Marine LifeMarine Life Identification Spiny Skinned and Symmetrical: California’ s Sea Urchins My introduction to sea urchins -- on my first scuba dive -- was a learning experience. I learned how easily…Bonnie J. CardoneJuly 5, 2012
Marine LifeOpinions Exploring a Not-So-Barren Landscape: The Sand Biome Some divers swim over patches of sand in California as if they are trying to escape from something. The faster…Marty SnydermanMay 30, 2012
Hunting and GatheringMarine Life The Scuba Chef: The Magical Flavor of Fresh Sea Urchin When I was 13 my father took me camping at Rosarito Beach on the Pacific side of Mexico's Baja peninsula.…Trevor Cook The SCUBA ChefApril 30, 2012
CnidariaMarine LifeMarine Life Identification Aggregating Anemones: Gangsters of the Sea? Imagine what Hollywood would do with a film about anemones. Take aggregating anemones for example. They are relatively small, but…Bonnie J. CardoneApril 26, 2012
FishMarine LifeMarine Life Identification Giant Sea Bass: Are They Really Back From the Brink? My first giant sea bass encounter occurred off San Nicolas Island in the 1970s. I sensed something overhead and looked…Bonnie J. CardoneApril 3, 2012
Marine LifeMarine Life IdentificationSharks & Rays Swell Sharks What can I say? I am a sucker for cute and interesting faces underwater (other than divers, of course). And…Dale & Kim ShecklerJanuary 31, 2012
Marine LifeMarine Life Identification Bat Rays One fine summer day years ago, a friend and I took a small boat to a shallow cove off Anacapa,…Bonnie J. CardoneDecember 13, 2011
ImagingMarine LifeMarine Life Identification Nudis and Branchers Ever see pictures of a critter that seems to have evolved from that box where all the holiday decorations are…Craig HooverNovember 29, 2011
Marine LifeMarine Life Identification Thornback Rays I couldn't believe my luck. I had just reached the bottom at 20 feet and was cruising toward the kelp…Bonnie J. CardoneNovember 1, 2011
Marine LifeMarine Life Identification Encounters with Pacific Electric Rays Can Be Shocking — But They Don’t Have to Be Last August, a Pacific electric ray sought out the company of divers on more than one dive on Farnsworth Bank's…Bonnie J. CardoneOctober 13, 2011