Sharks! Manta Rays! Dolphins! Diving the Revillagigedo Socorros Islands with Nautilus Belle Amie April 2016

“We understand infinitely less about the world’s oceans than we do about stellar space” –Robert Rubin, Director of Pacific Manta Research Group In April 2016, my friend Eric and I joined t...

Koh Tao, Thailand scuba diving January 2016

During a business trip to Thailand in December 2015/January 2016, I was fortunate enough to be able to sneak in some diving in Koh Tao.  Koh in Thai means island, and Tao means turtle….so Koh Tao i...

Diving the oil rigs of Long Beach, California

About 8.5 miles off the coast of Long Beach harbor are three oil rigs open for divers with advance permits.  My favorite dive group (Power Scuba out of San Diego) regularly obtains these permits to t...

Islas Mujeres, Mexico July 2014 Scuba Diving and freediving with shale sharks

The whale shark is one of nature’s most impressive and humbling creatures. They can reach lengths in excess of 41′ and weight in excess of 47,000 lbs, yet they curiously feed on one of the...

Socorro Islands and Sea of Cortez diving June 2015

The Socorro Islands (also known as Islas Revillagigedos) is a small set of islands formed by volcanos that are still somewhat active.  This set of islands is considered an archipalego and are often r...