October 1999
Vol. 16 No. 10

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FROM THE EDITOR
Kids Learn and Appreciate by Getting Wet
by Kim Sheckler

NORTH COAST
Dive Spot Mendocino Co.: Elk
by Bruce Watkins

CENTRAL COAST
Dive Spot Monterey County: Diablo Pinnacles
by Bruce Watkins

CHANNEL ISLANDS SPECIAL
Dive Spot Santa Barbara Island
by Bonnie Cardone

SOUTH COAST
Dive Spot San Diego County: La Jolla Cove
by Dale Sheckler

UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY
PCUPC Images Dazzle; "Dive the Docks" Help OCUPS Team Win
by Steve Benavides

CALIFORNIA MARINE LIFE
The Showy Ostrich Plume Hydroid and Its Entourage
by Nancy Vander Velde

CALIFORNIA UNDERWATER HUNTING
Get Bugged! by Dale Sheckler

DIVE GEAR
Dive Gear Review: Cressi-Sub Focus Mask (black skirt)
by Dale Sheckler

Dive Gear Review: TUSA Liberator 2 Buoyancy Compensator
by Dale Sheckler

CALIFORNIA SCUBA CALENDAR
Special Events | Boat Schedules

DEPARTMENTS
Letters to the Editor | Heard Through the Kelp Vine | News Briefs
Dive Buddy Directory | Dive Club News & Happenings

 
ON THE COVER:
Lobster at La Jolla Cove (
click here for story in this issue).
Photo by Bruce Watkins.


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