Dive Tips 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…Bruce WatkinsNovember 16, 2021
Dive TipsFishMarine LifeMarine Life Identification 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…Bruce WatkinsAugust 11, 2021
Uncategorized A Retirement Retrospective This year marks my 35th as an underwater photographer and author. It has been an enjoyable and memorable career, and…Bruce WatkinsDecember 20, 2019
Dive SpotsUncategorized A New Discovery Off Carmel Bay’s Outer Pinnacle: Exploring the Horseshoe What makes a great dive site? Clear water? Varied topography? Lots of fish? Colorful invertebrates? While most great dive sites…Bruce WatkinsNovember 9, 2019
Dive SpotsUncategorized Big Fun, No Matter How You Define It: Enjoying Aumentos Reef On a good day in Monterey many boat divers hope their captains head south to Carmel Bay. While Carmel does…Bruce WatkinsOctober 5, 2019
Uncategorized The Otter Option: Exploring Elkhorn Slough Sometimes the weather guy gets the predictions wrong, and when you get to a dive site the waves look like…Bruce WatkinsSeptember 22, 2019
Uncategorized Cool and Calm in Carmel Bay: Stillwater Cove AT-A-GLANCE Skill level: Beginner or better Location: Along the 17-mile drive in Pebble Beach. Access: By boat from Monterey or…Bruce WatkinsAugust 8, 2019
Uncategorized A Perfect Day in Monterey: Enjoying the “BB” Pinnacle AT-A-GLANCE Skill Level: Advanced Location: About 2/3-mile northeast of Coral Street entry in Monterey Bay, the high spot is at:…Bruce WatkinsJune 27, 2019
Uncategorized Out in the Blue: Making the Best of Monterey on a “No Dive” Day At-A-Glance Skill Level: Divers and non-divers will enjoy this experience. Location: Offshore of Monterey Bay and Carmel Bays Access: Boats…Bruce WatkinsJune 6, 2019
Marine LifeUncategorized Attack of the Purple Sea Urchins: What Happens When Nature is Out of Balance A glass globe of the earth sitting in sand of a beach with waves crashing in the background. Anyone who…Bruce WatkinsMay 16, 2019