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Abalone Season Officially Closed Until 2021
Abalone divers and shoreline pickers will need to wait until at least 2021 to legally harvest abalone again. At a meeting in Oceanside on Wednesday, the California Fish and Game Commission decided to...
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Academy of Underwater Arts & Sciences Announces 2019 NOGI Award Recipients
The Academy of Underwater Arts & Sciences (AUAS) is pleased to announce the 2019 recipients of the prestigious NOGI Award. Recipients of the 2019 NOGI Awards are: Brian Skerry (Arts), Dr. Tom...
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To Help Abalone, California Divers Are Harvesting Purple Urchins This Weekend
To help give a boost to the struggling abalone population on California’s north coast, divers are preparing to harvest purple sea urchins this Saturday near Mendocino. Organized by the Waterman’s...
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The Marine Mammal Center Confirms Gray Whale Death Result of Severe Malnutrition
(SAUSALITO, Calif. – April 10, 2019) – Scientists at The Marine Mammal Center confirm that the gray whale that stranded near Rodeo, CA, last week died of severe malnutrition. As an adult male, this...
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Marine Mammal Center Reminds People To “Leave Seals Be”
The familiar cackling sound of northern elephant seals and soft “mah, mah” vocalizations of harbor seals mark their return to local beach rookeries to give birth to their pups. With Spring underway,...
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Another Gray Whale Whale Struck By A Ship; 9th Death in Northern California...
Early Monday, May 6, a dead gray whale washed ashore at Ocean Beach in San Francisco. It was the ninth gray whale to have washed ashore in the San Francisco Bay Area this year. The Marine Mammal...
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PADI Introduces PADI Loves, a Unique Marketplace for Ocean Friendly...
PADI is building on their ethos of protecting and preserving the ocean planet by introducing PADI Loves, a thoughtfully curated marketplace that features apparel, dive accessories and lifestyle...
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Tahoe Divers Join Coastal Cleanup Day In Preparation for 2020 Cleanup
Coastal Cleanup Day – the world’s largest volunteer day to protect our environment – took place on Saturday, September 21. In California, the annual cleanup wasn’t limited to the coastline – one group...
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70 Days on the Water: Cyril Derreumaux Departs Sunday on Kayak Trip from...
Cyril Derreumaux is a man who has spent much of his 44 years seeking adventure. A lifelong traveler and ultra endurance athlete, his accomplishments go far beyond the typical weekend warrior....
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PADI and Blancpain Join Forces to Help Protect 30% of the Ocean by 2030
Photo credit: Oceana RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, California, USA (March 8, 2022) — The Professional Association of Diving Instructors®(PADI®), the world’s largest dive training organization, and Swiss...
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