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I live in California but interested in visiting Hawaii to take my TDI Advanced Nitrox and possibly Decompression procedures course. I've searched online quite a bit but I don't see any shops that regularly offer these courses. Does anyone know who teaches these tech classes in Hawaii? I'd prefer...

I finally have some time off work this December and interested in taking a TDI Advanced Nitrox and perhaps Decompression Procedures course. Is anyone in California offering these classes in the next month or so? Anywhere in the region is fine. My other alternative is to head to Hawaii or Mexico...

I am visiting San Diego next weekend (August 5-6) and interested in doing some underwater video. In particular, what I'm trying to do requires the clearest water possible. Does anyone have suggestions on what areas to consider? I can do shore diving or possibly boat diving. Thanks!

I bought a new D1 drysuit and it's great. The only issue I have is that the silicone neck seal feels way too tight - I feel like I'm choking when I put it on. I've read how to trim the neck seal in the D1 instructions, but I have no idea how much to trim off. I definitely don't want to make the...

Last weekend was a tough one on the North coast - 3 divers dived up at Caspar Cove and 2 more needed rescues at Stump Beach in Sonoma. There was a report in the Santa Rosa newspaper that said 2 of the guys killed were visiting from the midwest or east coast and diving with a friend here who was...

An excellent article on diving with bull sharks at Playa Del Carmen. I haven't gone yet but this makes it look like something I'm going to add to the bucket list: Diving With Bull Sharks: An Adventure (With A Purpose) With Dive Balam in Playa Del Carmen Diving With Bull Sharks: An Adventure...

Scuba Diver Discovers Korean War-era Airplane Off Mission Bay, San Diego | California Diver Magazine Looks like there's a new wreck dive in the future. Amazing that this was found in Mission Bay, and at a diveable depth. It was on Fox TV news tonight, above is a link to the story on...

The headlines are all out about a shark attack at Manhattan Beach, but most don't mention the fact that it was hooked by a fisherman and being pulled in through a group of swimmers! Here's a video to show what really happened: Shark fighting for its life bites swimmer in Manhattan Beach (see...

This thing looks amazing - a 2000 limen wide beam, 72 lumen spot, red light, and a mixed mode (never actually heard of that). Very compact but spendy. I'm interested to hear other opinions as I'm in the market for a new light this summer. Wide, Spot, Red and Mixed: Nauticam’s new 4-mode dive...

I just finished reading this story on the Totoaba fish down in the Sea of Cortez. It looks like poachers are dealing them the final death blow, after suffering years of overfishing and loss of habitat due to the damming of the Colorado river. I've never heard of the totoaba but hate to say that...

I just signed my son up for the summer scuba camp in Novato after seeing a story online. I'm not sure who's more excited - him or me! I sure wish I had the opportunity to do this when I was a kid. If anyone's interested I'll post a follow up when we're done with it. The regular camp sessions...

Has anyone seen Mola Mola's while diving in Monterey area? I'm heading down this weekend and next and would like to increase my chances of seeing them. If anyone has some tips on where to go or how to find them, please let me know. Thanks!

I just finally got around to reading the June issue of California Diver Magazine and there's an article on diving in the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach. Does anyone know of other aquariums that let rec divers into their tanks? I'm wondering if maybe the Monterey Bay Aquarium or others...