Kayak Diving this summer

Tom B. is offering an “Intro” to kayak diving through 8/31/2019. Please email him to set up a day & time. Tombergendahl@gmail.com and the FAQs will explain most questions. Normally the trips are from Chandler Hovey Park in Marblehead to an easy spot like Marblehead Rock. The purpose is to give club members the chance to try kayak diving in order to determine whether or not to pursue it as a viable dive alternative.

Meeting times are 7:30 or 8:00 a.m.

Great Annual Fish Count

We have received the permits for our 2019 events!

The 18th Great Annual Fish Count will be held on Saturday, July 20th 2019 at Stage Fort Park. For more information about the event visit the GAFC page, or download the flyer

Tropical Fish Rescue

The 2019 Annual Tropical Fish Rescue and BBQ will be held Saturday, September 14, 2019 at Fort Wetherill in Jamestown RI. The weather did not cooperate this year, so we are hoping to make next year the best ever! For more information visit the Tropical Fish Rescue page, or download the flyer

Women Divers Day 2019

Take the day and help celebrate women divers here in Gloucester, MA. This event will take place at Stage Fort Park in Gloucester on July 27, 2019. The cost per ticket is $15 which includes entrance to a BBQ and a free t-shirt from the event. The harbormaster will be at the event, plus there will have kayaks in the water for support, a rescue plan in place, and guides in water. Below is a schedule of events!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
8:00-8:30 am Registration for divers
08:45 am: Orientation meeting
09:00 am: Splashdown
10:45 am: Diving portion ends
11:15 am: Raffle announcements/group photo
11:30 am -12:00 noon .. BBQ

Grand Prize: A dive in the GIANT OCEAN TANK at New England Aquarium or One week Atlantis Dive Resort, Philippines

Lots of other raffle prizes including SOL BCD, 4 nights/5 days True Blue Resort Grenada, poster by Valerie Taylor, Ocean Metaphor book, two tank boat dive for two, Flip6 Pro kit, sea glass jewelry, Andrew Martinez prized photo, two tank boat dive for one.

For more information visit www.facebook.com/womendiversday or email celebratewomendivers@gmail.com. Tickets available at Eventbrite.com or at the event.

New England Diving Events Calendar

South Shore Neptunes Club Meeting (07/02)
SSN Website

MetroWest Diveclub Meeting (07/09)
Speaker: Matthew Glass Diving the Great Barrier Reef
MWDC Website

South Eastern Connecticut Dive Club Meeting (07/09)
SECONN Dive Club Website

Lowell Lecture Series (07/18)
Presentation: How to Be a Good Creature
Sy Montgomery, naturalist and author of the National Book Award finalist “Soul of an Octopus” and the recently released “How to Be a Good Creature”
Register Here

Great Annual Fish Count (07/20)
Each year, the New England divers turn out in record numbers to help researchers by surveying fish populations, and you can help count fish and win prizes! This is done by identifying what marine life you see on a dive. After the dive, we gather at Stage Fort Park in Gloucester, for raffle prizes and a BBQ!
View the Flyer
More Info
Register for the Event

Women Divers Day 2019 (07/27)
Celebrate Women Divers July 27, 2019 at Stage Fort Park. $15 - includes a BBQ and free t-shirt. Tons of Raffle prizes
For more information visit www.facebook.com/womendiversday or email celebratewomendivers@gmail.com.
Tickets available at Eventbrite.com or at the event.

South Shore Neptunes Preseident's Party (07/27)
The South Shore Neptunes President's Party will be held this year at the Irish Cultural Center, Canton, MA 02021. The big bash will be held outside under the tent to get local underwater enthusiasts and friends together. Tickets are now available online for $18. Tell all your friends to reserve the date.
View the Facebook Page
SSN Website

South Shore Neptunes Club Meeting (08/06)
SSN Website

MetroWest Diveclub Meeting (08/13)
MWDC Website

South Eastern Connecticut Dive Club Meeting (08/13)
SECONN Dive Club Website

South Shore Neptunes Club Meeting (09/03)
SSN Website

MetroWest Diveclub Meeting (09/10)
Speaker: Matt & Marissa Marcoux Diving in Egypt
MWDC Website

South Eastern Connecticut Dive Club Meeting (09/10)
SECONN Dive Club Website

2019 Annual Tropical Fish Rescue and BBQ (09/14)
We will be seining; which is pulling a fish net through shallow water, up onto the beach, and discover all sorts of marine life, letting the children help gather the fish and marine life collected in the net. There will be a large touch tank set up, for all to enjoy, with lobsters, crabs, starfish, baby tropical fish, etc. As we gather out catch, let our experts teach you about the tropical fish you can observe in our on-site holding aquariums. There will be organized regular scuba diving as well as designated tropical collecting areas.

This is a great family event, especially for the kids!
For more information visit the Tropical Fish Rescue page, or download the flyer.

Bay State Council of Divers Annual Treasure Hunt (09/15)
BSC Website