Bluewater Photo is proud to announce the winners of the second annual SoCal Shootout. There were many excellent entries in all categories, with photographers / videographers from Santa Barbara to …

by Michael Bear Best known for his in-depth studies of bocaccio and the rockfish of the Northwest, as well as for his research on the impact of offshore oilrig drilling …

A Monterey County jury has convicted a Marina man of poaching 22 black abalone, a federally endangered species. Hoang Tan Dinh, 53, was sentenced Sept. 12 to three years probation, …

Story and photos by Andy Sallmon and Allison Vitsky Once again, we had been led astray by that stupid swell report.  This was a far cry from the 1-2 foot …

The Historical Diving Society USA will be holding their 20th anniversary conference in Santa Barbara, California on November 9-12, 2012, the weekend prior to the DEMA show in Las Vegas. An …

California Diver’s Summer 2012 Photo Contest was announced in our July/August issue and on our website at the end of June. This summer’s contest required entrants to capture the essence …

In recent years, the growth of programs such as the Handicapped Scuba Association and Diveheart  (among many others) have greatly opened up scuba diving to the disabled.  Parapeligics, quadrapeligics, and even the …