Ben Wolfe

Ben Wolfe began his underwater life at the age of 16 and hasn’t stopped since. His diving resume includes:  

• Past President of the Los Angeles Fathomiers, a freediving and spearfishing club

• Working as a commercial abalone diver, seeing the rise and fall of the commercial abalone industry

• Los Angeles County Lifeguard

• Los Angeles County Fire Captain

Drawing on 56 years of rich diving experience in Southern California and beyond, Ben will share some incredible stories - like the time he was stranded on the Cortez Banks Bell Buoy for 3 hours (!) - artifacts found while diving, and the diving equipment he’s developed over the years.