Ocean Explorers
Society
March 2002
Sponsored by Ocean Enterprises
Contents
Monthly
Meeting
Thursday March 7, 2002
6:50PM-- at Ocean Enterprises.
Our guest speaker will be Kristine Orlich of Scubapro. Kristine
will show us what's new in equipment and answer your questions
about the Scubapro product line.
From
the President
Thanks to all the club members
who made it out to Sumner Auditorium for the last meeting. The
OES had the largest group at the meeting and asked some good questions.
It appears as if some of the questions about the validity of the
science, along with the lack of economic investigation may have
had an effect. In last weeks Sunday paper I read that the whole
Marine Protection program is going back to square one. In other
words, the CSDFG will be starting the process anew, and will not
draw up zones before adequate environmental and economic research
is complete…. I hope this is a win for all that are involved.
There are plenty of tools at the disposal of the state for managing
this resource; in general they have waited to long to use them.
We, as divers, will have more opportunities to be heard…please
take advantage of them. Happy Diving. -- Mark Clausen
Shore
Diving
Diving conditions have been very
good this last week. If you want to go dive, let me know and I'll
send out an e-mail to the rest of the club. If you don't have
email acess, please let me know and I will be happy to send out
an invitaion for you.
I have heard that there are lots of jellyfish in Mission Bay. Apparently this is some sort of annual convention, but I've never heard of it before. Biggest congregations are down at the boat ramp near Sea World. Call diving conditions at 619-221-8824 before trying this as there may be contamination warnings. However, we've had so little rain lately that the bay seems moderately clean.
Boat
Dives
No formal club trips planned
for this month.
Flotsam
I have a new email address: stargazer1@cox.net.
My old address goes away at the end of February, so please start
using this one now. -- DLA
The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach is having a diver's day on March 17th. Show them your C-card and get in free. The California Classic Equipment Divers will also be there. Their display will feature antique diving equipment and will perform demonstration dives of the US Navy MK V hardhat diving rig. The Historical Diving Society, the Catalina Chamber, California Diving News and a host of other organizations will feature displays and booths underneath the Aquarium's 88-foot blue whale model in the Great Hall of the Pacific.
The Aquarium of the Pacific is located at 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, CA 90802
Kelp Restoration Project: Many thanks to Kevin for stopping by to talk with us at our last meeting. San Diego BayKeeper, received a grant from NOAA for kelp restoration along San Diego over the next three years. I am the marine biologist for the project, and need help with divers willing to implement restoring kelp habitats. This involves outplanting of juvenile kelp grown in a mariculture lab, and monitoring the sites while gathering data.
Contact:
Kevin Lewand
(619) 758-7743
klewand@sdbaykeeper.org
Oceanography on UCSD-TV: Tuesday, February 19 at 7:00 p.m. as UCSD Conversations focuses on UCSD's role in advancing climate research. This edition features stories on the politics and policy of climate research with Lisa Shaffer of Scripps Institution of Oceanography, how UCSD researchers are tracking and forecasting the effects of global climate on California's water supply, the new high performance computation capabilities for COMPAS, and the development of real-time aerosol monitoring and analysis at UCSD's Division of Physical Sciences. Repeats Sunday, 2/24 at 9:00 p.m. and Tuesday, March 5 at 8:00 p.m.
San Diego
Council of Divers
The next SDCD meeting is Tuesday,
March 12, at 7:00 pm at Rock Bottom Brewery.
We are currently putting together and interest list for a May/June trip to Curacao. Preliminary cost should be around $1500.00 which includes 1 week lodging (dbl occupancy) at Captain Don's Habitat, 6 days of 2 tank diving, airport transfers, taxes and service charges, daily buffet breakfast, unlimited shore diving, tanks, weights and a free buoyancy workshop. Final info will be distributed at the March meeting.
We're also in the planning stage for Channel Islands, Grand Cayman, and Palau. Cayman Madness runs from August to October. Palau is in the works for 2003.
Dacor Extreme Plus regulator with octopus; excellent condition, but needs annual rebuild. No console, but I can supply an SPG. $200 takes it. Call Dave Ambrose at 858-679-7817 or email me at stargazer1@cox.net
Membership
Renewal rates are $20 single;
$30 for a family. Send your renewal to Mark Clausen; 1862 Willow
Way; Vista, CA 92083.
OES
Info
OES members can receive $30 off
the regular OE price for specialty classes.
Subscriptions to Rodale's Scuba Diving Magazine are available through the club for only $10. See Mark Clausen for details.
For more information: