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19,000 Padi Certifications!

01 Feb, 2021 News COMMENTS
19,000 Padi Certifications!

This Fall, Jack’s Diving Locker hit a milestone many dive shops will never attain: 19,000 PADI Certifications!  While JDL was started in 1981, they did not become a PADI dive shop until the late 1980s. The first certification on record was an Advanced Open Water […]


“the Ripple Effect” Three Generations Of Divers

26 Nov, 2020 News ShelbyL COMMENTS
“the Ripple Effect” Three Generations Of Divers

By: Patti Clay, MSDT at Jack's Diving Locker A Family Tradition: The 'Ripple Effect' Through Tree Generations of Divers A three-generational family residing in Oregon had a goal to make a dream come true for their daughter/ granddaughter Inari. At just 12 years old, Inari […]


New Boat Regulations

26 Nov, 2020 Crew News ShelbyL COMMENTS
New Boat Regulations

To abide by State regulations and to uphold the highest level of safety, we have a few changes you can expect on our boats.  You will notice that our boats are now even more spacious, and no, they did not get bigger. We are now […]


Jolly Green Giant, The Holy Grail Of Nudibranchs

26 Nov, 2020 Creature Feature ShelbyL COMMENTS
Jolly Green Giant, The Holy Grail Of Nudibranchs

  Jolly Green Giant or "Ceratosoma Sinuata" Photograph by Jack's Diving Locker's OWSI Sheila Blum This unusual and very rare to find slug has a scalloped mantle with green, yellow and blue markings. First pictured under this catchy and festive name by Bertsch and Johnson […]


Happy Holidays As Hawaii Reopens

26 Nov, 2020 News ShelbyL COMMENTS
Happy Holidays As Hawaii Reopens

Traveling to Hawaii is a little different these days but the process is pretty simple! Several of our staff went through the process and gathered first hand information to share with you so you know exactly what to do. A couple of them even traveled […]