Marine Life Ocean Creatures Without Borders: Observing SoCal’s Changing Ocean A glass globe of the earth sitting in sand of a beach with waves crashing in the background. Political borders…Dr. Bill BushingOctober 8, 2018
FishMarine LifeMarine Life Identification Red, Green, Yellow and Brown: The Colorful Lives of California Kelpfish Kelpfish Stats Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Superclass: Gnathostomata Superclass: Pisces Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Clinidae: Giant kelpfish,…Bonnie J. CardoneSeptember 19, 2018
CnidariaMarine LifeMarine Life Identification A Pop of Color: Admiring California Hydrocoral Much prized by underwater photographers for its beautiful colors, California hydrocoral (Stylaster californicus) is one of the 350 species of…Mark YoungAugust 10, 2018
GastropodsMarine Life Gorgeous Gastropods: Admiring SoCal’s Colorful Seashells Shell Stats Intriguing shapes and gem-like colors distinguish the seashells shown here — but the vast majority of these fascinating marine creatures…Bonnie J. CardoneJuly 11, 2018
Marine LifeSharks & Rays It’s Not Easy Being A Shark: A Different Look at Shark Attacks A familiar outline materialized before me as I finned along the sea floor. The pattern in the sand left little doubt that…Bruce WatkinsJuly 9, 2018
Marine Life “Nobody Here But Us Otters”: Scuba Solitude at Monterey’s Otter Cove Monterey County has an incredible variety of dive sites, and nearly every public access point offers up a great dive.…Bruce WatkinsJuly 5, 2018
Marine LifeMarine mammals Mega Magic: The Magnificent Humpback Whales Humpback whales commonly grow to a length of close to 50 feet, and by the time they are adults, they…Marty SnydermanApril 4, 2018
FishMarine Life SoCal Rock Star: The Treefish Of the some 102 rockfish species worldwide, about 60 live in the ocean off the SoCal coast. Some are closely…Bonnie J. CardoneMarch 13, 2018
Marine LifeMarine Life Identification Kingdom, Phylum, Subphylum and So On: A Diver’s Tour of the Taxonomic System Imagine walking into an introductory biology class, and on day one your teacher presents you with specimens of one male,…Marty SnydermanMarch 13, 2018
FishMarine LifeMarine Life Identification The World Of Fishes: A Primer for Divers Fish fanatics. That term is an apropos way to describe a lot of divers. Those of us that fit the…Marty SnydermanJanuary 17, 2018