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Upcoming Meetings
For the next few months we are encouraging everyone to practice social distancing and will be holding the general meeting lectures remotely. If you want to watch any of the lectures live, visit our registration page.

August 17, 2022, 6:30 pm.
Greg Stone - Ocean Renaissance
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Greg is originally a Boston boy, and worked at the NEAQ for many years. He has also been diving all over the world.

Learn about Greg's many years doing expeditionary work, including some 7-8 National Geographic expeditions (including diving in Antarctica) and creating big marine protected areas in the South Pacific. Greg will also will cover work he did as chief scientist for Conservation International and his specialty, the Pacific Islands.

In addition, he will talk about his current project that in many ways brings together a lot of his previous expeditionary, deep sea and practicle conservation, “new realism." Now, the need to transition to a renewable energy world is essential for our civilization but it will require 600-1000% increase in demand for many metals. The negative impact of mining for those materials on land is not being considered by many, but there are some possible alternatives. One option is to gather rocks from a small portion of the seabed that can supply enough metal to meet those needs over the course of several decades. Many possible sites for terrestrial mines are beneath tropical rainforests in developing countries and where mining will cause catastrophic damage to the forests and the wildlife that inhabits them. While there are many types of mining, collecting these high grade loose lying nodules from a small part of the sea floor may offer a less damaging alternative.

Dr. Greg Stone is the Chief Ocean Scientist for The Metals Company (TMC) and cofounder and chair of the non-profit organization Pole to Pole Conservation. At TMC he works to find the least environmentally harmful way — in a planetary context — to provide minerals needed for the global transition to renewable energy.

September 21, 2022, 6:30 pm.
TBA TBA
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General Meetings are normally held the third Wednesday of each month. Until further notice, they will take place online via ZOOM. Register online for each meeting by visiting the registration page.

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Upcoming General Meetings

For the next few months, we are holding our general meeting lectures online. If you want to attend any of them live (same time as the normal meeting times), sign up on our registration page, and we will send you the connection info a few days before the meeting

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2022 Great Annual Fish Count

The 19th Great annual Fish Count was a great success! check out our facebook page for photos from the event, with a full recap coming soon!

Each year divers help researchers by surveying fish populations. This is done by identifying what fish you see on a dive. We will have several sites set up with coordinators that morning; but All Dives in July count toward the GAFC raffle. After the dives, we gather at Stage Fort Park in Gloucester for raffle prizes and a BBQ!

This data helps researchers and policy-makers so remember to count fish on every dive!

For more info visit http://www.neadc.org/gafc/

NEADC Photo Challenge

The NEADC is holding a quarterly photo challenge, open to all club members!

A selection of images will be shown in a brief slide show during our monthly General Meeting. Deadline for submissions is the Monday before the General Meeting. See you on Zoom

-June - September Challenge: TBA

Share an underwater image that meets the theme. The image must have been taken underwater by you.

A selection of images will be shown in a brief slide show during our General Meeting. Deadline for submissions is Monday, September 19.

Upcoming Dive Community Events

• 9/18/22 - Bay State Council Treasure Hunt
  Planned for Saturday, September 18, 2022, at Stage Fort Park in Gloucester.
  More details at The Bay State Council Website
• 10/1/22 & 10/2/2022 - Boston Sea Rovers
  This yearly show has evolved into a world renown three-day event that draws attendees, presenters and exhibitors from all over the world. The show is designed to entertain and educate the public on topics of exploration, filmmaking, scientific discoveries, scuba diving and more. The show consists of many facets designed for both the diving and non-diving public. Find more details on the Film Festival, Exhibit Hall, Daytime Presentations, Careers in Ocean and Marine Sciences (COMS), Workshops, Kids Activities, Art/Artifact Exhibit and more.
  Boston Sea Rovers Show Website

Sea Turtle links from the January 2021 Speaker

Roderic Mast, our guest speaker from February provided some links to his program, and organization:

Blue Habits:

https://www.bluehabits.org/

https://www.youtube.com/user/OceanicSociety

Tips from the September 2021 Speaker

Samantha Whitcraft, our guest speaker from September provided some links to her programs, and ways divers can help:

Aggressor Adventures' Green the Fleet Program

Sea of Change Foundation's Brochure, About Sea Of Change video (featuring Guy Harvey), and Leading through Conservation & Research Zoom presentation/video (Foundation overview)

Sea of Change Foundation's Reef Rescue and Rapid Response Program flyer (printable pdf) – our grant program that empowers divers as first responders to acute reef damage

Our three Sustainable Choices PSAs with Force Blue:

• Choose Safe and Sustainable Sun Protection
• Refuse, Reduce, Re-Use Single Use Plastics
• Choose Sustainable Seafood

Should you wish to follow Sea of Change and/or share from their Facebook page, they post regularly at https://www.facebook.com/SeaOfChange