Join professional photographers Jason Bradley, Kevin McDonnell and special guest Norbert Wu on board Truth Aquatics' vessel Vision for 4 days of diving and photographing California's...
Mike Bartick returns home to California after an excursion to the Philippines. His home coming is very rewarding with many nudibranchs to be found in the 7th installment of his "Going...
The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society Announces its 45th Annual International Underwater Photographic Competition and the Bob Commer Award of Excellence in Underwater Photography
It may lack the allure of the North Pole or Mount Everest, but a Pacific Ocean trash dump twice the size of Texas is this summer's hot destination for explorers
Underwater photographer Jason Bradley and Adobe’s Bill Stotzner will be conducting two digital workflow seminars for underwater photographers hile diving the lush California Channel Islands from...
Residents near a San Diego-area beach awoke to find dozens of jumbo squid, also called Humboldt squid, flapping helplessly on the shore Saturday—about an hour after an earthquake had struck off the...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today published a final rule in the Federal Register prohibiting the harvesting of krill off the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington
Scientists are warning that a new form of unregulated whaling has emerged along the coastlines of Japan and South Korea, where the commercial sale of whales killed as fisheries "bycatch" is...
Marine Mammal Center, a nonprofit facility that treats animals found on beaches from Monterey Bay to Mendocino, is opening a new $32 million headquarters, the largest marine mammal hospital in the...
Scientists have documented the first known migration of blue whales from the coast of California to areas off British Columbia and the Gulf of Alaska since the end of commercial whaling in 1965
Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego will host the Southern California premiere of the film, "A Sea Change," the first documentary about ocean acidification
As we prepare for another year of dive festivals and events around the world, I wanted to take this time to reflect back at one of my favorites of 2008 - the Curacao Dive Festival
Scripps researchers among international signatories to the Monaco Declaration, an assessment of increased ocean carbon dioxide uptake and call
to action
Did you know that there are over 100 identified species of nudibranchs in California? Neither did we. Mike Bartick takes on on an underwater photography journey to going Nudi in California
Using a trained dog to sniff for poop and petri dishes attached to long poles, scientists are analyzing killer whales' scat and breath samples in the hopes of solving the mystery of Puget Sound's...
Newborn striped bass become contaminated before birth. Pesticides, Flame retardants, and other industrial chemicals are all to blame as the mothers are exposed to them in the estuary in San...
Yesterday the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of the US Navy, allowing them to continue the use of long-range sonar training exercises off the coast of California, completely disregarding the harm...
DPG spent Friday evening at the 2008 DEMA Awards dinner. This year was especially significant as many underwater photographers & cinematographers were honored, including Marty Snyderman who...
A giant Atlantic bluefin tuna weighing more than half a ton had the honor of being fitted with the 1000th electronic tracking tag placed on this threatened species when it was caught and released...
Researchers believe that fish have an innate "metronome" which helps them remain on a beat and could be used to let them know where they are and also swim in a co-ordinated fashion.
The scuba diving and underwater photography & video industries are heading to Las Vegas for for the industry's annual trade show, DEMA. If you're heading to the show, please come visit us at booth...
Along the southern coast of Baja California, Mexico, scientists have been counting the carcasses of endangered sea turtles for a decade as part of an effort to assess and eliminate threats to...
Congratulations to Gates on their new offices! If you're an underwater videographer in California and , join Gates this Friday for an open house celebrating their new digs
As the Arctic Ocean warms this century, shellfish, snails and other animals from the Pacific Ocean will resume an invasion of the northern Atlantic that was interrupted by cooling conditions three...
Rough seas on the Monterey Bay on Wednesday coughed up what few, even the most dedicated of marine researchers, have ever seen -- the fabled giant squid
With algal blooms on the rise in their habitat, sea lions in California are developing seizures and abnormal behavior, a new study of lab rodents shows
Seafloor bacteria on ocean-bottom rocks are more abundant and diverse than previously thought, appearing to "feed" on the planet's oceanic crust, according to results of a study reported in this...
Strategically timed to support retailer marketing efforts for the coming summer diving season, the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association will launch the Be A Diver national television...
Conserving marine resources while minimizing unnecessary closures to recreational fishing - ensuring that sustainable recreational activities will be available to the public now and into the future...
We have just received exciting news from our friend Steve Drogin of Undersea Hunter about their new 132 foot underwater photography and scientfic expedition vessel-Argo
A young white shark returned to the wild by the Monterey Bay Aquarium six weeks ago has traveled past the southern tip of Baja California and is heading toward waters off the Mexican mainland
This environmental version of the AIDS quilt is meant to draw attention to how rising temperatures and pollution are destroying the reef, the world's largest natural wonder,
When it comes to climate change, polar bears and sharks may grab the bulk of the headlines-but it's the threat to the sea's tiniest creatures that has some marine scientists most concerned
On Saturday and Sunday, May 31 and June 1, 2008, SCUBA divers from Seattle to San Diego will converge on Monterey, California to compete for top prizes in a unique underwater photo competition
Sharks follow well-traveled "superhighways" among feeding hot spots, new research suggests. The discovery should allow scientists to create better conservation strategies for the fish
We lost one of the true pioneers in diving Ralph White. He was an innovator, very experienced and a leader. White combined his love for adventure and cinematography.
The California Coastal Commission approved a permit on Wednesday for Southern California Edison to build a 126.7-acre artificial reef from San Mateo Point to just north of the San Clemente Pier....
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have now shed light on the puzzling mid-20th century crash of the sardine fishery off California by proposing a plausible mechanism...
Two leading environmental organizations, Earthwatch Institute and Ocean Conservancy, have partnered on the SEE Turtles project to promote conservation of the world's endangered sea turtle populations
Pacific leatherback sea turtles lived side by side with the dinosaurs more than 65 million years ago, but now, largely due to human impacts, these ancient and majestic creatures are in serious trouble
A leatherback sea turtle recently completed the longest recorded migration of any sea vertebrate: 12,774 miles (20,558 kilometers) across the Pacific Ocean
A newly identified fault that runs under the Adriatic Sea is actively building more of the famously beautiful Dalmatian Islands and Dinaride Mountains of Croatia, according to a new research report
The fight over how humans should, and should not, interact with whales has moved from the waters off Antarctica, where environmental campaigners have been harassing Japanese whalers, to the White...
NOAA Fisheries Service has filed with the Federal Register a proposed rule to list black abalone, a marine mollusk coveted by fishermen and gourmets alike, as endangered under the Endangered...
People have long depended on healthy oceans for food, recreation and commerce. But this irreplaceable resource is in dire trouble, say marine scientists, largely because of human impacts-from...
A precarious population of great white sharks and the ongoing scientific research intended to secure their survival is the subject of "Island of the Great White Shark", a just completed documentary...
Call for entries in the 11th annual Underwater Images Photo/Video competition. Underwater Images is a non profit corporation registered in the State of Ohio with all proceeds from this competition...
A US federal judge on Thursday set limits for the use of marine sonar by the military in California, a practice environmentalists have long accused of putting sealife in danger
Today the National Marine Fisheries Service, the federal agency in charge of ocean species management, announced that it would examine in detail whether waters off the California and Oregon coasts...
Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is emitted in great quantities as bubbles from seeps on the ocean floor near Santa Barbara. About half of these bubbles dissolve into the ocean, but until now...
Some seals and dolphins can hold their breath underwater for a cheek-popping hour or more without passing out from lack of oxygen.
Definitely don't try this at home. Humans can't make it more...
Light & Motion's CEO, Daniel Emerson and Director of Marketing, Jackie Petro accepted the Green Business Award from the Monterey County Board of Supervisors on December 11th, 2007 in Salinas, CA....
Ocean waves as tall as an eight-story building, once dismissed as maritime folklore, can be studied using waves of light, offering hope of predicting where these monsters may appear, U.S....
Emperor penguins may have a supercharged form of a blood protein that allows them to dive underwater for more than 20 minutes on a single breath, a new study suggests.
The research showed that...
The past year has seen more weather records smashed as extreme events take a firmer hold of the planet, says WWF at the start of the UN climate change conference.
The overview from the global...
A rare type of jellyfish has been photographed for the first time off the South West coast.
The orange-pink creatures, called apolemia uvaria but also known as "pearl strings", have been seen off...
Dozens of dead and injured seabirds found coated in black goo are the most visible victims of a 58,000-gallon (220,000-liter) oil spill in the San Francisco Bay that scientists say could threaten...
We received a note from Gates about a shameful act of theft at their factory. Someone apparently broke into the Gates factory and stole two video cameras and a housing while the factory was...
The 2007 DEMA show was a lot of fun this year. We got to see and play with the newest diving and underwater photography gear, we learned about new destinations and shooting opportunities, spent...
A vast rubbish dump, which covers an area bigger than Australia, is floating in the Pacific Ocean and research shows it is growing bigger.
The rubbish collects in one area because of a clockwise...
Fluorescent proteins found in nature have been employed in a variety of scientific research purposes, from markers for tracing molecules in biomedicine to probes for testing environmental quality....
Industrial fishing operations take most of the blame for collateral impacts to sea-turtle populations, but new research shows that small-scale fisheries--operated by hand from little open boats...
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UCSC researchers...
Marine mammals are being managed based on outdated population figures that show more animals than actually exist. Conservationists warn that this failure to provide accurate counts puts shrinking...
California's delicate marine environment could be threatened by the declining numbers of sea otters decimated by pollution, commercial fishing, and mysterious brain infections, scientists say....
A global-warming solution or just more ocean pollution? A ship docked in Fort Lauderdale is at the center of a scientific and environmental controversy.The sturdy steel trawler spent the summer on...
Marine biologists are trying to determine the cause of death of a humpback whale calf that washed up Sunday on a beach in San Mateo County.
The 27-foot female baleen humpback whale calf,...
The Arctic ice cap shrank so much this summer that waves briefly lapped along two long-imagined Arctic shipping routes, the Northwest Passage over Canada and the Northern Sea Route over Russia....
We're always proud to report when a fellow underwater photographer does something unique, or otherwise creates more awareness for the ocean and for underwater imagery. Well, Noam Kortler, an award...
Scientists have discovered kelp forests in the tropics, raising hopes over the ability of marine life to survive global warming, according to a study.
Coral reefs were thought to be the only...
California wildlife officials will risk the ire of many in a fishing community with plans to pour large amounts of poison into the Sierra reservoir to kill a species of predatory fish, according to...
Tow boat crews wrapped a huge nylon sling around the tail of a dead blue whale drifting in the Santa Barbara Channel on Friday and started hauling their grim cargo toward a beach at Point Mugu....
A 70-foot blue whale carcass washed up on the shore on the Ventura County beach in California.
The Ventura County beach is about 50km northwest of Los Angeles and washed up on shore on Friday...
Leaders of the Makah Tribe apologized to federal officials and members of Congress on Wednesday for the unauthorized killing of a gray whale off the coast of Washington state.
At separate...
11 million to 15 million-year-old fossil whale puts limit on origin of oily, buoyant bones in whales
Berkeley -- A fossilized whale skeleton excavated 20 years ago amid the stench and noise of a...
An unusual sighting occurred on the coast this week when three large manta rays were spotted about eight miles off Dana Point.
Brian Woolley, captain of the Sum Fun boat out of Dana Wharf...
Much like the fearsome star of the Alien movies, moray eels have a second set of toothed jaws that drag prey into their throats, a new study has found.
In a series of experiments, scientists at...
The worldus first certified sustainable tuna fishery was announced today, a move that could help save one of the worldus most valuable fish u" and the fishing industry that relies on it u" from...
Behind the sailor's lore of fearsome battles between sperm whale and giant squid lies a deep question of evolution: How did these leviathans develop the underwater sonar needed to chase and catch...
A federal judge on Friday imposed limits on water flows caused by huge pumps sending water from the San Joaquin-Sacramento River delta to users around the state, saying the pumps were drawing in...
United States appeals court has put on hold a lower court injunction blocking the US Navy from using a type of sonar that wildlife supporters say harms whales in exercises off the California coast....
The Joint Oceanographic Institutions (JOI) has awarded a $97.7 million contract to an academic partnership led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), to support the development,...
It's not a land shark, but how about a chance to see a shark on land? The California Academy of Sciences today is offering a preview of a brand new exhibit of rare aquatic life from the depths of...
Environmentalists have an ambitious plan to protect the tiny Delta smelt, but the controversial idea will require time, money and well over 1 million acre-feet of water that Central Valley farmers...
Inside Issue #4: Pacificus Giant Octopus, Destin Jetties u" A simple shore dive that can offer plenty of fun, Jupiterus Hole-in-the-Wall u" Deep water, big thrills, Flower Garden Banks National...
Federal officials today added 145 square miles to a network of marine protected areas surrounding the Channel Islands off Southern California, doubling the range of protected underwater habitat and...
U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper has issued a preliminary injunction that bars the US Navy from using high-powered sonar off the coast of Southern California saying that such exercises...
California Fish and Game Commission recently voted to close approximately 200 square miles of coastal waters and declared them off-limits for fishing this summer.
This ocean protection plan...
species of 100-pound (45-kilogram) predatory squid previously confined to more tropical climates has taken up residence in coastal California waters, scientists say.
And the invasion of...
Global warming is heating up opportunities for companies that can find ways to pull carbon dioxide (CO2) out of the atmosphere and sell "carbon credits" on emerging markets.
But one...
The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society (www.NCUPS.org), proudly presents a very special seminar with Bay Area artist and marine mammal conservationist Bryant Austin, creator of...
Florida State University has received a $2.6 million grant through the U.S. National Science Foundation to study the Southern Ocean's climate effects.
The project involving the ocean that...
Conservation groups filed a formal petition today to increase protections for critically imperiled loggerhead sea turtles that occur off the U.S. West Coast and are caught and killed in industrial...
North Pacific loggerhead sea turtles should be listed as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act, say two conservation groups.The Center for Biological Diversity and Turtle Island...
The 2007 Malaysia Dive Expo kicked off today in Kuala Lumpur, one of the larger cities and hubs in Southeast Asia. Our very own Wendy Heller is at the show, and will provide daily coverage of the...
An initiated global correspondence toward issue recognition, situational awareness and public information regarding biological destruction of sharks and related or associated species and systems....
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The world's full of triangles. There's the Golden Triangle, the Triangle of the Bermudas and then of course, most...
Images of areas below the Eastern Ross Sea, next to West Antarctica, provide evidence that the subcontinent was involved in the general growth of the Antarctic Ice Sheet as it formed many millions...
Sharks get a bad rap in the media, often portrayed as bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters. But there's a profound change going on in the world's oceans, as sharks go from predator to prey.
It's...
A possible predatory interaction between killer whales (Orcinus orca) and hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna sp.) was observed during April 1991 near Punta Cormorant, Galupagos Islands. Three killer whales...
Our good friend Annie Crawley, an underwater photographer and film maker from California, was featured on WGN News in Chicago last week. She was interviewed about her new book and DVD series and...
A U.S. study suggests Antarctic icebergs created by global climate change are having a major ecological impact.
The study, led by oceanographer Ken Smith of California's Monterey Bay Aquarium...
SCUBA Show celebrated its 20th year in 2007. The dive industry was greeted by thousands of California divers (and plenty of unerwater photographers nd videographers!) on June 2nd and 3rd at the...
Earthwatch volunteers who joined the Black Sea Turtles of Baja expeditions in the late 90s can look back at all those long days of hauling uncooperative sea turtles aboard small boats to weigh and...
It's been in the news quite a bit in recent weeks: Much of imported farmed seafood is unsafe. And, the skyrocketing demand for fresh seafood has pushed many wild fisheries into crisis mode. And...
Responding to concerns by scientists and conservation groups, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) affirmed protections for critically endangered leatherback sea turtles in California...
Just a reminder in case you haven't check out the winnng images from the 2007 UNDER THE BLUE competition, co-hosted by DPG, Wetpixel and SCUBA Show 2007 in Long Beach California. The images are...
11,021 attended SCUBA Show 2007, the highest show attendance since 1999. An average of over 10,000 have attended each year since the show's inception bringing the annual show's total attendance to...
The inky and unpredictable Humboldt Squid is back in big numbers in the coastal waters of Orange County.
The sizable cephalopods, which can weigh 30 pounds or more, appear and disappear off the...
Popular underwater imagery websites DivePhotoGuide & Wetpixel have teamed up with the SCUBA Show in Long Beach, California, to develop another annual international competition, this time only...
SCUBA Show celebrated its 20th year in 2007. The dive industry was greeted by thousands of California divers on June 2nd and 3rd at the Long Beach convention center, just steps from the Aquarium of...
Two mixed-up humpback whales, milling around for days in an unfamiliar river delta, kept wildlife workers guessing Monday and seemed in no rush to return to the sea.
After entertaining hundreds of...
If you're in California, you will most likely be making the annual pilgrimage to the SCUBA Show in Long Beach. Come meet the DPG team and see the exhibit of the winners from the UNDER THE BLUE...
The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society (www.NCUPS.org), proudly presents a very special seminar with George Steinbach, executive director of the California Artificial Reef...
Scientists at California State University at Monterey Bay have discovered why the state's most famous big wave -- Mavericks, off the coast south of San Francisco -- is so big.
The wave, which...
A new species of sea anemone has been found in the carcass of a whale that sunk to the ocean floor off the coast of Monterey, California, marking the first discovery of one of these filter-feeding...
What we know about the world's oceans comes largely from ship-based scientists taking samples and making measurements at periodic intervals. Now researchers led by Scripps Institution of...
Due to some technical problems we had experienced last week, we extended the deadline to May 16th midnight(Pacific time). You have the rest of the day to enter for your chance at glory and over...
Due to some technical issues with the webse upload feature, we are extending the deadline to Wed. May 16th (midnight Pacific time) to give everyone the opportunity to enter. Good luck!
One more day before the looming deadline for the next UnderwaterCompetition.com international underwater photo & video competition, hosted by DPG and Wetpixel and in association with SCUBA Show...
The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society (www.NCUPS.org), proudly announces the 2007 California Beach Dive Photo Competition, Memorial Day Weekend, Saturday and Sunday, May 26 and...
What is causing many California sea otters to become weak, disoriented, and even unable to eat properly? The answer may hint at trouble for humans too.
For several years the mystery illness has...
With less than two weeks to go, entries are flooding in for the UNDER THE BLUE international underwater photo & video competition, hosted by DPG, Wetpixel and SCUBA Show 2007 in Long Beach,...
The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society, proudly presents a very special seminar with environmental documentary filmmaker, David McGuire of Trillium Films, Friday, May 11, 2007. Mr....
A bloom of ocean algae that produces a toxic acid has sickened and killed hundreds of birds, sea lions and dolphins in California, environmentalists said.
Birds and animals have been washing up...
The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society (www.NCUPS.org), proudly presents a very special seminar with environmental documentary filmmaker, David McGuire of Trillium Films, Friday,...
The world is zooming into an extreme close-up with ecological disaster. But we still have a chance and a choice. A recent UCLA study of the environmental footprint left by Hollywood states that...
An unprecedented effort to map the ocean depths just off California's shoreline has turned up hidden reefs, canyons and shipwrecks - and one explanation for why the Mavericks surf spot has such...
For three years, the California sea lions dining on endangered salmon below Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River have been blasted with rubber buckshot, chased by boats, harassed by firecrackers...
One of the nation's most ambitious plans to protect marine life was approved Friday when a state panel voted to ban or restrict fishing across more than 200 square miles of water off Central...
Celebrating this year's theme of "Aquatic Adventures," the 2007 Marin County Fair (located in San Rafael, CA) has announced an underwater photography competition. Only images taken along the...
A recommendation that a single longline swordfishing boat be allowed to operate off the California and Oregon coasts next fall has drawn criticism from a conservation group that believes longline...
For 30 years, California has had a ban on longline swordfish fishing because of the risks to other marine animals, including the endangered leatherback sea turtle.
On Friday, that ban will be in...
Did you ever want to write a letter to the Pope, but you didn't know what to say? Well, here's your chance to write that letter. Sea turtle advocates did all the work for you, and they vastly...
Next in the series of UnderwaterCompetition.com underwater imagery events, and on the heels of the popular Our World Underwater & DEEP Indonesia competitions, Wetpixel, DivePhotoGuide and the...
In a marine area nearly the size of California, stretching northwest from the main Hawaiian islands, a handful of anglers still ply the waters, hooking seabass and snappers during trips that last...
Scientists scanning the deep interior of Earth have found evidence of a vast water reservoir beneath eastern Asia that is at least the volume of the Arctic Ocean.
The discovery marks the first...
Our good friend Annie Crawley, an underwater photographer and film maker from California, was featured on WGN News in Chicago last week. She was interviewed about her new book and DVD series and...
The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society (NCUPS) will be hosting Jack and Sue Drafahl for an underwater digital photography workshop on March 10, 2007.
There will be both morning...
The Navy says it won't comply with sonar training restrictions that aim to protect marine mammals off the California coast, arguing that the commission that imposed the rules does not have the...
In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Oceanic Worldwide of San Leandro, California, is voluntarily recalling Oceanic ATOM 2.0 Wrist Watch Dive Computers. Oceanic...
Dozens of dolphins and sea lions trained to detect and apprehend waterborne attackers could be sent to patrol a military base in Washington state, US Navy said Monday. In a notice published in this...
A seismologist at Washington University in St. Louis has made the first 3-D model of seismic wave damping - diminishing - deep in the Earth's mantle and has revealed the existence of an underground...
Don't let the sleepy gaze fool you. This elephant seal (top) is one of the hardest working oceanographers on NASA's team.
Seals, sea lions, sharks, and other marine predators are taking part in...
Whales, Whaling, and Ocean Ecosystems, a new book from the University of California Press (December 2006), explores an aspect of whale ecology that until now has received surprisingly little...
A San Francisco-area pastor who pleaded guilty to helping smuggle young leopard sharks from California to aquariums in Europe and the United States has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison,...
State coastal regulators voted Wednesday to impose restrictions on the U.S. Navy's use of sonar, which has been linked to harmful effects on whales and other marine mammals.
The Navy has...
According to the Center for Biological Diversity, the North Pacific Right Whale -- once ranging from Baja California to Alaska -- is the most endangered large whale in the world, with perhaps as...
The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society (www.NCUPS.org), proudly presents a very special seminar with underwater photographer and artist Kawika Chetron of Coldwaterimages.com. An...
The fireball-orange garibaldi, the lurking leopard shark and the spotted black sea bass: The waters off La Jolla Shores teem with these fish.
But people picnicking across the sea wall at...
The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society (NCUPS.org), in conjunction with Backscatter Underwater Video and Photo of Monterey, and Wallin's Dive Center of San Carlos, proudly presents...
According to a recent study in Ecological Monographs, predicting the impact of climate change on organisms is much more complicated than simply looking at species northern and southern range...
When the tsunami hit California's Crescent City, harbour-master Richard Young was sitting in his office, gazing out the window at the 200-boat harbour. He wasn't surprised when the first surge...
Environmental groups this week successfully fought off a Bush Administration proposal to allow drift-gillnet fishing into protected areas off the Northern California and Southern Oregon coasts in...
Scientists already knew that the creatures, which resemble underwater hedgehogs, are the only invertebrates (animals without backbones) on the human branch of the evolutionary tree. But a new...
After approximately 90 hours of travel from Papua New Guinea (including an 18-hour layover at "home" in California), I have finally arrived in Orlando for this year's DEMA Show. Wetpixel video...
Fish can eavesdrop on the calls of dolphins to avoid getting eaten, a new study suggests.
"Probably a lot of fish can do this," said lead researcher Luke Remage-Healey, a behavioral...
Large species of coral that form underwater reefs and create rich habitat for marine life are disappearing from around the U.S. Virgin Islands, Jamaica and elsewhere in the Caribbean, a leading...
The Northern California
Underwater Photographic Society (NCUPS.org) proudly presents a very
special speaking engagement by Daniel Brown from
AdobeEvangelists.com, on Friday, November 10, 2006,...
Tiny crabs that live in South Pacific coral help to prevent the coral from dying by providing regular cleaning "services" that may be critical to the life of coral reefs around the world,...
For the first time, research has shown that fishing can promote boom and bust swings in supplies of targeted fish stocks.
The results, published in the October 19 issue of the journal Nature,...
The National Marine Fisheries Service is considering whether to allow gill net fishing until Nov. 15 in the leatherback sea turtle conservation area off the California and Oregon coasts.
The...
Sea turtles the size of sports cars are swimming off the Marin County coast, chowing down on jellyfish and thrilling boaters lucky enough to spot them.
Leatherback turtles typically visit the...
A new study by NASA climatologists finds that the world's temperature is reaching a level that has not been seen in thousands of years.
The study appears in the current issue of the Proceedings...
he Northern California Underwater Photographic Society proudly presents a very special speaking engagement by professional photographer, Jason Bradley, Friday, October 13, 2006, 8:00 p.m.
Jason...
Seacology is pleased to announce that Ketut Sarjana Putra has been selected to receive the 2006 Seacology Prize for his efforts to protect endangered sea turtles in his native Indonesia. The Prize...
California retailers distribute more than 19 billion plastic grocery bags annually, less than 5% of which are currently recycled. Assembly Bill 2449 will provide California consumers with the...
A marine mammal that disappeared from California's North Coast more than 170 years ago has returned in force to the Farallon Islands.
The Farallones once supported hundreds of thousands of...
Endangered sea turtles have long fascinated people. For years, the United States has played a lead role globally in the protection of these graceful creatures.
But the tide could be turning. The...
On the Big Island of Hawaii, the black sand beach at Punalu'u in the rural district of Kau is renowned as much for its dramatic beauty as it is for the giant sea turtles that return each year to...
AUDIO: Federal fisheries managers are considering whether to allow gill-netting in the habitat of Pacific leatherback turtles. The endangered turtles live off the coasts of Northern Californian and...
People watch as the last barrier of sand from a large berm is washed away Thursday, Aug. 24, 2006, allowing seawater to flood the Bolsa Chica wetlands for the first time in a century. The tidal...
CaliDivers.org, the non-profit, internet-based Northern California Scuba Diver Networking and Dive Trip organization, is proud to announce the 2006 Underwater Photo Competition. The grand...
After years of delay and controversy, a wide swath of waters off the Central Coast became marine reserves Tuesday, the first stage of a pioneering plan expected to serve as a model for the rest of...
After six years of political debate and scientific study, California is poised Tuesday to become the first state in the nation to create a broad network of ``no fishing'' zones off its coast with...
The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society announces the 42nd Annual International Underwater Photographic Competition and the Bob Commer Award of Excellence in Underwater Photography...
Industry legend started Body Glove with his twin brother in addition to starting Dive N'Surf in Southern California.
Bill Meistrell was a pioneering waterman and lifeguard whose inventions,...
Eleven beaked whales have died after being washed up on beaches near Mexico's sparsely populated Baja California peninsula.
The whales, which were found earlier this week mostly on islands in...
Pacific Leatherbacks are the most endangered of the world's sea turtle species. The primary threat to the species is drowning in gillnet and longline fisheries. In 2000 the federal government...
A sunken barge recently found in Monterey Bay teems with marine life, underscoring the effectiveness of artificial reefs in creating fish habitat, its discoverers say.
The 235-foot Art Riedel...
The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society (NCUPS.org) proudly presents a very special seminar Friday, August 11, 2006: "Creating Artificial Reefs from Decommissioned Warships in...
Gas escaping from the ocean floor may provide some answers to understanding historical global warming cycles and provide information on current climate changes, according to a team of scientists at...
Scientists have looked into the eyes of rare bowhead whales and learned that some of them can outlive humans by generations-with at least one male pushing 200 years old.
"About 5 percent...
The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society (NCUPS) next July 14 will host a seminar with award-winning underwater photographers and NCUPS members, Brad and Susan Brown of...
Not quite underwater, but...DALSA Semiconductor, a division of DALSA Corporation (TSX:DSA), an international high performance semiconductor and electronics company, announced today that it has...
On May 6, 2006, Eric Cheng gave two talks at Dolphin Scuba in Sacramento, California. Mike Johnson, the owner of Dolphin Scuba, was a wonderful host, and his store was all but mobbed with people...
The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society (www.NCUPS.org), proudly presents a very special seminar presented by Sean R. Van Sommeran, Executive Director/CEO, of the Pelagic Shark...
The 25th annual California Beach Dive Photo Comp will take place in Monterey on new dates, June 10 & 11, 2006. All contestants must dive from the beach, no boats allowed! There will be separate...
The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society (www.NCUPS.org), proudly presents a very special seminar, "Turn your best underwater footage and passion into a film," presented by...
In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Oceanic Worldwide of San Leandro, California, is voluntarily recalling Oceanic Versa Pro revision 2A Digital Dive Computers....
The anticipation is palpable as the last of 38 divers wheel their bags full of gear up the ramp to the 88-foot Vision, which is moored at the pier in front of Truth Aquatics in Santa Barbara,...
The federal government said Friday it will give protected status to California's green sturgeon, an ancient fish species that can grow to more than 7 feet long and weigh up to 350 pounds...
The largest habitats on Earth are located in the vast, dark plains at the bottom of the ocean. Yet because of their remoteness, many aspects of this mostly unexplored world remain mysterious.
New...
Federal fish managers are proposing to relax rules designed to protect endangered leatherback sea turtles and allow some fishing off the West Coast under strict government supervision. The changes,...
Marine biologist Milton Love drives a hybrid car, displays a banner of leftist icon Che Guevara on his laboratory wall -- and has backing from big oil.
The reason is his finding that long-maligned...
In a news release dated March 9, 2006, hyperbaric chamber operators from some of the world's most popular dive destinations have announced they will no longer accept DAN America insurance. The...
The Sumatra-Andaman earthquake of December 26, 2004, was one of the worst natural disasters in recent memory, mostly due to the devastating tsunami that followed it. A group of geologists,...
The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society (NCUPS), is proud to present a very special seminar, "Dancing with the Demons," a 90-minute presentation about scuba diving with the Giant...
California's $30-million-a-year squid fishery has quadrupled in the past decade, but until now there has been no way to assess the continuing viability of squid stocks. A multi-institutional team...
Sediment cores collected from the seafloor off Southern California reveal that plankton populations in the Northeastern Pacific changed significantly in response to a general warming trend that...
The California gray whales are on a 6,000-mile journey - and for some reason, they love to hang in Orange County.
More specifically, they pick a spot in Dana Point, where a massive cliff stands...
Scientists use deep ocean historical records to find an abrupt ocean circulation reversal caused by greenhouse gas warming.
New research produced by scientists at Scripps Institution of...
Abalone divers, who typically despise the California sea otter because of its voracious appetite for the largest and tastiest of the shellfish, may actually have otters to thank for the...
Paul Dayton, professor of oceanography at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, has been selected as winner of the 2004 NOGI Award, science category, by the...
Underwater Digital Video Made Easy is the latest book from Hammerhead Press of Ventura, California. Whether you've always wanted to be a motion picture director, or just want to make home videos of...
For those of you not familiar with Isla Guadalupe, it is a relatively new hot spot for cage time with Great White Sharks off the Pacific Coast of Baja California, Mexico.
Outdoor sports enthusiasts may think of Lake Tahoe as a mecca of skiing, camping, fishing, mountain biking, boating or more.
But what many might not realize is that scuba diving is another sport...
This is the 9th Annual San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition, scheduled for Friday and Saturday evenings, August 22nd & 23rd, 2008, at the beautiful Qualcomm Hall in San Diego, California.
Here...
On Saturday and Sunday, May 31 and June 1, 2008, SCUBA divers from Seattle to San Diego will converge on Monterey, California to compete for top prizes in one of the most unique underwater photo...
The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society announces the
41st Annual International Underwater Photographic Competition.
SEA 2005 is a "mail-in" underwater photography and...
The 25th annual California Beach Dive Photo Comp will take place in Monterey on new dates, June 10 & 11, 2006. All contestants must dive from the beach, no boats allowed!
There will be...
The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society announces the
41st Annual International Underwater Photographic Competition.
SEA 2005 is a "mail-in" underwater photography and...
CaliDivers.org, the non-profit, internet-based Northern California Scuba Diver Networking and Dive Trip organization, is proud to announce the 2006 Underwater Photo Competition. The grand...
The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society announces the 28th Annual California Beach Dive Photo Competition, May 16-17, 2009. Compete for prizes diving the Monterey, CA coastline May...
SCUBA Show 2010 will take place in Long Beach, California on May 15th and 16th. SCUBA Show 2009 had an attendance of 10,202 and the SCUBA Show has consistently had attendance of over 10,000 for...
This is a 24-hour competition open to all underwater photographers and videographers of all experience levels. All photos and videos must be taken in Monterey Bay the evening of August 6 and all...
August 24, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
11th Annual San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition
Friday and Saturday evenings, September 17 and 18th, 2010 7:00 pm
The judges’ results are...
SEA 2010 ACCEPTING ENTRIES!
The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society Announces its 46th Annual International Underwater Photographic Competition and the Bob Commer Award of...
This is the 9th Annual San Diego UnderSea Film Exhibition, scheduled for Friday and Saturday evenings, August 22nd & 23rd, 2008, at the beautiful Qualcomm Hall in San Diego, California.
Here...
On Saturday and Sunday, May 31 and June 1, 2008, SCUBA divers from Seattle to San Diego will converge on Monterey, California to compete for top prizes in one of the most unique underwater photo...
The 25th annual California Beach Dive Photo Comp will take place in Monterey on new dates, June 10 & 11, 2006. All contestants must dive from the beach, no boats allowed!
There will be...
The SEA competition is a A?a‚¬A“mail-inA?a‚¬A? underwater photography and videography competition open to amateur photographers and videographers around the world, hosted by the Northern California...
CaliDivers.org, the non-profit, internet-based Northern California Scuba Diver Networking and Dive Trip organization, is proud to announce the 2006 Underwater Photo Competition. The grand...
The Northern California Underwater Photographic Society announces the 28th Annual California Beach Dive Photo Competition, May 16-17, 2009. Compete for prizes diving the Monterey, CA coastline May...
