Diving the California Coast since 1955

Equipment Maintenance

Useful and entertaining program on taking care of your diving equipment and how (and when) to do some in-field and home repairs.

Presentation covering Low-Cost Underwater Camera Types, General Tips, Composition, Camera Shooting Modes, Exposure and Strobe Placement.

Introduction to photo editing with Photoshop Elements

Aqua Tutus Diving Club celebrated another year with their annual Holiday Party on December 9 at La Cabana Restaurant in Newark. Almost 60 Tooters, including family members and our friends from Vaqueros Del Mar Diving Club, enjoyed the evening.

Aqua Tooter November 2018

In November we had our second Members Night of 2018 featured presentations by Fritz Welss, Jono Dove, and Patti Baugh.

2019 Board of Directors

These officers and volunteers may lead the club, but it takes each of us members to help make it THRIVE and GROW.

Blast from the Past

Images from the Club scrapbooks.

In Memoriam, Rick Carlsen

On September 21, 2018, just 6 days short of his golden wedding anniversary, Rick passed away at the age of 82.

Members Night - Land and Sea

Our second Members Night of 2018 featured presentations by Fritz Welss, Jono Dove, and Patti Baugh.

California spiny lobster found at North Monastery

Aqua Tooter October 2018

At our October meeting, we were delighted to hear a presentation from Paulina Salinas-Ruiz, an Applied Marine & Watershed Science M.S. graduate student at California State University Monterey Bay.

Finescale triggerfish, Balistes polylepis, spotted at Breakwater Wall

Strange Fish in Weird Places with Paulina Salinas-Ruiz

At our October meeting, we were delighted to hear a presentation from Paulina Salinas-Ruiz, addressing fish and invertebrates that are migrating north up the west coast where they are not considered an indigenous species.

Aqua Tooter September 2018

At our September meeting, Linda Hunter from the Wild Oyster Project explained the mission of the project and why bringing back native oysters can help prevent damage from rising sea levels.

California Bans Giant Ocean Fishing Nets

Used to catch swordfish, the giant nylon curtains often entangle dozens of other marine species.

More to the "White Shark Café" Than Originally Thought!

A recent expedition to the mid-Pacific region dubbed the “White Shark Café” has revealed not an apparently empty area, but one that was teaming with life.