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a. Likely an inshore lizardfish due to the dark markings (with pale centers) on the sides and dark bars on dorsal. Don't see the dark operculum spot or blue/gold stripes typical of sanddiver. b. Hard to tell from photo (too far away). Eye looks large, and tail looks yellowish, maybe a horse-eye...

Recently got an email from Nautilus announcing a new Lifeline GPS unit. Had been thinking now was the time to buy the radio so I can talk to my boat, but their website notes they have discontinued the Lifeline Radio. So now Nautilus is only providing an emergency GPS signalling device that...

Back to the subject of fills....... I still have some steel 72s (2250 psi). I can't count the number of times I've gotten them back at 3000 psi or better simply because the kids at the fill station simply didn't check (these tanks are older than most of the dive shop staff). Now I make it a...

fdarden has made some very good points. Maybe it goes without saying, but the first item of business after following the anchor line to the bottom is to manually set the anchor! But back to the original question - when I was much younger, my friend and I routinely dove from his unattended...

West Coast group 1. Not a croaker. Likely California Sheephead, female, wrasse family: white chin, body shape, bluish dorsal fin spines are pretty unique 2. Yes, this is Kelp bass: unique checkerboard body spots, red spot near tail could be injury? 3. Likely Coralline sculpin: purplish-red...

The photo angle makes it hard, as does the darker coloration, but the first picture looks like a female California sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher), a member of the wrasse family. I base my id on the shape of the head, the white chin, and the bluish dorsal fin. Interestingly, these fish are...

Too bad funding was cut. I did 2 Hydrolab (predecessor to Aquarius) missions at St. Croix in the mid '80s. Tremendous opportunity to get alot of reef research done in short time. Unfortunately, it appears our government can no longer afford such things. Just like each of us, when money is tight...