November - Bay Area Divers
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November - Bay Area Divers
November 28, 2007 - General Meeting Social starts at 7pm - Meeting at 7:30pm The BAD Calendar November, 2007 6 BAD BOD Meeting 03 BAD Anniversary Party 22 28 Happy Thanksgiving This is the meeting the club elects their Board of Directors for 2008. Please come out and support the club. Please vote either in person or send in your ballot. BAD General Membership Meeting November December, 2007 4 BAD BOD Meeting 25 M erry Christmas January, 2008 1 8 30 ship Meeting Happy N ew Year BAD BOD Meeting BAD General Member- February, 2008 5 BAD BOD Meeting 27 BAD General Membership Meeting Have an event you want to lead, contact the Board for more details Doris Kay Joel Skelly Elva DeVore Shelby Kimman Dennis Camp Alan Garcia Betty Russo Mel Hyler Ann Herring Tanya Gorguraki Anthoney Garcia Ann Marie Doolin Linda Kinnard 5 6 6 11 13 16 17 21 23 24 28 30 30 COME VISIT and DIVE WITH YOUR FRIENDS and NEIGHBORS Bay Area Divers meet at Clear Lake Park, 5001 NASA Road 1 at 7:30 pm the last Wednesday of each month (except December). GUESTS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME! The B.A.D. Board of Directors meet at Ryan’s Steakhouse on Bay Area Blvd. on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm. All members are welcome. By: cap10randy New Members — Mike DeHart, Brenda Dulaney, Patty Gaubatz, Vanessa & Rolland Gray, Lanelle & Paul Hanagriff, Tom & Ryan Lambert, Tammy & John Moseley, Michael Taylor, Stephanie & Thomas Walker, Earl Wells Well fellow BADdies the year is almost over and what a great year it has been. What with several trip to local lakes and trips to the Caribbean area has been fun. Our flea market was a good success and the 33rd Anniversary party had 40 attendees. Our last general meeting is this Nov. 28th and this is a big meeting in that we will be electing our 2008 officers and board members. You should have already received your mail in ballot and if you are unable to attend this meeting in person please cast your votes and mail it in. I want to thank all those that have supported our club this year and look forward to an even greater year in 2008. The board has several events already lined up for your entertainment in 2008 so be sure to attend the general meetings to find out what all is lined up for you. Congratulations to Ja Van on her nomination for BAD Diver of the Year. A well deserved award to our news editor and volunteer. See you on Nov. 28th. Guest at 10/24 Meeting — ARE OPEN TO All, so come on out and join us for our next meeting TUESDAY, December 4, 2007 at 7:00 PM at Ryan’s Steak House on Bay Area Blvd. near Hwy 3. Everyone is encouraged to attend as we appreciate everyone’s participation and your input. Come earlier if you would like to eat and visit with some of us prior to the meeting. Thanks, Your President and friend The TEXAS DIVE SHOW DAN News Is January 25 & 27, 2008 at the J.W. Marriott. The 2007 DAN Online Auction Is Coming! To read more — http://www.TEXASDIVESHOW.com Last Updated: 9/18/2007 4:45:00 PM Bay Area Divers Officers & Directors President Randy Widaman V. President Jim Delane Divers Alert Network announces The 2007 DAN Online Auction is on its way. It will run from Nov. 1-30, and bidders will have 10 days to bid for an item. DAN will use the power of eBay for this popular event. [email protected] [email protected] Secretary Treasurer Lucinda Guajardo [email protected] Editor Ja Van Pruett [email protected] Board Steve Giesler [email protected] Board Butch Shannon [email protected] Board Tanya Gorguraki [email protected] Webmaster: Jim Delane [email protected] Bartender: Polly Swerdlin [email protected] Sales: Verna Shannon [email protected] WEBSITE: www.bayareadivers.org. 2 Deadline for article submission for next month is: December 9th, 2007 E-Mail [email protected] At the October 24, 2007 Thanks to Larry McKenna for doing the presentation at the October 24th meeting. The meeting had been scheduled a week earlier in order not to conflict with Halloween. Larry gave us an update on the plight of the Pacific Leatherback turtle. It was a sobering assessment of the road to extinction that these gentle giants are on. There are a couple of things that I gleaned from the presentation which I want to share with the membership who did not make the meeting. Larry does an expedition to the island that leatherbacks breed on. I will provide more information on that later for those who might be interested in going. Leatherbacks are as big as a Volkswagen. On the island, there were 4 breeding beaches and now there are only 2. Leatherback turtles have specific migratory patterns. The leatherback on the beach that Larry helps to maintain are North American and the other beach are Australian. Those leatherbacks migrate every year to off the California coast to eat jellyfish. Every year, the females migrate across the Pacific and lay eggs on this beach. Only the females ever come ashore. Every year, there has been a decline in females that come ashore and lay eggs. Attempts have been made to recover and relocate the eggs to other breeding sites with little success. It seems that there is some geomagnetic forces at play that make moving the eggs from the location where they are laid to another that stops development. The greatest single threat to the leatherback is mankind and specifically the fleets of long line boats that line the corridor between the breeding grounds and California. Scientists know when the migration occurs and the route. If the world governments could agree on providing a safe corridor during that period, it would prevent the death of many. However, the threat to males remains. Since they never come ashore, it is unknown how many breeding males remain. It has been noted that females come ashore but do not lay eggs. Presumably, they have not been fertilized. The fear is that the long liners have decimated the male population significantly. I personally fear that the North American / Pacific leatherback could be extinct in 10 years. Larry is addressing the UN and is doing a fantastic job of getting the message out. I have asked him to submit articles and updates to Ja Van on the status of his endeavors and the leatherbacks. We need to provide all the support we can. It's official: Women are better scuba divers than men -- For years women drivers have endured jokes about map reading and reversing from men who pride themselves on their superior spatial awareness. Underwater, though, the boot – or flipper – is on the other foot. For women divers are much more aware of their surroundings than men, according to a two-year study of scuba divers. "Women have better orientation," said Mandy Shackleton, a marine scientist at Hull University's marine sciences centre. "They have a greater awareness of what is going on around them." Women were found to be calmer, less aggressive and more safety conscious than their "gung-ho, sensation-seeking" male counterparts. To read more — http://www.cdnn.info/news/industry/ i071029.html Instant karma: Laser based system detects decompression sickness in seconds Powered by CDNN - CYBER DIVER News Network HOUSTON, Texas (13 Nov 2007) — It may not rank among the top 10 causes of death, but decompression sickness can be fatal. Instead of waiting for symptoms to appear, a University of Houston professor is developing a laser-based system that can diagnose the sickness in a matter of seconds. Kirill Larin, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering, is using a $400,000 grant from the U.S. Navy to develop the first optical non-invasive tool to test those most likely to suffer from decompression sickness, such as scuba divers, submariners and airplane pilots. To read more — http://www.cdnn.info/news/safety/ s071113.html Environmentalists: Loggerhead turtles need more protection Sent in by Jim Ward Larry has 4 trips scheduled during the months of July and August. Since it is part of a scientific expedition, the expenses are all tax deductible. The cost of the expedition is $2600. There are 12 beds on each trip. The trip includes working with these giant reptiles and some of the world's most exotic and pristine diving. I will be posting information on the website about the trips. Dennis Camp is helping to set up the trip #3 on August 8-18. If you want more information before I get it up on the website, email a request for info to [email protected]. WASHINGTON (AP) – Two environmental groups are asking the Interior Department To declare loggerhead sea turtles that inhabit the Atlantic coast officially endangered, maintaining that tens of thousands of the turtles are killed annually by commercial fishing and because of coastal development. 3 Deadline for article submission for next month is: Powered by CDNN - CYBER DIVER News Network by DAVID HARRISON To read more — http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ science/11/15/threatened.turtle.ap/index.html December 9th, 2007 E-Mail [email protected] 4 Deadline for article submission for next month is: December 9th, 2007 E-Mail [email protected] COMPANY Project Date: SeaCAMEL, Wed, 14 Nov November 2007 11:30:33 Store Hours Monday-Saturday 9am-7pm Sunday 12noon-6pm 12—14 -0600 Day One of Project SeaCAMEL's online marine science classes broadcast live from the Aquarius Undersea Laboratory was a great success! Module 1 provided an introduction to living and working underwater in the Aquarius Habitat, and the evening session, "The Reef at Night," explored fluorescence emitted by microbial organisms and the feeding of corals on zooplankton. Ch eck ou t th e You Tube H igh ligh ts he r e: http://www.youtube.com/wa tch? v=KUXGoxNCf40 All six classes will be archived at www.seacamel.livingoceansfoundation.org Project SeaCAMEL is an ocean literacy project of the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation www.livingoceansfoundation.org ALL LEVELS OF SCUBA TRAINING Basic Snorkeling thru Advanced Technical Deep Water Aerobics Indoor Heated Pool on Premise Equipment from most major manufacture Computers Tanks Dry Suits BCD’s Regulators Wet Suits Spear fishing Apparel Photography Jewelry Dive Accessories of all kinds WORLDWIDE TRAVEL DESTINATIONS Groups Individual Clubs 1307 First Street Humble, TX 77338 Tel: (281) 540-1616 Fax: (281) 446-8861 Email: [email protected] Website: www.wwdive.com Parrotfish to aid reef repair By Rebecca Morelle BBC News Sent in by Jim Ward A vividly coloured fish could be the key to saving the Caribbean's coral reefs from plummeting into terminal decline, scientists claim. Their research forecasts that reefs risk being damaged beyond repair by the influx of seaweed. Remember these pictures? Parrotfish graze on seaweed; But urgent action such as protecting parrotfish, which graze upon the floral invaders, may prevent the ecosystems from reaching this tipping point. The research is published in the journal Nature. To read more -- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/ nature/7069933.stm Any Member of the Bay Area Dive Club can run an add for as long as you would like. Business Card size would be $10.00 a month Double Business card size would be $20.00 a month. Please contact Editor: [email protected] Which turtle is the Leatherback?? Of course it’s the one in the red box. Winner was Randy Widaman. New picture! Please email me at [email protected] with your answers. The winner will have their name and information in the newsletter next month. Thank you in advance for your participation. Your editor, Ja Van Pruett NOTE: IF you have a picture you want to share with something interesting. Please contact editor and we will let others guess at what you have found. Deadline for article submission for next month is December 9th, 2007 E-Mail [email protected] Email [email protected] for details. Friday, April, 2008 6:00p-10:00p Lecture Chapter 1 & 2 Clear Lake/Nasa area Saturday, April, 2008 8:00a-Noon Knowledge Reviews & Tests Chapters 1 & 2, Lecture Chapters 3 & 4 Clear Lake/Nasa area Saturday, April, 2008 1:00p-6:30p POOL all scuba gear required Area Pool Sunday, April, 2008 8:00a-3:30 Knowledge Reviews & Tests Chapters 3, 4, & 5 and the Final Exam Clear Lake/Nasa area Saturday, April, 2008 9:00a-5:00p Open Water Certification Dives at Blue Lagoon in Huntsville Sunday, April, 2008 9:00a-3:30p Open Water Certification Dives at Blue Lagoon in Huntsville Philippines Dec 28 - Jan 6 (Puerto Gallera) Cozumel Mar 12-16 2008 Cozumel May 25 - June 1st 2008 Belize, Belize Aggressor June 7 – 14 2008 Cozumel June 25-29 2008 Cozumel Sept 3-4 2008 Bonaire Nov 23-30 2008 COZUMEL $635 pp, dbl occ, tax incl Email: [email protected] Vacation & Dive Trip Contact: Rebecca Jacobs 281.540.1616 August 2008 5 Days, 4 Nights We arrive early enough on Monday to get weighted-out and dive. We leave late enough on Friday to make 2 dives Thursday morning. or August 2008 for 8 Days, 7 Nights approximately $835 pp, dbl occ, tax inc We arrive early enough on Monday to get weighted-out and dive. We leave late enough on Monday to make 2 dives Sunday morning. DATE 2007 LOCATION LAST PURCHASE DATE TRAVELCODE Package Price Includes: Air Fare, Ground Transportation, Hotel Accommodations ALL YOU CAN EAT AND DRINK— Soft Drinks, Dec 26th thru Jan 1st Cozumel, MX, $999 + Air October 12th, 2007 CM122607 2008 LOCATION Beer, Wine, Mixed Drinks, Umbrella Drinks, Specialty Drinks, Shots Belize Including Mexican Government Taxes, US International Departure & Arrival Taxes, 9/11 Security Fee, US Immigration Fees, US Animal/Plant Health Inspection Fees. All Taxes, Exit Fees, and Gratuities Honduras Galapagas One PADI Specialty Diving Certification Let us know Where, When, How Many and you'll see that we can 'GET 'ER DONE'! (some restrictions & fees apply) Group Diving Deal with PADI Gold Palm Dive Center (DIVING NOT INCLUDED) Group Parking Discount at Bush Intercontinental Airport www.captainwaldos.com Signed Liability Releases Required Contact Bill Jones: [email protected] 6 Deadline for article submission for next month is: December 9th, 2007 E-Mail [email protected] A pink bottlenose dolphin calf spotted in Louisiana By Kyle Carter ESPNOutdoors.com Updated: July 2, 2007, 8:35 PM ET Sent in by Catherine Schexnider Fishing guide Erik Rue was entertaining guests on one of his Calcasieu Charter Series boats for the afternoon as he does almost every day of the summer. Erik Rue, the captain of Calcasieu Charter Service who spotted the dolphin, said he talked to someone who had seen it in the same area a month earlier. Rue, who spends more time on the water in Louisiana than he does on its shores, was heading back to dock on Sunday, June 17, when something caught his eye. "I just happened to see a little pod of dolphins, and I noticed one that was a little lighter," said Rue, who was fishing just south of Lake Charles. "I shut down and kind of waited around because I wanted to verify what I had just seen." They waited for the pod to resurface and after a couple of minutes, Rue confirmed that he wasn't crazy. Much to the delight of the guests, who thought they were done, he had spotted a pink dolphin. "It was absolutely, stunningly pink," Rue said. "I had never seen anything like it. It's the same color throughout the whole body. It looks like it just came out of a paint booth." It was a confusing find considering the only species of truly pink dolphins are found in some of the fresh-water rivers of South America and they are on the verge of extinction. Rue correctly assumed the calf bottlenose dolphin that he saw swimming with its mother was an albino. But why the pink? "Calf's don't have as much of a blubber layer, and without the gray coloration the blood is right at the surface," said Dagmar Fertl, a marine biologist for Geo-Marine, Inc. out of Dallas. "It's also possible that the animal could have been flushed. "The water is warm down there and a calf is not going to be the best swimmer, so it could have looked even pinker because it had been working hard in the heat." "It's a big deal," she said. "It's only the third report of an albino bottlenose dolphin in the Gulf of Mexico." The first was seen in 1994 in Little Lake, just outside of New Orleans. In that case, the group followed the white aberration for 20-to30 minutes and it was never seen again. The second time was along the coast of Texas and was also a short-lived experience. When you bring the entire world into play, it's rare but not as rare. There have been 13 recorded sightings (14 if you count this one), with the earliest coming in 1962. "It seems like you hear about it a little more often for bottlenose dolphins, but you have to remember that there are thousands of them and they stay close to shore, so they are more visible," Fertl said. Patty Rosel, a Marine Biologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has been studying the genetics of Albino dolphins for a few years and teamed up with Fertl on the report for the encyclopedia. She said that most of what they know about the behaviors or abnormalities of an albino dolphin, they have inferred from humans. "Obviously, their skin might be more sensitive to the sun because it doesn't have any pigmentation," Rosel said. "They might also have poor eyesight, which is another common trait in albinos." Fertl had other concerns for the dolphin's future. "You stick out like a sore thumb when you are white, and you become an easy target," she said. "You don't often see adult whales that are white. It is possible for them to reach full maturity but there are a ton of handicaps that come with having that funky coloration." Rosel also said it's almost impossible to say whether the dolphin will stay in the area or move back out into the gulf and explore other parts of the coast. "There have been reports of a certain group of dolphins staying exclusively in one area, but that's not always the case," she said. "If it's a good habitat with good food, there would be no reason to think that it would leave, but there is really no way to tell." This pink dolphin was swimming with its mother in Lake Charles, La. 7 Deadline for article submission for next month is: December 9th, 2007 E-Mail [email protected] Bay Area Divers P.O. Box 58404 Houston, TX 77258 Catch us on the web at: Www.ba y a r ea div er s.or g Are you thinking about replacing your Club Shirt, or are you a New Member and would like to have a “BAD” Logo shirt to wear just for fun? 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