Sonoma County Abalone Die-Off: Photos & Update
Beginning August 27, a very large and potent red tide reached the shoreline areas of the Sonoma Coast. Since then, as a result of this phytoplankton bloom, tens of thousands …
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Huge Abalone Die-Off on Sonoma Coast
Matt Mattison, Founder of Norcal Underwater Hunters and avid abalone diver, has sent out an emergency notice, asking all Sonoma coast abalone divers to temporarily refrain from harvesting any abalone. The …
Scuba Diving San Diego: Blue Water Shark Diving
When San Diego divers think of local shark diving, they can immediately name many species seen on a regular basis – Horn shark (Heterodontus francisci), Leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata), Angel …
PADI Ignites Passion for Aquatic Conservation
The PADI organization is igniting a viral conservation effort uniting divers in a campaign to protect the aquatic environments they love. Sea the Change, a global conservation contest designed …
Where are those Abs?
Another Abalone season is opening soon, with closed parks, limited services, and totally different abalone tags for 2011. What’s a diver to do? In this article we will look at …
Tracking Sevengill Sharks in San Diego
In October of 2009, I began hearing reports of encounters between local San Diego divers and Sevengill sharks [notorynchuscepedianus]. Having been diving locally since 2000, I thought this unusual, since this was the …