Saturday on Matt’s Reef, Pt. Loma

Date: Saturday, April 12 2008/Two Dives

Time: 11:49 AM/2:50 PM

Surface conditions: warm, sunny and flat.

Location: Matt’s Reef Point Loma and at far South end of Point Loma

Another Gorgeous Day on Broomtail Reef

Dive #741

Date: Saturday, April 26, 2008

Location: Broomtail Reef, Pt Loma

Time: 11:15 AM

Dive length: 53 minutes

Fatal Shark Attack off San Diego….

Details are still sketchy, but from what we understand, it was a swimmer or surfer on the surface, who may have been mistaken by the shark, possibly a Great White, for a seal.

It’s their ocean, after all……we’re just visiting [without permission].

Notice that divers…

Horn Sharks, Target Shrimp and Eggshells: La Jolla Shores Night Dive

Date: 4/1/07

Location: La Jolla Shores, Vallecitos St.

Time: 7:30-ish

Dive Time: 45 mins

Temp: a b-b-b-bone chilling 50 F. down below, with a tropical, 59 F. on the surface :)

Surf: negligible: 1–2 footers…

Photographs from a La Jolla Shores Dawn Dive: Terry Strait

Please join with me in enjoying some excellent photos from our local San Diego pool of underwater photographic talent, Terry Strait: a local legend when it comes to photos of the underwater world here in San Diego.

He somehow…

Saving Sharks with Metal: Palladium Neodymium

A recent study by NOAA scientists and colleagues on captive juvenile sandbar sharks showed the presence of an electropositive alloy, in this case palladium neodymium, clearly altered the swimming patterns of individual animals and temporarily…

Cucumaria piperata: A Type of Sea Cucumber

Lembeh, Indonesia

Talented underwater photographer Mike Bartick has just returned from Lembeh, Indonesia and I will be featuring some of his best shots here, as they become available, so stay tuned!

See below for teaser photo…..

SW Taiwan Dive Site = West of Kaohsiung on Map [Click to Enlarge]

Roman Amphora