Explore7 min read
Renting vs Buying Dive Gear: A Sensible Purchase Order
Rent or buy? A diver's honest order of purchase — mask, fins, computer, exposure suit, BCD, regs — with the math on when owning beats renting.
Tom Okafor ·
The Tidewright Journal
Everything we know about growing back the ocean.
Encyclopedia entries, coastal atlas guides, science explainers, farming know-how and recipes — written by Tidewright’s scientists, engineers, chefs and field crews, and open to everyone.
Encyclopedia9 min read
Sugar Kelp (Saccharina latissima): Species Profile
Sugar kelp is the sweet-tasting cold-water kelp that farmers love. Explore its biology, range, life cycle and why it anchors a new wave of ocean farming.
Dr. Theo Nakamura ·
Atlas9 min read
Kelp Forests of Big Sur: California's Vertical Coastline
A coastal atlas guide to Big Sur's kelp: cliff geology, upwelling and otters, where the canopy grows, and realistic access on California's wildest coast.
Tom Okafor ·
Explore8 min read
Action Cameras Underwater: A Kelp Forest Filming Guide
How to get genuinely good kelp-forest footage from an action camera — the settings, mounts, lights and habits that separate keepers from mush.
Tom Okafor ·
Encyclopedia9 min read
Golden Kelp (Ecklonia radiata): Species Profile
Golden kelp forms the backbone of Australia's Great Southern Reef. Learn to identify Ecklonia radiata and why this habitat-maker is on the move as oceans warm.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
Explore7 min read
Snorkelling in Swell: Technique for Moving Water
How to snorkel well when the water is moving — reading swell and surge, timing your entries, breathing through slosh, and knowing when to walk away.
Tom Okafor ·
Encyclopedia9 min read
Bull Kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana): Species Profile
Meet bull kelp, the fast-growing annual giant of North America's Pacific coast — its biology, Indigenous heritage, dramatic decline and the race to restore it.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·