Spotted “Sausages” and Beachmaster Bullies: California’s Pacific Harbor Seals and Northern Elephant Seals
Harbor and elephant seals belong to a group of carnivorous mammals called pinnipeds, of which there are 35 species around...
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The California Spiny Lobster
In a crowd of divers, there are a handful of animals that when mentioned in conversation will cause everyone else...
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Make a Splash: 10 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day as a Diver
The first-ever Earth Day, organized by Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson, was held on April 22, 1970, as a day of...
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A Curious Encounter: Our California “Octopus Teacher”
Chances are, you’ve watched the Netflix original film, My Octopus Teacher, which won the 2021 Academy Award for Best Documentary...
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Forests of Giant Kelp
The mere mention of an upcoming trip to a tropical destination will almost certainly capture the attention of California divers....
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The Silky: The Blue Shark of Tropical Seas
To my photographer’s eye, silky sharks are beautiful animals that bear strong resemblance to blue sharks. Their skin has a...
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Sleek, Slender and Stunning: Blue Sharks
Adjectives such as graceful and gorgeous are not the typically mentioned descriptive terms when sharks are being discussed. But in the case of...
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A Freak of Nature: Anacapa Island’s Underwater Arch
Divers are familiar with bubbles, so the underwater arch at Anacapa Island should not be such a big surprise to...
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