The Channel Islands National Park resides off the Southern California coast, ranging from the western tip of San Miguel Island to the east end of Anacapa. The park encompasses nearly …

In physics, backscatter (or backscattering) is the reflection of waves, particles, or signals back to the direction from which they came. It’s a diffuse reflection due to scattering, as opposed to specular reflection like a mirror. Backscattering has important applications …

While spearfishing off the coast of Mexico, Cameron Dietrich spotted a distressed creature bobbing up and down near the surface of the ocean.  Without hesitation, he and his buddy Colin Sutton swam over and …

My first experience diving with mating squid was in September of 2000, during a rare late summer event off La Jolla Shores in San Diego, California. To date, it still …

Diver, Beware. Well-known for its rugged, natural beauty, Monastery is the Central Coast site that separates the men from the boys and the women from the girls. Every dive site …

Fascinating critters are one of the most common reasons people are drawn to the ocean. These critters are also the driving inspiration for ReefID and its community to build online …

For a few months each year, dive sites at Catalina, Anacapa, Santa Monica Bay, La Jolla Cove, and more, become inhabited with some rather large residents: The Giant Black Seabass …