FeaturedMarine Life Lend A Helping Fin: NOAA Citizen Science Opportunities Have you considered supporting ocean conservation through your recreational diving? Are you interested in helping scientists address real-world problems? If…Claire Fackler, NOAA Office of National Marine SanctuariesDecember 9, 2024
Dive TipsEventsFeaturedNews & Events Blue Friday 4.0: Go Diving — Not Shopping — on Black Friday Most Americans can’t wait to crawl out of bed extremely early on the day after Thanksgiving and maul the malls…Gil ZeimerNovember 14, 2024
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…Dale & Kim ShecklerApril 7, 2024
FeaturedFishMarine LifeMarine Life Identification Small Fish / BIG Personality: California’s Iconic Damselfish, the Garibaldi Make a dive in a southern California kelp forest and it is highly likely that a bright reddish-orange damselfish called…Marty SnydermanNovember 28, 2023
FeaturedFishMarine LifeMarine Life Identification The Fascinating/Confusing California Sheephead With at least 558 species described in 70 genera, the fishes commonly known as wrasses comprise a relatively large family.…Marty SnydermanAugust 1, 2022
FeaturedMarine Life The “Big-Winged” Whales: California’s Humpbacks In last month’s Marine Life column we featured gray whales. This time we’ll spotlight humpbacks (Megaptera novaengliae). Blue whales will…Bonnie J. CardoneMarch 13, 2020