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Spotting Giant Sea Bass: Using AI and Photography to Save the King of the Kelp Forest

Andrew Pettit | Featured, Fish, Marine Life, Marine Life Identification | No Comments

It’s truly amazing that you can be cruising around the kelp specifically looking for a giant sea bass, and all…

10 Reasons Scuba Show Should Be on Every Diver’s Bucket List

Tracy Young Eichner | Events, News & Events | No Comments

If you’re unfamiliar with The Diving Event of the Year, allow me to introduce you! Produced in conjunction with California…

Dive Tips

Blue Friday: A Healthy Alternative to Black Friday Shopping Insanity

“Don’t Shop. Dive.” Do you wait all year for Black Friday? It seems only natural, if not compulsory, to drive…

Spotted “Sausages” and Beachmaster Bullies: California’s Pacific Harbor Seals and Northern Elephant Seals

The California Spiny Lobster

Make a Splash: 10 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day as a Diver

A Curious Encounter: Our California “Octopus Teacher”

Forests of Giant Kelp

The Silky: The Blue Shark of Tropical Seas

Sleek, Slender and Stunning: Blue Sharks

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...

Blue Friday: A Healthy Alternative to Black Friday Shopping Insanity

Safety Stop Strategies

We all know how important it is to perform a 15-foot deep "safety stop" at the end of a no-decompression...

Kelp Diving 101

Once upon a time, before I took up underwater photography, I was a hunter. Off San Clemente Island one day...

An Old Divemaster’s Guide to Preventing Seasickness

There's an old sailor's proverb that states, "The only cure for seasickness is to sit on the shady side of...

Top Ten Tips to See More Fish

California reefs are full of fascinating critters adorned in living color. Our fish are among the most colorful and interesting...

Getting Schooled as a Scuba Diver: Finding the Lesson in Every Dive

A dear friend, a diver with seven decades of diving experience, once told me something that stuck with me. “I’ve...

The Fun of the Hunt: Discovering (and Rediscovering) Local Dive Sites

California divers thrive on new. We love learning about the latest in gear, the most recent ocean science discoveries and...

Beyond Basic Dive Gear: Gadgets and Gizmos that Up Your Game

When I hit the dive center for tank fills I inevitably find myself cruising the equipment area, marveling at the...

Salty Talk: A Diver’s Guide to Seas and Oceans and Bays and Such

Archipelago. I love that word. While it can mean any group of islands close to each other I frequently hear...

Suit Yourself: What You Need to Know — Thermal Protection for California Diving

The rich California coastline offers a bounty of marine life and a range of dive locations to suit every diver....

A Shore Thing: Tips for Diving the California Shoreline

I have had some of my most incredible diving experiences on beach dives. Many frequent beach divers will...

Better Together: The Benefits of Being a Dive Club Member

A person with a wide circle of friends – one who’s always on the go, attending parties and events...

How To Be A Comfortable Diver

Learning to dive is a lot like learning to drive a car. A certification card, like a driver's license, is...

Solutions for Common Topside Problems

I am very blessed to have Dale as my dive buddy. He is great in the water and makes my...

Benefits and Fun of the Social Aspect of Diving

This is going to sound like blasphemy but there is more to diving than just diving. Of course our primary...

Safe Abalone Diving

Each spring Northern California divers look forward to the beginning of abalone season with the exuberance of children waiting for...

Gear You May or May Not Need

Most active California divers also travel to exotic destinations one a twice or year to dip their fins into warm...

How to Choose A Dive Trip

So you've found yourself with a day or two off and a few bucks and you want to go diving....

Top Ten Tips to Keep Your Dive Gear Working Like New

Remember how your dive gear looked and felt when it was brand new? Your wetsuit was flexible and slipped on...

Top Ten Tips For More Enjoyable California Diving

California offers divers both unique opportunities and challenges. Divers become comfortable and enjoy new diving situations by gaining confidence through...

Upcoming Dive Trips in Your Area

Getting out to the Channel Islands or into California marine sanctuaries is as easy as boarding one of the coastal charter boats; many have served divers for decades.

You can take a half-day dive trip or a multi-day adventure, the choice is yours. There is so much to discover on the California coast!