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 StrausJuly 12, 2022
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 StrausJuly 12, 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 ShecklerJuly 12, 2022
FishMarine LifeMarine Life IdentificationSharks & Rays The Whale Shark For many divers, a whale shark sighting is analogous to finding diving’s Holy Grail. Over the years, untold numbers of…Marty SnydermanJuly 11, 2022
Marine LifeMarine Life IdentificationSharks & Rays The Basking Shark In this issue’s marine life columns, we’ll examine the basking shark and the whale shark. Both are big. They flood…Marty SnydermanJuly 11, 2022
CnidariaMarine LifeMarine Life Identification Coral Reefs: The Kelp Forests of Tropical Seas Even though our local kelp forests support as many as 800 marine species, they can’t hold a candle to coral…Marty SnydermanJuly 8, 2022
Marine LifeMarine Life IdentificationRecent Articles Forests of Giant Kelp The mere mention of an upcoming trip to a tropical destination will almost certainly capture the attention of California divers.…Marty SnydermanJuly 8, 2022
FishMarine 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 SnydermanJuly 8, 2022
Marine LifeMarine Life IdentificationRecent ArticlesSharks & Rays The Silky: The Blue Shark of Tropical Seas To my photographer’s eye, silky sharks are beautiful animals that bear strong resemblance to blue sharks. Their skin has a…Marty SnydermanFebruary 22, 2022
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