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Go Before It’s Gone: Isla Guadalupe

Travis Marshall — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:07:31 +0000

Men’s Journal Magazine, Mar. 2009

This island 210 miles south of San Diego is possibly the greatest place on Earth to view great white sharks in action — drop a cage in the water, add some chum, then jump in and watch the show thrash around you. But all of that is changing, and fast: The Mexican government last year banned chumming to protect the sharks. The irony is that no chum means fewer sharks, less tourist interest, and therefore more illegal fishing that the dive boats once held at bay. Outfitters are already alarmed by an increase in poaching and fear the great white population there is on the verge of collapse. “I’m cutting back on the number of trips,” says Patric Douglas, owner of outfitter Shark Diver. “But they’re filling up fast. People want to see these animals while they still have the chance” ($3,100 for five days; sharkdiver.com).

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Great Whites Off Limits at Guadalupe?

Travis Marshall — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:18:49 +0000

Scuba Diving Magazine, Sept. 2008

Guadalupe shark diving operators may lose access to one of the world’s hottest spots for white shark cage diving.

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Alligator vs. Diver

Travis Marshall — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:40:13 +0000

Scuba Diving Magazine, Aug. 2008

Know what to do when an alligator attacks underwater? Ike Monreal survived, and you can too.

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Nintendo Dives into Endless Oceans

Travis Marshall — Wed, 28 May 2008 21:30:52 +0000

Scuba Diving Magazine, May 2008

A new “diving simulator” for Nintendo Wii lets gamers get wet from their living rooms.

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Holy *&^#! Killer Squid!

Travis Marshall — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:18:27 +0000

Scuba Diving Magazine, Mar. 2008

Meet the Humboldt squid: Length; up to eight feet. Arms; eight, plus two grasping tentacles. Vitals; an inquisative, calculating brain and three hearts pumping cold, blue blood. Defenses; 40,000 teeth embedded in 1,200 suction discs–and one razor sharp beak. Food; anything it can get its suckers on.

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Ready to Get Tank’d?

Travis Marshall — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:04:51 +0000

Scuba Diving Magazine, Mar. 2008

Two dive instructors serve up a double shot of underwater action in a new dive travel and adventure TV series.