Steve Whitford New England Aquarium Dive Club Phone: 781-883-6027 email: webmaster@neadc.org
Date of event: July 26th, 2013 Location: Stage Fort Park, Gloucester, MA Register by visiting http://www.neadc.org/gafc/
This will be the 13th year for the event, which is consistently the largest single-day fish count in the country! Dives will be conducted all over New England in the morning, then divers will meet at Stage Fort Park for a BBQ, raffle prizes and to tally the survey numbers.
There will be a New England fish ID course at our general meeting on July 16th. The meeting is open to everyone, more info at http://www.neadc.org
Date of Event: July 26
Location: Jupiter Dive Center
How to sign up: call Jupiter Dive Center at 561-745-7807 or email lisa@jupiterdivecenter.com
Instructor Heather Anderson
Fish ID class, followed by lunch and a 2 tank survey dive.
Fish Survey Dive and BBQ, Saturday, July 26, 8am at San Carlos Beach (Breakwater) Monterey. Sponsored by the Dive Club of Silicon Valley: Please RSVP DCoSV@DCoSV.org
NOTE THIS IS A CHANGE! The event is no longer at Lover's Beach in Pacific Grove, but has been moved to San Carlos Beach in Monterey. (aka Breakwater).
Fish Survey Dive, Saturday, July 26th, 8am with Ocean Divers, Key Largo, FL. Please RSVP reefhq@reef.org.
Fish ID Class to prepare REEF volunteers to complete fish surveys for the Great Annual Fish Count. Wednesday, July 23rd, 7pm - 9pm, at REEF Headquarters, 98300 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, FL 33037. Please RSVP reefhq@reef.org.
Basic Fish ID Seminar, Tuesday, July 22, 7:30pm offered by the Dive Club of Silicon Valley meeting at Round Table Pizza 1220 Oakmead Parkway, Sunnyvale, CA, presented by PADI IDC Staff Instructor Mike Davis. To Signup Contact: Mike <Mike@kamtime.com>.
Mike Murphy will be hosting at Deer Island; July 20th LT @ 13:12. (TR = 17 Feet)
These dives are appropriate for advanced divers who have experience with these dives.
Contact info: michaeljmurphy17@gmail.com
Please have your picture taken about 11:00 while you gear up.
Early Drift at 11:13
Point Dive at 13:12
Cam Cat at 13:12
Long Drift at 14:00
There will be a New England fish ID course at our general meeting on July 16th. The meeting is open to everyone, more info at http://www.neadc.org
You are also invited to the club's Great Annual Fish Count event:
Date of event: July 26th, 2013 Location: Stage Fort Park, Gloucester, MA Register by visiting http://www.neadc.org/gafc/ This will be the 13th year for the event, which is consistently the largest single-day fish count in the country! Dives will be conducted all over New England in the morning, then divers will meet at Stage Fort Park for a BBQ, raffle prizes and to tally the survey numbers.
Sunday, July 13th: GAFC Kick-off – Meet at Gold Coast Scuba at 8 am. Divers will go out on their own in buddy groups all along the Lauderdale by the Sea reef line and conduct their own surveys. All divers are welcome to attend, including those who are already REEF fish surveyors. After the morning dives, meet at 12 pm for a cook-out at the Windjammer Resort. Divers will provide their own tanks, dive gear and survey paper. (Available at shop). Student divers get a shop discount.
This event linked with these events:
Thursday, July 10th: Free TWA Fish ID class, approx time 2 hours. Open to public. Start time 6 pm. Divers will have option to sign-up for PADI Project Aware Fish ID specialty (cost of the course is not included)
Survey divers will continue to conduct fish surveys at Lauderdale by the Sea for the entire month of July. Results will be summarized and presented during the Lauderdale by the Sea “Bug Fest” Fish ID presentation at the end of the month.
How to sign up: Contact Gold Coast Scuba: 954-616-5909, http://www.meetup.com/goldcoastscuba/
Lori-Beth is hosting at Carrying Cove; July 12th HT @ 12:13.
This location is suitable for beginning divers.
Contact info: loribeth_armstrong@rogers.com
Let's say first dive at 10 am.
Barbeque and beach clean up to follow.