November Speaker 2019 Our speaker for November is Maria Korcsmaros of SoCal Shark Stewards. On May 29, 2016, a great white shark bit Maria while swimming at Big Corona beach in Corona del Mar, CA. Rather than be bitter from this experience, Maria has dedicated herself to learning as much as possible about sharks […]
Philippines Dive Trip in 2021 We have a whole group of divers who are planning to go to the Philippines in July of 2021. Brent is going to tell us all about the charms, scenes, adventures, accommodations and diving at the two resorts they will be staying and diving at. The […]
September Speaker Bob Fulkerson, Fiji Trip Pictures and Video In August a group of our members traveled to Fiji for a 10 day diving trip. The reports from their adventures were glowing. The diving was great, the accommadations were superb, the food was delicious and the people were friendly and gracious. Bob will showcase the […]
As the early days of SCUBA diving opened up a new world, Sea Hunt portrayed diverse underwater adventures. Mike Nelson (played by Lloyd Bridges) is in the Coast Guard Auxiliary, and although this does not play into most episodes, it supports his diving expertise through training in and work with the Coast Guard […]
July Speaker USCG Monica Villegas We know her as fellow diver Monica, member of SharkBait Dive Club for over 15 years, member of the Board for much of that time and good friend to us all. Monica is also a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Coast Guard. Monica will give us some insights into […]
June Speaker Dr. Emi Latham, M.D. Here’s a speaker you don’t want to miss. Dr. Emi Latham, MD, is a board-certified emergency physician who specializes in undersea and hyperbaric medicine. Her expertise includes preventing and treating disease and injury in divers and other individuals working in altered atmospheric conditions. Within […]
Black Coral Black Coral tells the harrowing, amazing and occasionally amusing stories of the Black Coral divers of Maui in their own word. It recreates the beauty, addiction and danger of Harvesting the Hawaiian state gemstone. Right or wrong? Inspiring or insane? Destructive or sustainable? In the end, Black Coral does what few other documentaries […]
Our guest speaker Dave Stewart, Volunteer Diver at the California Science Center, will present “Local Fish Identification”. Increase your fish ID IQ in 30 minutes!
We will start off the year with a presentation of the Club trip to Grenada. We had 7 days of relaxation,fun, diving, eating and sightseeing. This trip was everything a dive vacation should be. We spent 7 days in an absolute idyllic location. The water and the beaches didn’t look real, they were so picture […]
As the early days of SCUBA diving opened up a new world, Sea Hunt portrayed diverse underwater adventures. Mike Nelson (played by Lloyd Bridges) is in the Coast Guard Auxiliary, and although this does not play into most episodes, it supports his diving expertise through training in and work with the Coast Guard and […]
David Watson is a local Global Underwater Explorers instructor in Orange County. He has been diving since 2005 and has logged over 2000 dives. An avid cave diver and tech diver, David is involved in exploration and conservation projects both locally and internationally. David’s love for the caves of […]
SCUBAPRO first appeared in the scuba diving world in the early 1960’s. It was guided by two men, Gustav Dalla Valle and Dick Bonin. They brought to the market many innovations for diving that are still being used today. The 1964 catalog featured everything the diver could want, including regulators, recompression chambers, and submarines. In 1965 the […]
“It is a middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his knowledge…It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone.” (1959 Twilight Zone film) Indeed this is how it feels to study mesophotic coral reef ecosystems (MCEs) or […]
July Speaker Casey Connell Casey Connnell PADI Course Director Fitness and Diving, what you need to know Casey is our beloved and generous sponsor and owner of SEAS the Day SCUBA in Brea. Casey Connell discovered scuba diving in 1968 and embraced it wholeheartedly — so much so that he retired from technology […]
Karim Hamza is our featured speaker in May. He will be talking abut Technical Diving as taught by Global Underwater Explorers (GUE). Co-owner of Hollywoodivers, Karim Hamza started diving in 1999 off Catalina island. Over the years Karim became a NAUI, PADI, SDI, TDI, NAUITEC, PADI TECREC, HSA, and GUE instructor. He is […]
April Speaker Katie Kozma, Reef Check Katie is the California Training Coordinator for Reef Check Foundation, a non-profit organization based out of Marina Del Rey, CA. Katie received her Bachelor of Science in Biology, with an emphasis in Marine Biology, from San Diego State University. While completing her undergraduate studies, she earned her AAUS scientific […]
Capt. Nancy L. Caruso: Marine Biologist Special Trips Naturalist Captain Nancy L Caruso Founder: Get Inspired! Nancy is a Virginia native with a B.S in Marine Biology with an emphasis in aquaculture and chemistry. Early in her career, Nancy worked in the aquaculture industry and for a local public aquarium. Wanting to do more […]
February Speaker Casey Connell Technical Diving Casey Connell PADI Course Director Casey Connell discovered scuba diving in 1968 and embraced it wholeheartedly — so much so that he retired from technology in 2002 and became a full-time instructor! “I fell in love with being underwater. It’s my passion […]
Capt. Nancy L. Caruso: Marine Biologist Special Trips Naturalist Captain Nancy L Caruso Founder: Get Inspired! Nancy is a Virginia native with a B.S in Marine Biology with an emphasis in aquaculture and chemistry. Early in her career, Nancy worked in the aquaculture industry and for a local public aquarium. Wanting to do more […]
Our members will be back from their trip to Cozumel, Mexico and will recap in words, pictures and video some of the happenings, good and bad, we encountered there. Our last trip to Cozumel had great diving, good food, great company and loads of fun. Join us […]
Dave Stewart Our speaker for the October meeting will be none other than that well traveled diver, our own Dave Stewart. Dave has dived all over the Caribbean, the Galapagos, South Pacific, Southeastern Asia and of course the California coast and Baja California coast (both sides). Dave has assembled a […]
Lori Sherrill PADI Course Director Lori has always had a passion for teaching others. Seeing the light shine as students understand the materials what made her an exceptional teacher for 38 years in the Whittier Pubic School District. Now retire, she continues to follow her passion, teaching and motivating students in a different classroom-under […]
Casey has an extensive SCUBA background spanning almost 40 years. After working in several Dive organizations, Casey decided to take the plunge (pun?), and open his own shop, which he did in May of 2014. Business has grown to the point where a larger facility was needed and in June of this year, […]
Ken will be discussing why diver’s die?He will also be discussing Chamber Day and Eve 2017. Ken Kurtis was kicked out of swim class twice by the time he was six. (He didn’t like putting his face in the water.) Hardly an auspicious start to a diving career. […]
Front View
Total Visitors Since 2013
Shark Bait Dive Club © 1990. All Rights Reserved. Designed by Red Ferret Web Design Follow Us or Like Us!
