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Febrauary 12 Meeting Cancelled Due to Weather

Esat Atikkan's talk on "Diving in the Southwest" will be rescheduled

Next meeting is Friday March 12

David Alberg of NOAA's Monitor National Marine Sanctuary will speak on issues concerning this and other historical shipwrecks. We'll hear about the current status of Monitor restoration and conservation, the possibility of expanding the Monitor sanctuary, and also about laws that pertain to diving on shipwrecks.

2010 Dive Schedule coming together

Here is want we've scheduled so far:

• Memorial Day Weekend: U-853 and related wrecks out of New London CT (2 days diving)
• June `9-26 Bonaire: Click here for flier"
• July 4 Weekend: Cape Hatters aboard Under Pressure (3 days diving)
• July 31: OC Diver
• August 22-23: Morehead City NC aboard Olympus (2 days diving)
• Sept 18: OC Diver
• More to come!

Rangers on TV A recent History Channel episode of "Digging the Truth" included Atlantis Ranger Mark Ragan and his K250 submarine. The show explored potential reasons for the sinking of the CSS Hunley - the famous Civil War submarine. Mark's latest book included his theoryabout how that boat sank after their successful attack. The star of the show spent some time underwater in Mark's sub (aee photo) to get a sense of what it would have been like underwater at night in a small submarine. Ranger Brian Hughes was the safety diver and did all the underwater camera work with the K-250. Watch your local listing for rebroadcasts.

The Secret Life of Lobsters

Author Trevor Corson was featured at our September meeting to give a presentation on his books “THE SECRET LIFE OF LOBSTERS: How Fishermen and Scientists are Unraveling the Mysteries of Our Favorite Crustacean” and “THE ZEN OF FISH: The Story of Sushi, from Samurai to Supermarket”. Trevor’s presentation focused mostly on all the interesting aspects of the life of the American Lobster - the "bug" we chase off NJ, DE and MD. The presentation included great underwater video footage and discussion on the lives of lobsters, lobstermen, lobster industry, lobster scientists, etc. As a “spin” on the scuba/underwater theme, Trevor also gave a quick synopsis of his new book on sushi that also includes profiles of a number of interesting sea creatures. The meeting was well attended by current and prospective members.

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