Posts in category Environment

This week in the Florida Keys, six NOAA scientists are creating a unique view of the underwater world using the same technology Google uses to capture images for their “Street …

Scuba diver Joe Kistel got a little more than he bargained for when he encountered a small octopus on a dive in Florida – and it almost cost him thousands …

Divers are in a unique position to notice changes in underwater environments if they visit the same sites frequently enough. There may be fluctuations in the numbers of fish or …

Three tuna fishermen got the surprise of a lifetime last Friday when they reeled in an unexpected catch – three rare opah fishes, or moonsfishes, weighing in at 151, 180 …

A fisherman in China was spotted on August 1 transporting a huge 16-foot-long whale shark to a market, despite the fact that whale sharks are protected in China and it …

  Monterey’s warm, nutrient-rich waters naturally support a huge population of everything from plankton to large humpback whales, and this summer has been no exception. While a large population of …

A new TV series called “Shark Hunters” aired its first episode tonight on NBC, and that doesn’t sit right with Andrew Mills – a Scuba diver from Carmel, CA – who has …

Napa, California is near ground zero in California’s beautiful wine country – and it’s also home to the Undersea Voyager Project and their 2-man submarine dubbed “The Great White”.  With …

You may have to reconsider eating sushi made with eel after watching this video. In the early 1970’s, Valerie Taylor and her husband (Australian ocean experts and cinematographers) began scuba diving …

Before California’s ban on shark fins became law one year ago, 42-year old Michael Kwong was one of the area’s most vocal opponents. This week, he became the first major …