When you think of coral reefs, chances are you think of underwater scenery featuring bright colors. Our waters are a…

Last summer a clerk at one of my local dive shops engaged me in conservation. After exchanging a few pleasantries…

Each summer the San Diego Council of Divers (SDD) sponsors its Rocks Rips and Reefs education and safety program at…

I’m a big fan of sea fans. If you’re like me, you’ll enjoy diving Catalina’s Stony Point, because it’s adorned…

Fish Stats: Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Superclass: Gnathostomata Superclass: Pisces Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Blacksmith: Pomacentridae, Jack…

Mark Twain once described Hawaii as the “loveliest fleet of islands that lies anchored in any ocean.” Many seasoned world…

The country’s largest consumer scuba diving event, Scuba Show, takes place June 22-24 at the Long Beach Convention Center, located…

If anywhere along the southern California coastline can be called a Mecca for beach divers, it would be the Laguna…

Sometimes I seek out challenging sites with access to exposed reefs, deeper water and large animals. At other times I…

As we were anchoring off the far west end of Anacapa, I half-jokingly pointed down toward the water and said,…