How Old is a Halibut?

by Dr. Larry Allen

When you catch a halibut do you wonder how old it is? I know you wonder how much it weighs, that is, after you have determined if it is of legal size. For that matter, have you ever wondered why there is a 22-inch minimum size limit, anyway? If…

Flashback: Winter, 2004: Night of Fear and Redemption in Scripps Canyon

Vermilion Rockfish [top] and Sunset Rockfish [Sebastes crocotulus]

Age Chart for CA Halibut

Scripps Submarine Canyon, La Jolla, CA [Click to Enlarge]

Big, Daddy [Momma?] 4 ft Halibut….”Don’t BUG me! “

Long Beach Oil Rig Dives: NOT for the Faint-of-Heart….

Date: 10/11/08

Location: Long Beach Oil Rigs [Active]

Dives # 795-#796

Dive Times: 8:26 am/11:23 am

Conditions: 4 ft swells w/white caps at times

Viz: dark but good visibility, ranging from 3 ft. — 50 ft. in places.

Max Depths…

Scientists Confirm Second Case of ‘Virgin Birth’ [Parthenogenesis] in Hammerhead Sharks….

RICHMOND, Va. — Scientists have confirmed the second case of a “virgin birth” in a shark.

View California Marine Protected Areas in Google Earth…..

I highly recommend Google Earth both as an invaluable tool and as a toy.

Once you download the program and start playing with it, it will practically take over your life, I’m warning you now: some…

Awwww…..Baby Horn Shark…

Awwww.....Baby Horn Shark……