Project Baseline is a grassroots conservation initiative that aims to raise public awareness about the present and future state of aquatic environments through the power of photographs. Project Baseline works by organizing and mobilizing a global network of divers and water lovers alike to create a lasting visual legacy of underwater environmental conditions one photo […]
Mike Schaadt, Director, Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Mike Schaadt, a life-long Southern Californian, is Director of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium (CMA), which is owned and operated by the City of Los Angeles, Recreation and Parks Department with support from FRIENDS of CMA. Mike has been involved in formal and informal marine science education for […]
Dave Goodale “A Remberance, Celebration of Life and Memorial for our Beloved Member and Good Friend.” R.I.P.- 1940-2016 Dave turned 76 in May of this year. It wasn’t a particularly good last couple years for Dave. He had cancer of the eye which was treated with aggressive radiation insertion into the eye. He […]
The Women Divers Hall of Fame Dedicated to Recognizing and Honoring the Contributions of Women Divers The Women Divers Hall of Fame™ (WDHOF) is an international non-profit professional honor society. WDHOF Members are the pioneers, leaders, innovators and world record holders throughout the international diving community. These areas of diving and undersea endeavors include: the Arts, Science, Medicine, […]
Literally thousands of shipwrecks and sunken objects lay hidden beneath the waters of the Western States, from treasure-laden steam ships and antiquated submerged trains to forgotten sunken cities and World War II aircraft. In this program David Finnern travels beneath the waves and explores some of the enigmatic and time-obscured relics and historical treasures lost […]
Interested in underwater photography and or videography??? Our speakers for June are experts in both and will fill us in on some techniques, skills, equipment and how to’s of underwater imaging. Nanette and Bil Van Antwerp are avid scuba divers who travel all over the world in search of great diving. Luckily, they find […]
Our May Speaker is one of our very favorite Speakers, Nancy L. Caruso, Marine Biologist. She is quite a celebrity, not only locally, but all of Southern California, She will be speaking on the subject of the Green Abalone Restoration Project. Nancy is a Virginia native with a B.S in Marine Biology […]
Gerald Winkel is an avid local diver and has conducted over 350 dives in California alone and is part of REEF’s West Coast Advanced Assessment Team. Besides REEF, he is an active volunteer for Reef Check, Disabled Veterans Scuba Project, Diveheart, Laguna Ocean Foundation and the Catalina Marine Society and assists local universities in data […]
Karim Hamza is our featured speaker in March. 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 an avid […]
Trisha Tyler, Fins Attached Director of Operations, The mission of Fins Attached is to conduct research, promote conservation and provide education for the protection of marine ecosystems. The health of any ecosystem is controlled largely by its apex predators. So, while our work aims to impact the marine ecosystem as a whole, much of […]
Our Speaker for January will be a representative from Aqua Lung will talk to us about all the new equipment available and what is coming down the pike. Aqua Lung is the name that first introduced the world to Scuba diving in 1943 when Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Émile Gagnan developed the first “Aqua-Lung.” The excitement […]
“Derelict fishing gear, sometimes referred to as “ghost gear,” is any discarded, lost, or abandoned, fishing gear in the environment. This gear continues to fish and trap animals, entangle and potentially kill marine life, smother habitat, and act as a hazard to navigation. Derelict fishing gear, such as nets or traps and pots, is […]
Ray Bullion is the owner of Ray Bullion Sports, a manufacturers representative for a variety of SCUBA manufacturers. Ray is a retired US Navy Senior Chef Petty Office and an Eagle Scout. The highlight of his Navy days would be being part of the crew that re-commissioned the USS Missouri BB-63 in 1986. For their first cruise […]
The USC Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber is dedicated to the promotion of underwater diving safety and treatment of Southern California diving casualties and is part of the University of Southern California, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization: The USC Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber’s primary mission is the treatment of scuba diving casualties, and to this end the organization maintains […]
REEF (www.reef.org) provides an easy, free and fun way of getting your fins wet AND collecting meaningful data which is then provided to a variety of groups such as REEF members, the general public, and several conservation groups and management agencies like the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Park Service, and the […]
Sharkbait Dive Club is proud to Host Pat Means-Manager, Outreach and Strategic Partnerships for the AltaSea Project on Tuesday June the 9th at 6:30pm at Graziano’s Ititalian Restaurant in Yorba Linda. Pat will be speaking to us about The AltaSea Poject. Alta Sea brings together science, business and education to generate innovative solutions to […]
Sharkbait Dive Club is proud to Host Ian Jacobson from L.A. Waterkeepers. Ian will be speaking to us about Kelp reforestation in So. Cal. AAUS Divers Wanted!Our volunteer Kelp Project Divers work acre by acre off of the shores of Palos Verdes to progressively return the bleak urchin barrens into thriving kelp forest communities. […]
[dropcap]Greg[/dropcap] Wolf from California Ships to Reefs will be speaking at our April 14, 2015 meeting. Ships to Reefs’ vision is to establish a regional system of artificial reefs along the California coast to improve and enhance the California fish, plant and marine ecosystem.
[dropcap]Shark[/dropcap] Bait is pleased to host Ron Fonstad of WAVES Wounded Warriors Project as a guest speaker at our April 14, 2015 meeting. The Waves Project has been established to provide an opportunity for Combat Wounded American Veterans and their families to experience scuba diving. Diving Credentials: PADI Instructor Development Course Staff Instructor, Emergency First Response Instructor […]
[dropcap]Our[/dropcap] next meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at 6:30PM. Our guest speaker will be Mr. Bill Bushing who will be speaking to us about Munching and Mating in the Macrocystis. Macrocystis is a genus of kelp. This genus contains the largest of all the phaeophyceae or brown algae. Macrocystis has pneumatocysts […]
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