Two of the best ways to eat a California dive day's catch are also the simplest. Here is how to turn bonito, rockfish, and bass into proper fish tacos and bright, fresh ceviche at home.

The collar - the meat behind the gills and pectoral fin - is the richest, most tender cut on a big fish, and most divers discard it. Here is how to cut and grill yellowtail, white seabass, and big rockfish collars.

Every diver knows the sinking feeling of pulling up to the coast and seeing green water. But here’s something the veterans have learned and the data now backs up: not all green water is bad water. Some of the greenest-looking days still deliver 30 feet of visibility — and there’s a way to tell the difference before you ever get wet. The trick is reading two numbers instead of one.

The technique for proper beer-battered fish and chips at home: choosing firm white fish like rockfish, lingcod, or halibut, mixing a light cold batter, controlling oil temperature, and frying chips that actually stay crisp.

Spearfishing in the Cook Islands, a Rarotonga travel guide

June 2026 will be remembered as the month the bloom came six weeks ahead of schedule. Across California's dive zones—from Monterey to San Diego—the combination of marine heatwave warmth at the surface and persistent cold-water upwelling at depth created a perfect storm for plankton productivity. The result: an early-June red tide event that hammered visibility from the Bay Area through Orange County, with only offshore pinnacles and depth-access sites offering reprieve.

Upwelling: Why Central California went blue this week while San Diego stayed green?

Laguna's coves are beautiful, sheltered, and almost entirely closed to take. Here is how to understand South Orange County's marine protected maze and where divers can still legally hunt.

A deep, detailed walkthrough of making sushi at home from your own catch, with full attention to which fish to use, how to handle it safely, perfect seasoned rice, knife technique, and exactly how and in which direction to cut the fish for tender, clean slices.

Where the sun is in the sky changes everything about visibility, fish behavior, and shot opportunity. Here is how to use it.

Every June, San Diego visibility tanks from a red tide bloom. Here's why it happens like clockwork, where to still find clean water, and when it clears.

Vanuatu's volcanic island chain in the South Pacific offers spearfishing access that's rare in the modern world — small populations, minimal pressure, and reef systems that look like Pacific diving used to look 50 years ago. What to expect, where to go, and the logistics of getting there.

Los Angeles County's coast offers more spearfishing variety than most divers realize. A region-by-region breakdown covering Palos Verdes, Redondo, Malibu, and the Catalina Island connection - dive sites, target species, and what each zone produces.

Most dive accidents happen because the buddy team never had the conversation. The 5-minute pre-dive briefing template that makes the buddy system actually work — even with strangers and new dive partners.

Father's Day 2026 falls on June 21. Looking for a spearfishing gift that actually gets used? A practical gift guide organized by budget - from $25 stocking stuffers to $1500+ trip-changers - with picks for new divers, intermediate divers, and serious spearfishing veterans.

Tide drives bait, predator behavior, and water clarity — and most California divers ignore it. Here is how to read the four phases, slack versus moving current, tidal range, and the best tide windows for white sea bass, yellowtail, halibut, and reef species.

Fish detect divers through vibration before they see them. Understanding the lateral line changes how you move in the water.

Aspetto is the most productive technique most California divers underuse. Here is how to do it well.

Upwelling events drop California water temperatures by 10-15 degrees in a single day. Why they happen, how to recognize them, and the tactical adjustments that produce fish during sudden cold water rather than waiting for conditions to recover.