Reduce Plastic Bag Waste in San Diego: Guest Editorial by Derek Tarr

Hi all,

I think seeing plastic grocery bags on the beach and underwater is a bummer. If you feel that way too, please take a minute to do something about it.

I started using re-usable grocery bags last year; it…

Remarkable Photos of Nudibranch Feeding on Hydroids….

More great macro photos of a nudibranch feeding from Mike Bartick — thanks, Mike!

A Very Cool Boat: The Outcast…..

Sunday Secret Garden Dive

Date: Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008

Location: Secret Garden, La Jolla Shores North

Time: 11 am-ish

Dive Length: 50 mins

Max Depth: 115 ft.

Maiden Voyage of the ‘Scuba Do’ Since Dry Dock: Lady Yuke

Date: Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Time: 11 am-ish

Location: Yukon, Wreck Alley

Boat: The Scuba Do

R Rated Diving Video: It’s Frickin’ COLD Down Here!

I try and keep this blog ‘family friendly’ whenever possible, but this is just too good to pass up, so be forewarned it’s risky to play at work or around children.


Below is a video of some guys diving in cold water down to 400 ft. wearing…

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane! Scott, Mikey and Dave Clowning Around at La Jolla Shores

Peek-a- Boo: We See You!

Kathy and Capt. Bob Gettin’ Ready…..

Merry Christmas 2008 from Jackie P. [Click to Enlarge]

A Face Only a Mother Could Love: Sheepcrab at La Jolla Shores….

Middle Ground

Middle Ground Cove

Barb: “You Can Never Have Enough Line at 100 ft. in a Monster Current.”

Still Munching….

Cliffs Above North Island

Look Closely: I Am a Decorator Crab….

NOAA Jim Among Purple Hydrocoral, Coronados Islands, Mexico [Click to Enlarge]

Leaving San Diego for the Coronados Islands….

Dusk Patrol: Zion/Night of the Octo….

Date: 12/10/08

Time: 8 pm-ish

Location: Vallecitos Pt., La Jolla Shores/Zion Rock Monument at 90 ft.

Viz: ~10 ft. in shallows/15–20 ft. deeper down

Dusk Patrol: Night of the Sheep Crab….

Date: 12/3/08

Location: La Jolla Shores/South Canyon

Surface Conditions: raging ankle slappers….the occasional ‘real’ wave on the way in….

Time: 7:30 pm-ish

Dive Length: 43 mins

Temp: 59 F. [can that be right?]

Max Depth: 110 ft.

Mix: 30%

Dive buddies…

Austaeolis stearnis Feeding on Hydroids….

Jackie Emerging from the Surf at the Shores: “Hey, has Anyone Seen Mikey ?”

Pretty Spanish Shawl on Secret Garden….

The All on the Wall Gang: From Left: Merrianne, Dave, Jackie, Mikey under flag and Scott]

Num, num…

Coronados Islands, Mexico: North Island/Middle Ground

Date: 12/28/08

Location: Coronados Islands, Mexico: North Island [South End]/Middle Ground, Leeward Cove

Number of Dives: 2