At our July meeting, we had a fantastic presentation from Kurt Lieber founder & president of Ocean Defenders Alliance. We all learned a lot on the topic of what we as recreational divers can do to help get rid of lost lobster traps and fishing nets along our coastline. These abandoned traps and nets (hundreds, perhaps thousands of them?) continue to kill animals years after they’ve become lost to the fisherman. Please go check out their website for more information. They’re doing a great service to our marine environment.
Also, since many of the members were very interested in this cause, we’re in the process of possibly arranging a dive out on their boat to help out with one of their cleanup missions. Stay tuned, and we’ll announce more information.
Oh yes, and don’t forget to check out the video on their website. It’s a segment originally aired on KCET on 6/4/09.
Meanwhile, check out the club calendar for upcoming dives. Members expressed they want more beach dives, so we’ll schedule some more soon.
Congrats to the raffle winners. We also would like to thank Hollywood Divers for their generous donations to our monthly club raffle. Go check out Hollywood Divers if you haven’t. They have have lots of dive gears to choose from, and tech gears not easy to find.
Scuba Pro women’s rash guard: Melani
Nitrox fill card: Melani
Signal mirror: Kaz Aizawa
Trident instrument retractor: Kaz Aizawa
Mesh backpack pack bag: Barbara
Nitrox Manual: Barbara
Atomic mouth piece: Shawn Broes
Beach bag: Shawn Broes
Signal rattle stick: Greg
Max wax: John
Wet notes underwater writing tablet: John
Silicone grease: Bromley
Nitrox fill card: Bromley
Hollywood Divers t-shirt: Jimmy Quan
Ocean Defenders Alliance t-shirt: Richardo Kalfayan
Ocean Defenders Alliance t-shirt: Andrea Casanova
Underwater notebook: Jon House
