Spooky Yukon Night Dive

Date: Saturday, 12–6–06


Time: 6:30 pm-ish


Location: Wreck Alley, Yukon


Max Depth: 94 ft.


Viz at Depth: a murky 8 ft.


Current at Depth: noticeable


Surge: noticeable


Mix: 32 %


Critters Seen: numerous Blacksmith, female Sheephead, Painted Greenlings and Giant Spiny Starfish…

Into the Abyss at Scripps/Hunting Soupfin Sharks at La Jolla Cove

Dive #1 [Actual: #712]

Location: Cathedral Heights, Scripps Canyon, La Jolla

Date: 8/12/07

Time: 11:30 am

Dive Length: 45 mins

Max Depth: 145 ft.

Surface Temp: 68 F

Bottom Temp: 55 F

Surface Viz: 6 ft.

Viz at…

Redondo Canyon Night Dive

Date: 11–20–07

Dive # 736

Location: Veteran’s Park, Redondo

Time: 6:48 pm

Purpose: Photography and site seeing…..

Viz: hard to tell: 10–12 ft?

Surf: 2–3 footers, no big deal……

Dive Length: 53 mins

Max Depth: 96 ft.

Mix: 31%

Critters Seen: Huge Torpedo Ray [Electric], not…

Steve Donathan Memorial Plaque on Yukon Bridge

About Latin Names and Nudibranch ‘Gods’….

Even the marine biologist we dive with every month doesn’t know the Latin name of everything she sees; in fact, I’d venture to say that she doesn’t know the Latin name of most of what she sees; just some of what she sees.

And, that’s the way it is with…

Baby Giant Sea Bass Seen on Redondo Night Dive

Interesting Yukon Night Dive

Date: Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007

Location: Yukon, Wreck Alley, Mission Beach

Dive Type: Recreational

Time: 7:30: pm

Max Depth: 102 ft. [brought shovel]

Conditions: flat, glassy/air still smoky

Viz: a murky 3–5 ft. above 30 ft. [mostly ash floating particles in the water]…

Electric Rays Cruisin’ the Deep Off Farnsworth Bank, Catalina

My Opinion on the War in Iraq

In the spirit of ‘truth in advertising,’ I’m posting my bias…er, excuse me, my opinion, on the War in Iraq, taken from a recent email to my friend Dave in the UK, followed by his comment.


I think the US invasion of Iraq was a mis-adventure from day one: a poor idea and…

Barbara Doing Marine Life Survey on Scripps Canyon