Humpback Whale and the Trail of Trash
Jan 22, 2021
Both our Captain Kurt and Videographer Mark Girardeau documented a horrific line of trash off the coast of Southern California. They were both interviewed by the Orange County Register about this phenomenon. Kurt shares his story & pics and Mark gave us permission to show his video. There is a happy part about dolphins escorting our boat (great pics!)
Second FAD Removed by ODA-HI This Month
Jan 19, 2021
It’s becoming a fad to retrieve FADs! This time the illegal Fish Aggregating Device was removed from Big Island waters. More fish will be safe without this thing floating around…
Coastal Waters of Oahu Free of Abandoned Fishing Gear
Jan 15, 2021
Happiness is giving back to the oceans! ODA-HI gang had fun together while removing a slew of debris. Join them for the journey to keep Oahu water clean…
Coho Salmon Dying from Chemical in Tires
Jan 13, 2021
Now we know beyond a shadow of a doubt that we’ve been doing the right thing by removing tires from harbors and water ways! Check out Captain Kurt’s blog on this...
Fish Aggregating Device ‘FAD’ Removed from Harm’s Way in Oahu Waters
Jan 4, 2021
An uplifting way to start the New Year!
ODA-HI lifts out a FAD (fish aggregating device) that not only could be used to kill a lot of fish, it was a hazard to humans as well. Heavy lifting!
Killer Debris Removed from Popular Oahu Fishing Site
Dec 28, 2020
Our ODA-HI-Oahu team was thrilled to get back to a site we regularly clean called Spitting Caves to remove a build-up of abandoned fishing line. This stuff entangles coral, turtles, eels, all kinds of fish, and even manta rays...
ODA-Hawaii Cleans Two Debris Sites
Dec 8, 2020
Who are these real-life action heroes, you ask? Yes! They're some of our ODA-Hawai'i volunteers who were able to gather for a socially-distanced debris removal outings. Come see what they found!
Hoop Nets Removed and Riverbed Cleaned
Nov 18, 2020
Another form of lobster trap is called a “hoop net” and our dive crews are happy to take them out of harm's way while an onshore team picks of scads of plastic and trash.
Nov 3, 2020 - Despite the Fog, Santa Cruz & Anacapa Islands Reveal Many Lobster Traps
Oct 29, 2020 - Simultaneous Sea-Saving Successes
Oct 26, 2020 - Trap Tracker Data Drive Delivers
Oct 21, 2020 - Beautiful Coastal Waters Become a Dangerous ‘Jungle’ for Whales
Oct 16, 2020 - Tracking Traps in Order to Give Whales Safe Passage
Sep 30, 2020 - Environmental Crimes Against Our Oceans
Sep 23, 2020 - Clearing Abandoned Lobster Traps Before Legal Hunting Begins
Sep 18, 2020 - World Clean Up Day with Inspiration from ODA Friend Laura Angelini
Sep 14, 2020 - Ghost Net Hit and Run
Sep 1, 2020 - Limited Visibility on Seven-mile Wall Crawl Doesn’t Stop Dive Crew
Aug 28, 2020 - Adopt-a-Channel Project Continues
Aug 20, 2020 - Continued Success Finding Ghost Gear on the Seven-mile Wall Crawl
Aug 18, 2020 - Let’s not forget about the Plastic Plague!
Aug 6, 2020 - Waiahole Beach Park is Relieved of 3,000 Pounds of Debris Thanks to ODA-HI and Nudi Wear
Aug 4, 2020 - Will the Whales of the Pacific Ever Get to Breathe a Sigh of Relief?
Jul 29, 2020 - Partnership & Scientific Studies with Friends of Hanauma Bay
Jul 21, 2020 - Working with Fishermen to Remove Harmful Marine Debris
Jul 14, 2020 - Trio of Ocean Defenders Haul Out Hazardous Fishing Line
Jul 7, 2020 - California Considers New Regulations to Promote Ropeless Traps
Jun 9, 2020 - Seven-mile Wall Crawl for Ocean Debris Begins
Jun 3, 2020 - Seven Lobster Traps Out of Harm’s Way
May 22, 2020 - ODA Works for Ocean Biodiversity Every Day
May 20, 2020 - Three Ocean Debris Sites Cleaned in Oahu Waters
May 7, 2020 - All Systems Go…for Ocean Debris Removal
Apr 28, 2020 - Individuals in Our Alliance Defend the Oceans
Apr 20, 2020 - Whales Sing Praises to the ODA-HI Crew
Apr 15, 2020 - ODA Technical Diver Featured Guest on UTD Scuba Diving Podcast
Apr 7, 2020 - Calm and Collecting Debris at Point Panic
Mar 21, 2020 - So Much Ocean Defending Work to Do
Mar 2, 2020 - ‘Fog’ Boat Wreck Continues to Snag Debris
Jan 27, 2020 - Large Volunteer Turnout for Honokohau Harbor Cleanup
Jan 21, 2020 - The Microplastic Pollution Problem
Jan 16, 2020 - Sandy Beach in Oahu Gets Cleaning by ODA
Jan 14, 2020 - Strong Currents Don’t Stop the ODA-Hawaii Debris Removers
Nov 27, 2019 - Giant Black Sea Bass Are Protected by ODA
Nov 27, 2019 - Marine Wildlife Motivates ODA-Hawaii Debris-Removal Crew
Nov 5, 2019 - ODA Volunteers Clean Our Adopted ‘Flood-Control’ Channel
Oct 28, 2019 - Determined Defenders Get Their Debris
Oct 23, 2019 - Anchors Away and A Lot of Other Debris Too
Oct 8, 2019 - California Waters Cough Up Derelict Fishing Gear
Oct 3, 2019 - Future Ocean Defenders
Oct 2, 2019 - ODA’s Initial Cleanup at Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve
Sep 25, 2019 - Coyote Creek Channel Cleanup
Sep 23, 2019 - A Heavy Day for All Divers / ODA Divers Haul Heavy Load
Sep 10, 2019 - Kawaihae Harbor Gets Cleaned by ODA-HI
Aug 28, 2019 - Massive Haul at Honokohau Harbor Cleanup
Aug 26, 2019 - Dedicated Oahu Divers Remove Deadly Marine Debris
Aug 15, 2019 - Channel Islands Maritime Museum Exhibit About ODA
Aug 12, 2019 - The Net Worth of Ghost Net is Priceless
Aug 6, 2019 - Killer Nets Hang Onto Sunken Boat Wreck
Jul 23, 2019 - Abandoned Fishing Nets No Longer Ensnare Marine Life
Jul 17, 2019 - Video: ODA-Hawaii Volunteers Untangle Coral and Pufferfish
Jul 9, 2019 - Dangerous Debris Collects Around Sunken Vessels
Jul 3, 2019 - Sea Turtles and Puffer Fish Helped by ODA-Hawaii
Jul 2, 2019 - Defending Ocean Life with Compassion Over Killing
Jun 21, 2019 - Different Ways to Defend the Ocean
Jun 13, 2019 - World Oceans Day is Busy for ODA-Hawaii
Jun 4, 2019 - Sunken Boat - and ODA Crew - Snag Marine Debris
May 21, 2019 - Dockside Dinner for the Oceans
May 10, 2019 - Oahu Divers Give Back to the Ocean
Apr 22, 2019 - Two-Year Anniversary of a Partnership Made in Ocean Heaven
Apr 17, 2019 - Ghost Gear Removed from Southern California Coastal Waters
Apr 11, 2019 - Big Island Boat Harbor’s Getting Better All the Time
Apr 2, 2019 - Preparation is Key
Mar 25, 2019 - ‘Twas Ladies Day on the ol’ LegaSea
Mar 21, 2019 - Volunteers Rid Hawai’i Waters of Coral-Strangling Lines and More
Mar 1, 2019 - Middle School Students Already Defending the Oceans
Feb 26, 2019 - It Wasn’t ‘The Last Straw’ at Bolsa Chica Beach
Feb 20, 2019 - ODA-HI Oahu Dive Team Removes Ghost Gear
Feb 18, 2019 - Bolsa Chica Beach Relieved of Debris
Feb 13, 2019 - Volunteers Needed to Clean Sunset Beach CA
Feb 6, 2019 - Hawaii’s 'Big Island' Water Cleanup with Kohala Divers
Feb 5, 2019 - Seal Beach Cleanup Opportunity
Jan 21, 2019 - Improvement Project Continues in Big Island Boat Harbor
Dec 27, 2018 - Toxic Lead Fishing Weights Removed from Oahu Waters
Dec 20, 2018 - Shoreline Cleanup at Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge
Dec 19, 2018 - The Tale of the Malibu Crab Trap
Dec 12, 2018 - Beach Cleanup in Southern California
Dec 4, 2018 - Northern California Crab Traps Tracked by ODA
Nov 28, 2018 - ODA Tracks Traps in Central California
Nov 12, 2018 - Squid and Gill Nets Cleared from Artificial Reef
Oct 17, 2018 - Captain Kurt to Give Talk at Burroughs Nature Club
Oct 10, 2018 - So Cal Underwater Radio Tower Gets Cleaned
Oct 8, 2018 - Honokohau Harbor Cleanup Kick-off
Sep 19, 2018 - Opportunity to Cleanup Honokohau Harbor
Sep 18, 2018 - Net Loss for the Ocean is Actually a Net Gain
Sep 13, 2018 - Sometimes the Easy Jobs are the Hardest
Sep 11, 2018 - Massive Abandoned Net off Big Island No Longer Traps Ocean Life
Aug 24, 2018 - A Tale of Two Cleanups
Aug 13, 2018 - Laguna California Waters Safer for Marine Wildlife
Aug 6, 2018 - Hazardous Fishing Gear Hauled Out of Oahu Waters
Jul 31, 2018 - Honokohau Harbor and Two Other Sites Get ODA-HI’s Attention
Jul 26, 2018 - Underwater Harbor Cleanup in Big Island Waters
Jul 18, 2018 - Cleaning the Breakwall of Los Angeles Harbor
Jul 9, 2018 - Sunken Vessel Collects Marine Debris – ODA Removes It
Jul 2, 2018 - ODA-HI Oahu Team Cleans Oceans to Help Marine Wildlife and Habitat
Jun 29, 2018 - Trap and All Kinds of Debris Removed from So Cal Waters
Jun 13, 2018 - Marine Protected Area Cleaned by ODA
Jun 7, 2018 - Southern California Ghost Gear Recovery
May 30, 2018 - Big Island’s ‘Trail of Tears’ Freed of Trash and Fishing Gear
May 24, 2018 - Oahu’s Spitting Caves Cleaned of Marine Debris
May 23, 2018 - Killer Traps Kill No More
May 15, 2018 - Derelict Fishing Gear Removed from Huntington Harbor
May 7, 2018 - Earth Day Cleanups on the Big Island of Hawaii
Apr 20, 2018 - ODA Partners in Monster Net Removal at Kailua Beach
Apr 19, 2018 - Students Using ROV Assist with Marine Debris Removal
Apr 17, 2018 - Dockside Dinner and Drinks 2018
Apr 2, 2018 - Testing, Training, Trap Tracking and Removal
Mar 12, 2018 - ODA-HI Volunteers Remove Ghost Gear and Multiple Abandoned Nets
Mar 6, 2018 - Dockside Dinner & Drinks
Feb 28, 2018 - Whale Disentanglement Team (WET) Continues Training ODA
Feb 8, 2018 - Tracking Traps to Protect Whales and All Marine Life
Feb 5, 2018 - Abandoned Fishing Gear Removed from Oahu’s Coastal Waters
Jan 31, 2018 - So Cal Plastic Patrol Cleans Birds' Ocean Habitat
Jan 23, 2018 - Jack’s Diving Locker and ODA Launch First Debris Removal Expedition
Jan 22, 2018 - Cleaning Our Waterways: ODA’s New Adopt A Channel
Jan 4, 2018 - Hawai’i Preparatory Academy Cares About the Ocean
Jan 2, 2018 - Kohala Divers and ODA Join in Inaugural Debris Removal Dive
Dec 13, 2017 - Huge net retrieved = huge goal achieved
Dec 1, 2017 - ODA’s Trap Trackers are clearing the way for whales in Laguna Beach!
Nov 1, 2017 - ODA Trains with the NOAA Whale Entanglement Team
Oct 26, 2017 - Fishing Lines and Lead Weights Litter Oahu’s Ocean Floor
Oct 19, 2017 - Seal Beach Nat'l Wildlife Refuge’s Special Cleanup a Success
Oct 12, 2017 - Marine Wildlife Affected by the Health of Coral in Oahu
Oct 5, 2017 - Wetlands Cleanup at Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge
Sep 26, 2017 - Humpback Whale Killed by Derelict Fishing Gear
Sep 20, 2017 - Maui’s Sugar Beach Sure Looks Sweet (After ODA Cleanup)!
Sep 14, 2017 - Big Island of Hawai’i Coastal Waters Need Our Help
Sep 11, 2017 - ‘Kohala Divers’ and ODA: New Big Island of Hawai’i Alliance for Ocean Debris Removal
Sep 8, 2017 - ‘Jack’s Diving Locker’ Partners Up with ODA for Clean Oceans on the Big Island of Hawai’i
Aug 29, 2017 - Oahu Coral Freed from Smothering Ghost Gear
Aug 17, 2017 - Lawsuit to End Whale, Sea Turtle Entanglements in California Dungeness Crab Gear
Aug 3, 2017 - Removing Monofilament Fishing Line Makes Oahu Water Safer
Jul 31, 2017 - Busy Summer Days at ODA
Jul 11, 2017 - National Marine Sanctuaries – No New Review Needed
Jul 6, 2017 - Oahu’s China Wall Cleaned by ODA-HI Crew
Jun 13, 2017 - Fishing Site Loaded with Dangerous Ghost Gear
Jun 9, 2017 - The Great Big Story
Jun 8, 2017 - New and Veteran Volunteers Remove Debris from LA Harbor
May 31, 2017 - Alliance Actions Abound
May 26, 2017 - Big Island and Maui Added to ODA's Hawai'ian Expansion
May 18, 2017 - ODA Hawai’i Schedules Monthly Dives in Oahu Waters
Apr 25, 2017 - Jeff Larson, We'll Miss You – a Friend to the Oceans and ODA
Apr 18, 2017 - Abandoned Lobster Traps Removed
Apr 12, 2017 - Women’s Sailing Association - Orange County - an ODA Presentation
Apr 11, 2017 - Channeling Debris from the Channel
Apr 3, 2017 - ODA Searches for Gray Whale Entangled in Ghost Gear
Mar 31, 2017 - Hawaii Ghost Gear Removal by ODA’s Captain
Mar 27, 2017 - Diversity in Defending the Oceans
Mar 14, 2017 - Cleanup at Bolsa Chica Channel
Mar 6, 2017 - 600 Pounds of Plastic Debris ‘Put in its Place’
Feb 14, 2017 - Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge Cleanup Effort Continues
Feb 7, 2017 - Wetlands More Habitable Now
Jan 31, 2017 - Huntington Beach Harbor Clean-up Under Way
Jan 26, 2017 - Plastic Patrol Plea for Partners
Jan 16, 2017 - A Plastic Ocean
Jan 11, 2017 - Cleaning Newport Beach Waters of Hazardous Debris
Dec 22, 2016 - Holiday Gifts for the Oceans
Dec 13, 2016 - Abandoned Squid Net Kills No More
Dec 12, 2016 - Canada Sees High Number of Whales Suffer Entanglement
Nov 28, 2016 - Set Out for Net and Scored Traps Instead!
Nov 21, 2016 - Celebrate Good Times…and Clean Oceans
Oct 20, 2016 - Fishing Gear Entangles Whale
Sep 29, 2016 - Hawai’i Chapter of ODA Launches First Expedition!
Sep 6, 2016 - Orange Slices TV Show Features Ocean Defenders Alliance
Aug 17, 2016 - Ghost Gear Removed Means More Healthy Ocean Life
Aug 8, 2016 - Eyes on the Water
Aug 4, 2016 - Back in Action!: Anacapa Island Lobster Traps Removed
Jul 6, 2016 - Wetlands Plastic Debris - Your ODA Team is on the Job
Jun 30, 2016 - NBC Los Angeles Covers ODA Efforts to Save Whales
Jun 28, 2016 - Whale Entanglements: A preventable problem
Jun 15, 2016 - Hauling and stalling in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
Jun 5, 2016 - Defending marine life for World Oceans Day!
May 25, 2016 - To save our salty ocean friends!
May 18, 2016 - End drift net killing! Urgent call to Action for all Ocean Defenders and Allies!
Apr 13, 2016 - Spring cleaning and a change of scenery
Mar 28, 2016 - Spring Cleaning for the Ocean
Mar 23, 2016 - Inaugural Activities for ODA Hawai’i
Mar 18, 2016 - ODA Launches New Hawai’i Chapter
Feb 11, 2016 - Super Haul Sunday
Feb 1, 2016 - Droning on About Efficiency
Dec 31, 2015 - Lobster Trap Lines and Remnants Removed
Dec 16, 2015 - Entanglements Impact on Whales
Dec 10, 2015 - Lost Fishing Nets Removed Making Ocean Safer
Nov 30, 2015 - Row of Traps and Lines - A Gauntlet for Whales
Nov 10, 2015 - Removing Traps from Hawthorne Reef
Oct 30, 2015 - ODA Wins Scuba Diving magazine's 'Sea Hero of the Year' award!
Oct 26, 2015 - Celebrating the Oceans with Channel Islands Divers
Oct 19, 2015 - Angel Therapy for the Oceans
Oct 8, 2015 - Water Talk - from Rivers and Lakes to the Ocean
Oct 6, 2015 - Catalina Island Underwater Cleanup
Sep 28, 2015 - Beach Cleanup for Disney VoluntEARS and ODA
Sep 21, 2015 - Coast to Coast Alliance Building
Sep 3, 2015 - Building Your Ocean Alliance!
Aug 26, 2015 - Los Angeles Harbor Cleanup
Aug 1, 2015 - Sunken Wreck Debris Haul-Out at Catalina Island
Jul 28, 2015 - Four Sons Brewery Supports ODA
Jul 25, 2015 - Boudin SF Bakery Supports ODA
Jul 15, 2015 - Lobster Hoop Net Hoopla
Jun 26, 2015 - Be Straw Free Project
Jun 4, 2015 - The Fulfilling Work of Removing Ghost Gear
May 4, 2015 - NBC News Features ODA
Apr 24, 2015 - Breakthrough at the Breakwall
Apr 22, 2015 - Happy Ocean-filled Earth Day
Apr 20, 2015 - TakePart Mag Shares ODA's Mission to Eradicate Ghost Gear
Apr 15, 2015 - Pacific Coast Forage Fish Protected
Apr 8, 2015 - The Path of a Cigarette Butt from the Gutter to the Ocean
Apr 1, 2015 - The Joy of Hoisting and Removing Abandoned Lobster Traps
Mar 20, 2015 - Whales Maimed and Killed by Ghost Gear
Mar 18, 2015 - Ghost Gear Galore
Mar 17, 2015 - ODA Board Member Featured in National Geographic Magazine
Feb 25, 2015 - Reconnaissance and Recruiting
Jan 15, 2015 - 2015 Launches with Whale Sitings and Ghost Gear Removal
Jan 9, 2015 - Whales Starve With Bellies Full of Trash
Dec 31, 2014 - More Whales Close to Shore Increases Entanglement Risk
Nov 11, 2014 - Disney and ODA Team Up!
Nov 4, 2014 - Top-Rated Nonprofit Award from GreatNonprofits
Oct 31, 2014 - Mr. Barker's LegaSea Featured in Boating News
Oct 17, 2014 - Eat a Meal and Support ODA
Oct 9, 2014 - Defenders of the Deep
Oct 7, 2014 - Orange County Newspaper Covers Mr. Barker's LegaSea
Oct 2, 2014 - Maiden Voyage of Mr. Barker's LegaSea
Sep 25, 2014 - Announcing Mr. Bob Barker's California Ocean Conservation 'LegaSea'
Sep 12, 2014 - Inspired by Team Spirit
Aug 13, 2014 - Giant Sea Bass Count
Jul 22, 2014 - Ton of Trash
Jul 11, 2014 - Trap Removal at Cat Rock
Jul 10, 2014 - New Boat: help needed!
Jun 19, 2014 - Channel Islands National Park Applauds ODA's Work
May 30, 2014 - Saving Animals Makes a Memorable Memorial Day
May 22, 2014 - Videos, Art, and all that Junk
May 8, 2014 - Marine Debris Sources - Ghost Fishing Gear
May 6, 2014 - AmazonSmile - a new way to support ODA
Apr 21, 2014 - Earth Day in Action
Apr 17, 2014 - Ocean Wildlife Rescue
Apr 8, 2014 - Ocean Conservation Education
Apr 3, 2014 - Quest for New Marine Debris Removal Vessel
Mar 25, 2014 - Giant Abandoned Squid Net Removed
Mar 3, 2014 - 'Treasure Trove' of Traps
Feb 14, 2014 - ODA Trends Toward High-Tech
Feb 11, 2014 - ODA’s Record-Setting Year: 2013!
Jan 21, 2014 - ODA Heaves Heavy Harbor Haul with Help
Jan 9, 2014 - Ventura County Star Reports on ODA's Big Cleanup Effort
Jan 7, 2014 - Ocean Debris: Everything Including the Kitchen Sink!
Jan 6, 2014 - Whales and Marine Debris
Dec 7, 2013 - A Season to Give Thanks
Nov 15, 2013 - Risso's Dolphins Ride the Waves with ODA
Oct 17, 2013 - Jonathan’s Pinnacle
Oct 10, 2013 - Channel Islands - Beauty and Debris
Oct 3, 2013 - LA Times Reports on ODA Video of Great White Shark
Sep 30, 2013 - Lobster-palooza
Sep 19, 2013 - Supersized ODA Day - Big Bass and Huge Haul
Sep 11, 2013 - Operation Deep Sweep is Launched
Aug 26, 2013 - Killer Lobster Traps and 'Killer' Ocean Art
Aug 14, 2013 - Ban on Otters Affects Abalone and Urchins
Jul 29, 2013 - Rebreathers Breathe Life into Our Ocean
Jul 18, 2013 - Helicopter Scouting Proves Fruitful
Jun 12, 2013 - Surprising (??) Amount of Trash Found on Deep-Sea Floor
May 3, 2013 - Releasing Trapped Critters and Clearing Paths for Whales
Apr 30, 2013 - Trap Lines Snag Dolphin - watch video
Apr 24, 2013 - Dr. Sylvia Earle Dives in with ODA
Apr 9, 2013 - Barging in on Destruction
Mar 19, 2013 - Illegal Nets and Elusive Traps
Feb 1, 2013 - Advocating for Abalone
Jan 18, 2013 - Net Hunting off Huntington Beach
Jan 15, 2013 - Hollywood Celebrity Bob Barker 'dives in' to save ocean animals!
Jan 14, 2013 - Bringing Marine Debris into the Light
Nov 20, 2012 - Dive in the Dark = Clean Veterans' Park
Nov 5, 2012 - Taming a Beast of a Net
Oct 19, 2012 - Ocean Poachers Beware
Oct 4, 2012 - BLUE Ocean, Suffering Seals
Sep 24, 2012 - Busy Days for ODA!
Sep 13, 2012 - Barging in on the Huntington Barge
Sep 4, 2012 - The Chemical Frankenstein
Aug 16, 2012 - The Waterman’s Ball, and a Watery Ball of Net
Aug 6, 2012 - Divers Double-dive for Dangerous Debris
Aug 4, 2012 - ODA’s Olympic Rapid Response!
Jul 27, 2012 - Assessing ODA’s Oceanic ‘Hood - ODA Field report 2012-07-26
Jul 21, 2012 - The Monster Trap - ODA Field Report 7-20-2012
Jul 10, 2012 - ODA Founder Kurt Lieber Attends Coast Guard Captain’s Course
Jun 12, 2012 - Backyard Cleanup Campaign
Jun 4, 2012 - Long Beach Scuba Show – May 5, 2012
May 21, 2012 - ODA Field Report - 2012 - May 3rd: LA Harbor Lighthouse
May 5, 2012 - L.A. Harbor Loses Five Hundred Pounds... of Trash
Dec 2, 2011 - End of 2011 Report
Jul 25, 2011 - In Memory of Mike LaPrade
Mar 18, 2011 - March 2011 Update
Feb 1, 2011 - Status & Field Report - January 2011 ODA Takes on the African Queen (Episode 1)
Oct 1, 2010 - Status & Field Report - Fall 2010 New Generator Gives ODA More Power to get back in and under the water!
Aug 1, 2010 - Special Status & Field Report - Summer 2010 Clearwater Painted and Back in the Water!
Jun 6, 2010 - Special Status & Field Report - Spring 2010 - ODA takes a first-hand look at the BP Oil Spill Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico
Jun 1, 2010 - Status & Field Report - Spring 2010 - ODA Flagship "Clearwater" gets a much-needed makeover
Apr 11, 2010 - ODA 2010 Fundraiser Recap
Jan 31, 2010 - Status & Field Report - Jan. 2010 - Salvaging Sunken Batteries off Catalina Island
Dec 1, 2009 - 2009 Year End Review
Oct 12, 2009 - Status & Field Report - Oct. 2009 - New-Age Cowboys of the Sea Lasso Killer Net, In Record Time!
Aug 31, 2009 - Status & Field Report - Summer 2009 - Give Fish a Break!
Jul 31, 2009 - Status & Field Report - Summer 2009 - Busy with everything and meeting old friends
Jun 30, 2009 - Status & Field Report - Spring/Summer 2009 - Diving Deep to Clean-up the Caissons
Apr 17, 2009 - Scott Sheckman’s Draft Statement to the DOI/MMS
Feb 1, 2009 - Status & Field Report - Winter 2009 - Raising the Infidel Net
Jul 20, 2008 - Welcome, Clearwater!
Feb 1, 2008 - Status & Field Report - Winter 2008
Jan 1, 2007 - Fall 2006 - Year End Report
Oct 16, 2006 - SSCS & ODA Fundraiser
Aug 1, 2006 - Status & Field Report - Summer 2006
Jun 1, 2006 - Status & Field Report - Spring 2006
Dec 2, 2005 - Olympic Wreck Mitigation
Nov 1, 2005 - Status & Field Report - Fall 2005
Oct 1, 2005 - Status & Field Report - September 2005
Sep 1, 2005 - Status & Field Report - Summer 2005
Jun 1, 2005 - Status & Field Report - April & May 2005
Apr 1, 2005 - Status & Field Report - March 2005
Jan 2, 2005 - 2004 Year End Review and Acknowledgements
Jan 1, 2005 - Status & Field Report - December 2004
Dec 1, 2004 - Status & Field Report - November 2004
Nov 1, 2004 - Status & Field Report - October 2004
Oct 1, 2004 - Status & Field Report - Aug. & Sept. 2004
Aug 1, 2004 - Status & Field Report - July 2004