When I first came upon a male California sheephead, I thought I had wandered into the neighborhood of the local…
Curtis SimpsonJune 17, 2011
The most common California reef fish, both by number of individual animals and number of species has got to be…
Bruce WatkinsJanuary 4, 2010
Almost everybody would call snipefishes cute. Perhaps a major reason for this is that the approximately one dozen species of…
Nancy Vander VeldeJanuary 1, 2009
In recent years, fish farming has taken off big-time, becoming a virtual "blue revolution." The theory is rather than exploit…
Nancy Vander VeldeJanuary 1, 2009
Pufferfishes and porcupinefishes are members of two closely related families—the Tetraodontidae and the Diodontidae—that are known throughout the world. But…
Nancy Vander VeldeDecember 23, 2008
Look! Up in the stream! It’s a bird-it’s a plain (trout)—no, it’s Super Fish!Oh, you don’t recall Super Fish from…
Nancy Vander VeldeDecember 23, 2008
In the year 2000, I had the good fortune to make over 25 dives with one of the largest fish…
George TillackDecember 23, 2008
When I have guests over to the house I often find myself showing off my dumb dog George and the…
Dale & Kim ShecklerDecember 22, 2008
Fish have basically two personality types—those that flit around the reef in a nervous, almost psychotic fashion; and those who…
Bruce WatkinsDecember 15, 2008
