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If you lost a bit of UW photography kit recently in Pacific Grove shoot me a PM with a description and a rough location/dive site and I'll arrange to get it back to you. Clinton

My understanding is that there were sliding doors that were normally only closed when the boat was docked. I think you can see the door just forward of the starboard head in the video. The door slides in behind the forward wall of the head.

Err. I meant membrane. Sorry.

No, I don't believe so. I'm quite certain these boats used a nitrox stick system with a compressor. I'm sure they had emergency O2 but not storage banks. I can't completely discount the possibility that there were RB divers with their own bottles onboard but that doesn't seem too likely given...

Gina was an excellent diver and one of the nicest people I've ever met in this sport. Still in shock about it. RIP Gina. Clinton

Susan Williams was a researcher at the Bodega Bay Marine Lab and an important supporter of marine reserves. She was killed in a car accident on her way to a lecture yesterday (Tue April 24th) Renowned marine biologist who died in crash helped enlarge North Coast sanctuaries

If you recently lost a light at Point Lobos my buddy Tuomo found it yesterday (Sunday Feb 25). Hadn't been down long. We heard a rumor somebody had lost a light Saturday but didn't have a name. It's at the front gate at the park. Clinton

Water temps were about 48F. No real thermoclines or anything on the dives we did. So not too bad. Clinton

So I wanted to go someplace different. My friend Justin has worked as a guide on various boats in the Southern Hemisphere and convinced me that the Falklands needed more exploration. It still does. Outside of the dolphins we didn't see anything that quite matches BC or SE Alaska but that doesn't...

Well, some lowlifes hacked the front page of my website. Serves me right for using Wordpress I guess. Anyway while I sort that out you can see my Falklands pictures here: Falkland Islands 2017 Sorry for any inconvenience. Clinton

Last month I had the privilege of spending 2 weeks on Pelagic Australis diving the Falkland Islands. Falkland Islands It's adventure/expedition diving and we only managed 9 dives so I'm not yet willing to offer a definitive take on the diving. But that said, what we found was very good. Lots...

Indeed Chuck will very much be missed. We shared many adventures over the years (Farallones FTW!) and he was a constant presence in local diving. The Monterey dive scene and especially the Monterey Shootouts will never be the same. ;-( Clinton

Hi Eric, Not much in the way of direct evidence of fishing. Maybe 1 or 2 small lures and a very small amount of line. No nets that we saw. I have to think the lack of adult Yelloweyes is a by-product of past fishing as they are very slow growing. Not many big fish of other species either...

In October, 2013, Bay Area Underwater Explorers (BAUE Home Page), in collaboration with NOAA, mounted a weeklong dive expedition to Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary off of the dive boat Escapade. We visited Craine's Point and the Northern East and Northern West Ridges. The water was so...

I've sent pictures of them to Greg Jensen at the University of Washington who wrote the most used ID book for crabs and shrimps. He has confirmed they are juvenile Dungeness Crabs. Clinton

Fantastic diving today in Carmel. Dove The Needle and Flintstones. Vis was easily 50 feet (we could see ripples on the surface from 80 feet). Bit of surge but nothing too serious. Pics by Rob and myself are here: The Needle and Flintstones Clinton

We were swimming back in along the sand channel in Whaler's Cove. The whale was headed north. About 100 yards north of the worm patch in about 35 feet of water. Clinton

Full gallery from the day is here: Gray Whale at Point Lobos! It really was an incredible experience to see a whale up close like that. Clinton

Take a shuttle to the Airways Hotel and hang out at the poolside restaurant. Shuttle is free and it's about a 5 minute ride. They take credit cards there. No need for Kina. Much nicer than the cafe in the international terminal.

Hi All, Just got back from a great trip to the Solomon Islands on the Bilikiki. The full gallery is here: Solomon Islands 2012 Highlights below. Clinton