A big male sheephead cruises the Avalon Underwater Park. Photo by Dale Sheckler.
April 2002
Vol.19, No. 4

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FROM THE PUBLISHER
To Hunt or Not to Hunt? Deciding for Yourself
by Dale Sheckler

NORTHERN CHANNEL ISLANDS
Dive Spot Santa Cruz Island:
Big Rock
by Dale Sheckler

CATALINA —
Dive Spot Catalina Island:
Arrow Point
by Dale Sheckler

SOUTH COAST
Dive Spot Los Angeles County:
Star of Scotland Wreck
by Kim Sheckler


This diver correctly identifies a calico bass.
Photo by Dale Sheckler.

UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY —
Successful Underwater Night Macro Photography
by Dale Sheckler

DIVE GEAR —
Gear Review:
Cressi sub Horizon Mask
by Dale Sheckler

Gear Review:
TUSA Platina Evolution BC
by Dale Sheckler

UNDERWATER HUNTING —
California's Changing Abalone Laws — The Science Behind the Law
by Bruce Watkins

CENTRAL COAST —
Dive Spot Monterey:
Aumentos Reef
by Bruce Watkins

MARINE LIFE —
One-in-a-Billion Clam
by Nancy Vander Velde

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