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
Hunting for abalone is the most common excuse for getting wet in Northern California. These tasty mollusks are quite abundant,…
Bruce WatkinsJanuary 1, 2009
Phoronids are a group of exclusively marine animals that most people have never heard of, let alone seen. They are…
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
Have you ever been to a beach in the summer that is completely lined with towels? Everywhere you look, there…
Nancy Vander VeldeJanuary 1, 2009
In California abalone is big business. In 1957 the yearly commercial abalone harvest peaked at 5 million pounds, and dropped…
Bruce WatkinsJanuary 1, 2009
As the clock struck twelve, thousands of hard-core lobster-hunting divers invaded many popular California dive sites on the night lobster…
George TillackDecember 23, 2008
One of Odysseus' less than pleasant encounters during his wanderings was with a Cyclops. There were supposedly three giant sons…
Nancy Vander VeldeDecember 23, 2008
It was 8 p.m. The ocean looked inky black. A light haze enveloped a moonless sky, blotting out the stars.…
Ken KurtisDecember 23, 2008
