EditorialsOpinions Divemasters and Lifeguards: Diving Police? We all know they are there for our safety, but sometimes it appears as if the goals of divemasters and…Dale ShecklerDecember 11, 2008
EditorialsOpinions Lost at Sea – Hype, Fears, Prevention, and Common Sense Being lost at sea as a diver has once again been thrown into the debate pot regarding diving safety. In…Dale ShecklerDecember 10, 2008
EditorialsOpinions Winter Diving, Winter Slow-Down Winter diving in California can be the best. While storms punctuate the season with periods of unapproachable seas, the lulls…Dale ShecklerDecember 10, 2008
EditorialsOpinions 20 Years of CDN After twenty years our goals have remained relatively unchanged. As you can see from the "letter from the publisher" scanned…Dale ShecklerDecember 9, 2008
EditorialsOpinions Gauges Divers Need Divers are prone to exaggeration and underestimation. Divers like to tell sea stories. Gauges are needed to combat this all…Dale ShecklerDecember 8, 2008
EditorialsOpinions The Four Stupidest Things I Have Heard Said on a Dive Boat #1 "Is this good to eat?"A diver comes aboard with some animal from the bottom they think might make good…Dale ShecklerDecember 8, 2008
EditorialsOpinions Underwater Hunters Need Respect; Education Needed Pick up any dive magazine and chances are you will not find information promoting the take of game fish by…Burnell MercerDecember 8, 2008
EditorialsOpinions Dysfunctional Buddy Systems There is no factor in diving more difficult to deal with than the human factor. While most will agree that…Dale ShecklerDecember 7, 2008
EditorialsOpinions Abalone Again Threatened Ten Years Ago the California diving community was in the forefront of marine management issues when a group of dive…Stephen BenavidesDecember 7, 2008
EditorialsOpinions Fond Memories of Beach Dives Dale and I just had our fourth edition of Southern California’s Best Beach Dives book published. As I sat down…Kim ShecklerDecember 5, 2008