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Next general meeting Friday September 10

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Rangers Link Up with Goddard Dive Club

The Atlantis Rangers now have an alliance/partnership with the Goddard Sea Ventures (GSV) Dive Club to facilitate sharing dive trips. In the spirit of cooperation, Mike Weiss, Sea Ventures current President and an avid underwater photographer gave a talk at the August Rangers' meeting. Mike addressed techniques to improve underwater digital shots using as examples his own work from dives off North Carolina, Florida, the Florida Keys, Cozumel and the Mexican cenotes.

Thanks Mike! We hope to see more of you.

Rangers host Nick Caloyias

The Award winning specialist in underwater imaging and productions spoke about his dives in the Arctic, where he was able to get video of the elusive Greenland Shark. He also described some of his experiences with other types of sharks and brought copies of his book "The Shark Handbook" available for signing.

Rangers Learn About NOAA Work on U-Boats

David Alberg of NOAA's Monitor National Marine Sanctuary spoke at our March meeting on issues concerning this and other historical shipwrecks. He focused on a 2009 NOAA survey of three German WWII U-boat wrecks off North Carolina. These wrecks are war graves and the NOAA effort was intended to document and hopefully limit taking of souvenirs by divers. NOAA has produced a set of diagrams showing each wreck in plan and profile views and will make them available to dive operators and clubs..

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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