fact – grouper like eating lionfish. In the Indo-Pacific where lionfish and grouper are both native, the grouper regularly dine on lionfish, helping to keep their populations in check. …
I stood on the “landing pad” at the Mendocino Headlands site, also known as Pipeline, catching Humboldt State University students as waves pushed them one at a time onto the …
In 2006, the 70-foot fishing vessel Infidel sank in 150 feet of water off Catalina Island, taking with it it’s huge, 9,000 pound net which has since draped itself over …
Scuba divers, sailers, boaters, and other water enthusiasts are being encouraged to take part in a unique global study, using a Secchi disk along with a new mobile phone app. The public …