2 Gorgeous Dives at Keyhole, Coronados Islands, Mexico

Date: 11/29/08

Location: Key Hole, North Island

Times: 11:47 pm/ 2 pm

Max Depths: 99 ft./59 ft.

Visibility: 50ft/’only’ 30 ft.

Mix: 32%/30%

Surface Conditions: calm

Current at Depth: Strong

Boat: private/26 ft. Blackman w/220…

Dive #800: X Scooter Madness in La Jolla Canyon

Date: 11/1/2008

Time: 9:20 am

Dive Length: 44 mins

Max Depth: 100 ft.

Viz: Stellar: 30 ft. + in the shallows/20–30 ft. at depth

Ave. Depth: 49 ft.

Bottom Temp: 59 F.

Mix: 27%

Dive Buddy: NOAA Jim, X Scooter ‘Master’ Par Excellence……

Sarcastic Fringehead: ‘Where’s the Food, Guys?’

California Sea Cucumber at ‘Secret Garden’

Opem Letter from Shark Diver Steve Benavides Regarding the California Marine Life Protection Act

The California Department of Fish of Fish and game is currently in the
process of redesigning Marine protected areas all along California’s
1100 mile coast. In each…

Ghost Pipefish

the Paradoxical Plankton: Trichodesmium

All phytoplankton basically use the same resources: light and a medley of nutrients. All else being equal, if you have two species fighting over the same resource, the stronger competitor will win and the weaker one will go extinct. For 10 different resources…

Rare ‘6 Gill’ Shark Encounter at Pt Loma [Guest Dive Report by Steve Mair]

I had a fantastic dive Sunday at the Lazy Days site off Pt. Loma. The water was in the low 60s and the viz was about 30. We got to the site as the sun was getting low — about 4 p.m.. Someone dropped…

Haulin’ the Bernice to the Water at Dana Landing….

Diving Brings People Together [Jimbo and Dave: Post-Dive Narcosis…]