Northwest Dive Club

That was such a fun dive Jan - really cool to bump into you like that Thanks again for the photo!

So much for "anglers" are selective fishers, I'll just keep a hook overboard in closed rockfish areas... I agree - there's always going to be some bycatch, though I think that educating anglers and teaching them what the environments are like, the habits of various species, and different ...

Curt the timing is right for a die-off of Plainfin Midshipmen. In the late spring and early summer these fish come to shallow waters to nest - the males stay to guard the eggs and the young, and become quite emaciated in the process. Large numbers of them die and wash up on the shore. Ugly fish, nea...

I see people clearly bottom fishing alot - outside of ling season and over reefs. They are not targeting sole and rockfish are closed in areas 9 and 10. Sure they could be taking cabbies... but color me skeptical. Could be Cabezon - or flatfish of various varieties - or Kelp Greenling (though I sus...

If you're heading to Monterey... I can recommend the Monterey Express, especially if Phil Sammet's at the helm. You can rent HP100s from Glenn's Aquarius II dive shop, which is right at the breakwater (popular local shore dive - makes a great night dive IMHO). They bank EAN32 and will blend other mi...

Bellingham Channel - 10 feet on Saturday, 8 feet on Monday.

Another excellent TED presentation - thanks for posting.

It's not in any of the (very few) books on diving in the area AFAIK, and I don't recall seeing it mentioned in any magazine articles. Some good info already posted here though. I like the east-northeast extent of the island - some nice steep walls and undercuts and there are shelves and drops on dow...

I remember this death, but the exact area of their dive is a bit muddied in my mind. Does anyone recall? Was it by shore or charter? Otherwise I have no idea of the merits of the claims. It was charter, and it was off Northwest Island, just off Rosario Beach IIRC. - Janna I guess I find it interest...

oldsalt wrote:Live a clean life and someday you will be an old man too.

Maybe so, but you won't have very many good stories to tell

I wouldn't claim any particular expertise on the subject, but I don't see any unusual depth of field in the photographs at the page you linked. They seem quite typical in that regard. What is noteworthy is the photographer's talent for lighting/exposure and framing. Was an interesting article - than...

Enjoyed the video Aaron - thanks :) I think the perfect trip would be to go up at the time of year when the Six Gills are around and the Sea Lions are still on the island. Then you could alternate between deep wall dives for potential Six Gill encounters and shallower off-gassing dives on the Sea Li...

Thanks for the post - getting really excited now as I'm just two weeks away from a week of diving around Fort Lauderdale, Key Largo and Islamorada Woohoo!

I might be there if weather won't allow boat diving. Surprised you've never been to Langley Janna - it is a great fall-back location that works 99.9% of the time when other places are blown out - terrific for night dives too.

Try it next time you have a tank to VIP ;) I've drained my cylinders to inspect them, swap valves etc a bunch of times though - that's why the statement struck me as inaccurate. Just went out to the garage, located my emptiest cylinder - it was an LP72 at 490psi. Hooked up a reg and hit the 2nd sta...

lundysd wrote:In my experience, a tank with ~200psi will take at least 5 mins to drain if the valve is opened fully....

That doesn't sound right to me at all.

I just hooked up an analog gauge and it didn't even register. HOWEVER, air still comes out of the LP ports... and I can turn the tank on (STILL) and get air coming out. Was the mechanical gauge plumbed through one of the same 1st stages belonging to you or your husband? Or was it attached to a comp...

Kelly when were they last hydrostatically tested, and are they oxygen clean?

Cera I agree with others who've guessed at an obstruction in the HP flow - either at the regulator end of the hoses or inside the regulator itself. Do you habitually open tank valves to clear water/debris before attaching your first stage? It could be that the "bad" cylinder had some junk ...

You could take the ferry over to dive Langley.

I was awestruck by the segment on William Beebe and Otis Barton in the Bathysphere. UW pioneers or crazy mofos? Both, IMHO. I don't have TV so I didn't see the program you're talking about unfortunately. But, I recently managed to get a copy of William Beebe's book, "Half Mile Down" (1934...

Interesting article - thanks for the link John.

Glad you guys got a dive in. My favorite thing about Langley has always been the hot showers and the heated floors in the bathroom. I can't seem to break away to dive at all lately and it helps to read your report - thanks. Langley night dive is definitely on the list now. Better make it quick thoug...

Can't make it this time but it's an excellent idea and the timing is right. Just looked at the marine forecast though and it looks a bit unpleasant :( Big south winds all day continuing into the night - might be some pretty hefty surf rolling in by the breakwater - some might do the crawl entry/exit...

It turns out that this one was just a dog bone that someone had tucked inside of an old shoe. When they were washing up with regularity I heard a theory that they may have been from a jet boat tour accident that occurred some time ago on the Fraser River. Not sure that makes sense to me though. I kn...