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
Marine LifeMarine Life IdentificationMarine mammalsRecent Articles 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…Karen StrausMay 8, 2023
CrustaceansMarine LifeMarine Life IdentificationRecent Articles The California Spiny Lobster In a crowd of divers, there are a handful of animals that when mentioned in conversation will cause everyone else…Marty SnydermanMay 8, 2023
FishMarine LifeMarine Life Identification Spotting Giant Sea Bass: Using AI and Photography to Save the King of the Kelp Forest It’s truly amazing that you can be cruising around the kelp specifically looking for a giant sea bass, and all…Andrew PettitApril 24, 2023
Environmental IssuesMarine LifeRecent Articles 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…Tracy Young EichnerApril 3, 2023
Marine LifeMarine Life IdentificationMarine mammals Seals Seen Outside Our Waters: The Atlantic Harbor Seal, the Southern Elephant Seal, and More Those of us who enjoy watching local harbor seals and elephant seals will be happy to know there are seal-sighting…Karen StrausMarch 12, 2023
FishMarine LifeMarine Life Identification Lingcod: Lazy Ambush Predators One of the west coast’s laziest and most sought-after fish is the “buckethead,” a moniker given to the lingcod for…Tracy Young EichnerNovember 1, 2022
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
Environmental IssuesNewsNews & EventsUncategorized Deep Danger: Underwater Robots Reveal SoCal’s Coastal Waters Used as Toxic Waste Dumpsite Eighty years after it was deployed during the last half of World War II as a lifesaver for troops and…Karen StrausAugust 1, 2022
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…Dale & Kim ShecklerJuly 12, 2022