News & EventsOpinions Santa Barbara Film Festival to Honor Ernie Brooks Ernest H. Brooks II (Ernie) is one of the legends of underwater photography. The son of Ernest H. Brooks, who…California Diving NewsAugust 8, 2013
Hunting and GatheringMarine Life Recipe: Seared Halibut Halibut is a favorite of many seafood lovers because of its mild flavor. The meat has a firm, large flake.…Trevor Cook The SCUBA ChefJuly 18, 2013
Marine LifeMarine Life Identification Soft Bodies, Striking Beauty: Uncommon Opisthobranchs Some of the prettiest creatures in the sea belong to the phylum Mollusca, most specifically the subclass Opisthobranchia, which includes…Bonnie J. CardoneJuly 11, 2013
EditorialsOpinions Getting Certified Is Just The Beginning Recently, along with thousands of other certified scuba divers and people who are curious about our sport, I attended SCUBA…Marty SnydermanJuly 9, 2013
News & EventsOpinions In Memoriam: Industry Mourns Body Glove Co-Founder Bob Meistrell Bob Meistrell, the co-founder of wet suit manufacturer Body Glove, died on June 16, 2013. He was 84. Meistrell died…California Diving NewsJune 29, 2013
EditorialsOpinions California Dreaming Summertime is here! That means a lot more Californians will be getting scuba certified and there will be a significant…Marty SnydermanJune 26, 2013
EditorialsOpinions SCUBA Show Preview: 26 Years as THE Diving Event of the Year! June 8th & 9th America's largest consumer dive expo at the Long Beach Convention Center June 8 and 9 The event features more than…California Diving NewsJune 4, 2013
Marine LifeMarine Life Identification Very Large, Indeed: In Praise of Giant Kelp Taxonomists got it right when they assigned giant kelp its Latin name, Macrocystis pyrifera. It is indeed very large in…Bonnie J. CardoneMay 14, 2013
EditorialsOpinions Dive Gear: Time for Spring Cleaning By the time this issue of California Diving News reaches your dive center, we'll be well into springtime, a time…Marty SnydermanApril 24, 2013
Marine LifeMarine Life Identification Rocks, Rainbows, Scorpions: A Playful Look at the Scorpaenidae Family Paper covers rock. Scissors cut paper. Rock dulls scissors. You know the game, right? In the California fish version, called…Bonnie J. CardoneApril 23, 2013