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
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
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 The Chemistry of a Dive Show I don't think that many of us pay attention to how we arrive at our opinions, but they're often built…Mark YoungMay 1, 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
EditorialsOpinions An Invitation to Share As an underwater photographer, I'm always pleased to see my photos appear in print, but I'm even delighted to share…Marty SnydermanFebruary 26, 2013
EditorialsOpinions Looking Back, Moving Ahead Ask anyone who's been diving for decades and you'll undoubtedly hear a common chorus -- diving has changed a lot.…Marty SnydermanJanuary 29, 2013