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

September 20, 2023, 6:30 pm.
Joy Marzolf - Underwater Adventures in Roatan
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Explore the underwater world off the coast of Honduras! From squid and golden tailed eels to butterflyfish and parrotfish, there is much to see in every color and shape. Search for red mantis shrimp in the shallows and watch for trumpetfish as they change color among the blue tang. Looks for the odd shapes of the pufferfish and trunkfish, or maybe even an ocean triggerfish. Come learn more about this Caribbean diving destination.

As a long time scuba diver, Joy also helps to raise awareness and educate the public about the marine world through her work as a board member of Boston Sea Rovers and the New England Aquarium Dive Club. As a wildlife photographer, Joy has photographed animals here in the NE, across the US and around the world. She also incorporates her photos and videos into her presentations on wildlife and Nature Travel presentations. For more about Joy visit https://thejoysofnature.com

October 18, 2023, 6:30 pm.
Andrea Bologmini - TBA
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Dr. Bogomolni has an interdisciplinary skill-set including scientific research, education, and outreach. Her Bachelor’s degrees are in studio art and wildlife, and fisheries and conservation biology from UC Davis. She holds a Master’s degree in marine biology from Boston University and a Doctorate in pathobiology and veterinary science, as well as a certificate in public health from UCONN. Dr. Bogomolni was a postdoctoral fellow and guest investigator at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. She has taught marine mammal science and conservation courses at several institutions, and started the seal research program at the Shoals Marine Lab a decade ago. She is also the Chair and co-founder of the Northwest Atlantic Seal Research Consortium.

November 15, 2023, 6:30 pm.
Elizabeth Stephenson - the Marine Conservation Action Fund
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As director of the Marine Conservation Action Fund (MCAF), Elizabeth focuses her work on supporting the long-term success, impact and influence of ocean conservation leaders in low and middle-income countries across the globe. She played a leading role in the development and launch of the MCAF Fellows Program in 2015 and in running the inaugural MCAF Fellows summit in Boston in 2019.

Elizabeth is an active member of the fellowship consortium known as the Conservation Leadership Community of Practice as well as New England International Donors. She also serves as a scientific advisor to the Gulf of Maine Research Institute’s Vital Signs Program. Prior to her role at NEAq, Elizabeth worked for the Maine Coastal Program where she coordinated the Maine Marine Invasive Species Working Group.

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General Meetings are normally held the third Wednesday of each month. Meetings will take place in person, at the Aquarium Cafe, and online via ZOOM. To attend via Zoom, register online for each meeting by visiting the registration page.

For more info about all our meetings, visit our Club Meetings Page

Upcoming General Meetings

We are currently holding our monthly general meeting in-person and over zoom, so members can attend in whatever way they feel comfortable. If you want to attend a meeting remotely, sign up on our registration page. We will send you the connection info before the meeting.

We are once again able to hold a drawing to dive in the Giant Ocean Tank at the Aquarium! Due to Aquarium staffing, we are currently only able to hold it every other month, but we plan to have an alternative prize on the other months. This is for members who attend our in-person meetings, and you must be present to win.

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Surfrider/NEADC Beach Cleanup

Join the New England Aquarium Dive Club for our upcoming beach cleanup and post-cleanup social co-hosted with our friends at Surfrider Massachusetts!

We will be at Nantasket Beach in Hull. There is plenty of parking, and we plan to head to a local restaurant afterwards

Location : DCR Nantasket Beach (South End, Near Murray Bathhouse), 212 Nantasket Avenue, Hull, MA 02045
Date : Saturday, September 23, 2023
Time : 10:00 am-12:00 pm**** with a post-cleanup social at 1:00 pm at The Parrot,1 Hull Shore Drive, on Nantasket Beach

Registration Link : https://x.gldn.io/e/Mft8mcCzLCb

Since it is after Labor Day, free parking is available nearby in public lots. Alternatively, the beach is a 2.2 mile walk or bike ride from Nantasket Junction Station on the Greenbush Line. If you might benefit from assistance getting to the event location, please reach out and we'll do our best to help.

This location is theoretically transit accessible via the 714 MBTA bus, but service is infrequent and requires multiple connections to reach the core of the MBTA system (via Nantasket Junction on the Greenbush Line or the 220 Bus from Quincy Center to Hingham Junction).

Look for the blue Surfrider Flag to find our exact meeting point on the day! We'll plan to meet on the beach near the Murray Bathhouse.

We'll have all the gear needed for the cleanup, but please bring some reusable work gloves and drinking water (in a reusable bottle!) if you have them! If you have any questions in advance, please feel free to reach out to Alex at campaigns@ma.surfrider.org.

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BSC Treasure Hunt

The 2023 Bay State Council Treasure Hunt will be held Sept. 17, 2023 at Stage Fort Park, Gloucester MA, rain or shine. A multi-club event hosted by Metro West, North Shore Frogmen, Boston Sea Rovers, and South Shore Neptunes, will feature the treasure hunt with scuba and with snorkel, a canned goods drive for area pantries, and Coastal Sweep to clean the beaches. Dive and snorkel winners receive cerificates. Costs: Registration $10, All-You-Can-Eat lunch $10. Registration begins at 9:00AM, Events start at 9:30 AM. Raffle prizes for all. Parking Free.

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2023 Great Annual Fish Count

The 20th Great Annual Fish Count was a huge success! We had a the best turnout of recent years - about 50 people at the event, and over 40 registered divers surveying for REEF!

Thank you to all the volunteers and sponsors of this year's event:

• Andrew Martinez
• Backscatter
• Boston Sea Rovers
• East Coast Divers
• NEAQ
• Undersea Divers
• Adventure Diving of Cape Cod
• Aqua Center
• Catherine Chan-Tse
• Craig McMannus
• East Coast Divers
• Jonathan Bird
• Joy Marzolf/The Joys of Nature
• Mia Peluso
• 4Ocean
• Oceanic Society
• Paul & Wendy Ciaccia
• Pepper Fee & April Swartz
• Plaine Products
• REEF
• Salem State/Ted Maney
• South Shore Divers
• Susan Copelas/Women's Dive Day/WDHOF
• Uma Mirani
• Undersea Divers

Check out the photos on our Facebook page!

Sea Turtle links

Roderic Mast, a previous guest speaker provided some links to his program, and organization:

Blue Habits:

https://www.bluehabits.org/

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

Sustainability Tips from past speakers

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, 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