This month we’ll be back in Silver Lake for our monthly club meeting. The date is Wednesday, August 16th and we’ll be gathering at Casita del Campo. Join us to see what’s new and reconnect with the membership. Also this evening we plan to screen the first half of the Netflix documentary “Chasing Coral” about the decline in healthy marineRead more »...

CoCo View Vernacular A strike in baseball is bad; but to a bowler, it’s good. Similarly, having an old, rusty clunker in your front yard is frowned upon, but at CoCo View having a wreck in your “front yard” is amazing Picture a landscape of aqua clear blue water, hammocks swaying in the breeze, parrots cawing in the distance, andRead more »...

Did you know that the latest group of dive students are heading out to Casino Point this weekend to demonstrate their skills in the open water?  That means it’s the perfect opportunity for all you already-certified divers to join them on this day trip and to get in a couple of dives at the marine park there. There have beenRead more »...

A few years ago, divers discovered an apparent underwater “lost city” off the coast of Zakynthos in Greece. New research reveals that the site, which was thought to be the ruins of a long-forgotten civilization that perished when tsunamis hit the shore, is in actuality a geological formation—and a bizarre one at that. Looking at the photos of these underwaterRead more »...

The recent Barnacle Buster club trip to Cozumel was an amazing adventure to say the least. The flight home was a rough return to reality and in stark contrast to the rest of the trip, but it didn’t matter. We were still flying high from diving in Cozumel. Seven days earlier . . . For Thomas and me, Cozumel wasRead more »...

This year’s Splash Day was one of the largest ever. The free annual event gives aspiring divers an opportunity to try out scuba gear in a swimming pool with an instructor before committing to a  class. For certified divers, it’s a chance to refresh skills and catch up with friends....

Scientists are seeing a marked increase in the ocean’s cephalopod population. Scientists are not sure as to the cause or whether their “boom” will last, but either way this makes for great siting opportunities for all watchful divers! An analysis published today in Current Biology indicates that numerous species across the world’s oceans have increased in numbers since the 1950s. “The consistencyRead more »...