Santa Catalina Island, often called Catalina Island, or just Catalina, is a rocky island off the coast of the U.S. state of California in the Gulf of Santa Catalina. The island is 22 miles long and 8 miles across at its greatest width.
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Decades-long commercial overfishing of our oceans has led to a major imbalance in the ocean ecosystem, beginning with sharks, the ocean’s apex predators.
Here are 10 things I’ve discovered to make each of your dives better than the last.
Laguna Beach, California, is well known for its upscale restaurants, hotels and art galleries.
As he helps certify new divers, one divemaster reflects on his time as a newbie
Ask any Southern California diver about the most popular southland dive site and you’d be hard-pressed to find one who doesn’t say Shaw’s Cove.
A teacher asks her class, “What do all extinct animals have in common?” A student replies, “They’re delicious!” (Johnny Heart, “B.C.” comic strip)
If you plan a trip to Catalina Island, bring a thick wetsuit — this isn’t the Caribbean, my friends.
Artificial reefs are not a new phenomenon or conservationist creation.
I no longer have an irrational fear of this predator, although I do respect that whenever I enter the ocean, I am trespassing into their domain.
Mention Australian diving destinations and most people will first think about the Great Barrier Reef in tropical Queensland.
Among the rolling hills and lush green countryside of Lancaster, Pennsylvania lies a secret, hidden in the streams and rivers that nourish these productive farmlands.
Where in the world is Saint Helena? So apt a question was this that it became a marketing slogan for the tiny island in the South Atlantic off the southwest coast of Africa.
It took more than an hour to drive from the hotel in Cancun to the Abyss Dive Center near Playa del Carmen. After securing our gear, we got into the back of an old truck for the next part of the journey.
Most new divers are taught the flutter kick when they start diving, and it’s easy to see why — the flutter kick is just like the one used in freestyle swimming.
Listen to and watch your instructor. When he or she is demonstrating a skill, pay attention. They’re doing so for your benefit, and hopefully they have already mastered the skills themselves.