This is probably going to be one of the easiest posts that I have made.

Brother Paul, aka Professional Debriefer Paul, made an excellent video of this event; I did the underwater portion of the video and ended up loaning him my camera to transfer the footage – my upload speed is too slow and we wanted the video done within a day.

I carved a small pumpkin and then proceeded to find other groups of divers making their masterpieces for the exciting video footage.

Logged Dive #359
Veteran’s Park
Redondo Beach, CA

Solo Diving/SoCal Buddy Diving

In With: 2900 psi
Out With: 1500 psi
Max depth: 35 feet
Waves: Pretty flat
Visibility: 15 feet
Water Temperature: About 58 degrees, I think
Total Bottom Time: About 35 minutes

Watch this event as it happened…

To watch this video on YouTube, Click here!

The air has that “it’s getting Winter time” feel and everyone knows what that means!

It’s almost lobster season!

This Saturday morning at midnight, every Tom, Dick and Harry with a SCUBA tank or hoop net will be in the water looking for what is left of the California Spiny lobster.

The waiting for midnight, the two dives in crowded boat-to-boat waters, the beer and party on the way back, the stop at the Monster Lobster contest at Dive N Surf – more of a tradition than anything else, I will be among them.

Remember, you need a valid California fishing license, ocean enhancement stamp and a lobster report card to hunt for lobsters.

California Fishing Licences can be bought online here.

I am concerned about this season, however.

For the last several months I have been actively looking for lobsters on my almost weekly day time dives; lobsters usually hide in between rocks or inside reefs during the day, and I can usually spot them preseason.

Not this year.

Word has it, the marine preserves and remote Channel Islands are still teaming with spiny lobsters, but I haven’t spotted more than a few along Palos Verdes.

Unless these creatures are hidding well, this season is going to be really, really tough.

Let’s liberate as many legal lobsters as we can this season!

Best of luck to all the lobster hunters!

To view this video on YouTube.com, click here.