Marine LifeMarine Life Identification Searching for the Scythe One of the things that I love doing is looking for unusual creatures in our local waters. And perhaps none…Ken KurtisDecember 11, 2008
Marine LifeMarine Life IdentificationSharks & Rays Interacting with Sharks, Part 1 For most divers, no other marine animal elicits more excitement than an encounter with a shark. Furthermore, this excitement is…Dale ShecklerDecember 11, 2008
Marine LifeMarine Life IdentificationSharks & Rays Interacting with Sharks, Part 2 In part two we'll look at how to properly interact with nearshore sharks— sharks divers are more likely to encounter…Dale ShecklerDecember 11, 2008
CrustaceansMarine LifeMarine Life Identification A Splattering of Barnacles One of the interesting trivialities that has infiltrated the English language is the wide assortment of words that refer to…Nancy Vander VeldeDecember 11, 2008
CrustaceansMarine LifeMarine Life Identification Dancing with Sheep Crabs One of our more comical California underwater creatures is the Sheep Crab. It is closely related to the spider crabs…Dale ShecklerDecember 11, 2008
Marine LifeMarine Life Identification California’s Purples Along the coast of California, there is a group of snails, members of the Subfamily Thaidinae, with a variety of…Nancy Vander VeldeDecember 11, 2008
FishImaging How to Photograph Blue-Banded Gobies California underwater photographers are always looking for bright colors to shoot against the muted greens, blues, grays, and browns of…Dale ShecklerDecember 11, 2008
Marine LifeMarine Life Identification The Eyes Have It You are walking down the street and you cannot help but notice the very attractive member of the opposite sex…Dale ShecklerDecember 11, 2008
FishMarine LifeMarine Life Identification Hagfishes – Repulsively Fascinating "The most repulsive creature around!"Such is the typical reaction of people when they first encounter a hagfish. But, really, such…Nancy Vander VeldeDecember 11, 2008
CrustaceansHunting and GatheringMarine Life The Secret Lives of Lobster The key to the successful hunt of an animal is a solid understanding of the habits, quirks and behavior of…Dale ShecklerDecember 11, 2008