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Thanks! I have not, but it's nowI’ll keep an eye out.
Have you tried contacting the publisher directly (Saint Brendan, California Diving News) and see what they say?
Is this true of the whole area or just much of it?There is no kelp anymore to speak of
I don't disagree with your premises, but on the other hand the cheapest copy of his other book on Monterey is going for $50 in good condition. So the Northern California book may be harder to come by than at first thought.Just a little info about that book. It has info in it that’s way out of date, especially about abalone harvesting and kelp. When the book was written the abalone limit was 4 per day and 100 for the year. They had already initiated the tagging system.
There was also abundant kelp and he covered a lot about how to deal with thick kelp. There is no kelp anymore to speak of, and abalone harvesting has been shut down now for eight years. So a lot has changed. The book is almost a historical footnote.
He does get into a lot if the history of the area, it’s very interesting, and if course the dive site list is the same.
I attended a seminar Bruce gave once at a dive club meeting, that’s where I got my signed copy.
Bruce is a very smart dude.
I’m promising to keep up my ongoing peeled eye for a copy hidden somewhere for you.
95% is gone since 2008.Is this true of the whole area or just much of it?