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BBC Reporter Goes Off His Trolly Diving With Sea Lions in Monterey (Video)

As we mentioned a few weeks ago, the BBC is in Monterey this week and next to film the BBC and PBS collaboration called Big Blue Live. The show will showcase the marine life …

Monterey Shootout Winners Announced; See The Winning Photos!

On August 7-9, the Northern California Underwater Photographic Society (NCUPS) and Backscatter showcased Monterey diving with the annual Monterey Shootout photo competition. This year, the competition time was expanded to 36 …

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Hosts “Big Blue LIVE”

This month, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary will host “Big Blue LIVE,” a global television and online event highlighting the incredible variety of marine life in the sanctuary. The Monterey Bay has experienced …

Learn To Shoot (Photos!) From The Pros at the 35th Annual Monterey Shootout This Weekend

The Monterey Shootout is happening this weekend! The shootout is an underwater photo competition focused on fun, education, with a goal to inspire new underwater image-makers. The Northern California Underwater Photo …

A Beautiful Sunday For Diving On Monterey’s Silver Prince

Last Saturday afternoon, I received an email from a friend who had just returned from diving Monterey. The reported conditions were excellent, and I’ve been dying to get underwater lately. With …

They’re Here! 18-foot great white shark (+ 15 others) spotted in Monterey

It’s been an exciting week in the Monterey area. A great white shark, estimated at 18 feet long and 5,000 pounds, was spotted on Sunday by a scientist in a helicopter …

Monterey Bay Aquarium researcher Considers Naming New Octopus Species “adorabalis”

A  California researcher at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute may have discovered a new species of octopus, and is considering naming it with a title that conveys how adorable it is. “As someone …

Close Encounter: Monterey Area Scuba Diver Dives With Two Gray Whales (Video)

Monastery Beach in Carmel is known by divers for its beautiful beach above the waterline and well-known for its stunning underwater landscape, astride a subaquatic canyon that drops off thousands of …

Monterey Bay Safe To Dive This Weekend, Says County Health Department

If you were planning on diving the Monterey Bay this weekend, you might not have to cancel your plans. The 100,000-gallon sewage spill at at Lovers Point in Pacific Grove on …

220,000-Gallon Sewage Spill At Monterey’s Lovers Point Creates Health Hazard to Divers, Ocean

If you’re considering diving Lovers Point in Pacific Grove this week – or in the waters around this area – you might want to change your plans. On Monday, more …