Dive SpotsFeatured California’s Underwater Treasure: 18 Tips for Diving Avalon Underwater Park When asked by out-of-towners who have never dived California waters where to begin, one of my favorite answers is the…Kim ShecklerApril 7, 2024
Marine LifeMarine Life IdentificationMollusksRecent Articles 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…Kim ShecklerJuly 12, 2022
Dive SpotsUncategorized Enjoying the East End Pinnacles of Santa Rosa Island Wiping the sleep from my eyes, I saw that our dive boat had reached the backside of Santa Rosa, the…Kim ShecklerJanuary 25, 2020
Uncategorized The More Morays, the Better: Adventures in Eel Land Did you know that the moray eels found in Southern California waters (the California moray, Gymnothorax mordax) are actually semi-tropical…Kim ShecklerSeptember 10, 2019
Imaging A Model Relationship: Modeling for and Diving with an Underwater Photographer By Kim Sheckler • Photo by Dale Sheckler Working with a photographer is one of the most challenging things I’ve…Kim ShecklerAugust 15, 2019
Imaging Effective Underwater Modeling You can be a good dive buddy in many ways, but there is nothing more precise than being the buddy…Kim ShecklerFebruary 2, 2012
Dive Tips 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…Kim ShecklerAugust 22, 2011
GearReviews Product Review: IST M88 BlueTech Dive Mask For 2010 IST Sports has introduced a half a dozen new dive masks to its already extensive dive mask line.…Kim ShecklerMarch 4, 2010
EditorialsOpinions Dealing with Equipment Failures I had an equipment failure on my last dive. There was actually no real danger. I didn't panic, but for…Kim ShecklerJanuary 1, 2009
EditorialsOpinions What I Learned On My (Son’s) Summer Scuba Certification Course My 11-year-old son, Eric, got certified this summer and I learned a lot, more than I had ever expected. Being…Kim ShecklerDecember 23, 2008