Author Archives: Chris Knight

Fish Friday – Big Bad Bocaccio

Posted on March 24, 2017

This weeks fish, if it were a boxer, would always be leading with it’s chin. Growing up to 3 feet in length, the bocaccio is instantly recognizable by it tremendously long lower jaw, extending past it’s eye socket into a … Continue reading →

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Sláinte! It’s the Fish Friday Gaelic Edition – How about a “Gliomach” with butter?

Posted on March 17, 2017

With Fish Friday falling on St. Patricks Day, I thought I’d take a little creative license and go with the Gaelic name of an invert we’re all familiar with. Say hello to the spiny lobster, a familiar and popular resident … Continue reading →

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Fish Friday – Giant Sea Bass

Posted on March 10, 2017

Stereolepis gigas is truly the King of the Reef. Anyone that’s ever encountered one under the kelp canopy knows. Ranging up to 8 feet from tip to tail and over 5oo lbs, these gentle giants have become more commonly encountered … Continue reading →

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TBT – The Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Los Angeles County Underwater Unit 1966

Posted on March 10, 2017

A lot of people don’t know this but formal dive training as we know it today was born out of a relationship between the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the County of Los Angeles in the early 1950’s. As a … Continue reading →

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Diver Day at the Aquarium of the Pacific – March 11th

Posted on February 24, 2017

It’s been such a wet winter in California that we haven’t had much time to get in the water  with our finned friends. The Aquarium of the Pacific wants to help you with your marine withdrawals and is offering free … Continue reading →

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Ocean Science and Abalone and why trying to bring them back isn’t shellfish

Posted on February 14, 2017

It’s hard to imagine that at one time abalone were as thick as 70’s shag carpet on the rocky reefs of California. Native American coastal tribes, not having actual 70’s shag carpet, gathered them as a staple of their diet … Continue reading →

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Yes, We’ve still got Ocean Problems in California – Throw Back Thursday

Posted on January 27, 2017

In a world that seems to be more filled with uncertainty than ever these days, we at California Fine Diving would like to give a little perspective on where we in California are in terms of ocean health. This photo, … Continue reading →

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