FeaturedFishMarine 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 PettitJune 24, 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
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
FishMarine 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
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
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