Ocean Safari Blog

Ocean to Table: Sustainable Practices in Local Marine Harvesting

Join us on Saturday, May 10, for an engaging seminar on the sustainable harvesting of wild coastal delicacies. Learn how to identify, ethically harvest, and prepare common edible species found in our local waters—all while deepening your connection to the marine ecosystem.

Whether you’re a curious diver, forager, or foodie — this seminar will expand your knowledge and your palate.

Topics include:

Which marine species are edible (and which to avoid!)

Sustainable and legal harvesting practices

Prep and cooking tips for ocean-to-table dining

Date: Saturday, May 10
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Cost: $38

Call us at 626-287-6283 to sign up!

Meg Itoh, OSDT Instructor and professional illustrator, will host this event at Ocean Safari classroom.

You can personalize your dive gear! Join the crafts corner to make your own customized frames, windchimes, etc. Bring your wetsuit, gloves, boots, fins, gear bag, or anything else you want to personalize! We will provide art and crafts supplies. We ask that you kindly chip in $20 to cover the cost of the supplies.

This is an in-person event. Please call us to let us know you are attending.

Location: Ocean Safari classroom

Date & Time: Saturday, February 22, 2025, 1:30pm to 4:30pm

We did a lot of diving in 2024 both locally and internationally. Locally, we went diving at the beach and all around the Channel Islands. We went to Anacapa, Santa Cruz, and San Miguel Islands in the north, and Catalina, Santa Barbara, and San Clemente Islands in the south. Overseas, we went to Taiwan, Anilao, Socorro, Loreto, and Spice Islands. Wherever we go, we always have fun diving and hanging out with happy, friendly divers. We appreciate your continued love and support and hope to keep sharing our love of the ocean with you all!

Dear OSDT Divers, Family, and Friends,

You are cordially invited to our New Year Party on Saturday, January 4, 2025.

Let's welcome in the new year together!! Bring your family, and friends. We will have food & drinks, slide/video shows, and prize drawing. There is no charge for our party. Rain or shine, let's welcome in the new year together!

Time: Saturday, January 4, 2025 from 12pm - 3pm
Location: Ocean Safari Parking Lot

This event is a pot luck, so please bring one dish or BBQ meat and/or vegetable of your choice sufficient for 4 people (max 4 servings, otherwise we'll have too much food). 

BYOB - bring your own beverage/booz.

We will provide BBQ grill and ice chest.

Hang out with fellow divers and exchange diving stories.

We will have filtered water, so we encourage you to bring your reusable canteens. Please do not bring bottled water as a potluck item.

Prize Drawing - we will be giving away prizes totaling over $1000 in value (donated by Ocean Safari and various manufacturers).

Premier Raffle Event - we will be raffling off prizes totaling over $2700 in value! Call us or come to the shop and get your raffle tickets now! $10 for 1 ticket, $25 for 3 tickets, $40 for 5 tickets

Important: 

In November, Ocean Safari led a trip to one of the most remote areas of the Coral Triangle – the Spice Islands and the outer Raja Ampat. 16 lucky souls embarked on this epic journey covering more than 900km aboard the luxury liveaboard, Arenui. Everyone did more than 30 dives, many of which were exciting exploratory dives. So many fun memories!

At home, we went diving at the oil rigs aboard the Giant Stride. It's always amazing to see the contrast between the structure above and below the water. As you approach the oil rigs, all you see is the cold and grungy structure. Underwater, it is a completely different world. The whole structure is covered with invertebrates and there are countless fish swimming around the structure. Every now and then, you will be visited by the playful sea lions!