One of the harshest environments anywhere is the intertidal zone. Practically nowhere else on earth is so regularly exposed to…
Nancy Vander VeldeDecember 14, 2008
One of the things that I love doing is looking for unusual creatures in our local waters. And perhaps none…
Ken KurtisDecember 11, 2008
It was meant to be a voyage of discovery, and in that regard, it achieved its goal. But it also…
Nancy Vander VeldeDecember 11, 2008
For most divers, no other marine animal elicits more excitement than an encounter with a shark. Furthermore, this excitement is…
Dale & Kim ShecklerDecember 11, 2008
In part two we'll look at how to properly interact with nearshore sharks— sharks divers are more likely to encounter…
Dale & Kim ShecklerDecember 11, 2008
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
One of our more comical California underwater creatures is the Sheep Crab. It is closely related to the spider crabs…
Dale & Kim ShecklerDecember 11, 2008
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
California underwater photographers are always looking for bright colors to shoot against the muted greens, blues, grays, and browns of…
Dale & Kim ShecklerDecember 11, 2008
