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The NEADC Whalewatch has been canceled, we did not get enough people sign up. We are looking into rescheduling it at a later date.
 Join us for a special NEADC dolphin and shark diving trip to the Bahamas, March 15-21, 2014!
We are chartering the Dolphin Dream leaving from West Palm Beach for a 7 day, 6 night trip. We will be visiting Tiger Beach, known for tiger and lemon sharks, playing with spotted dolphins and diving various other sites including hotspots for great hammerhead sharks. A number of us in the club have been on this fantastic trip in the past with Jonathan Bird and thought it would make a great club trip!
This is a very reasonable liveaboard with inexpensive airfare to Florida. Rates for the week are $1834 per person and includes all diving and meals onboard the boat. It does not include airfare/transfer. While this trip is mainly for divers, snorkelers would also enjoy the time with the dolphins. The Deposit $450.00 with the balance due by February 1, 2014
Please contact Joy with any questions about the trip. A deposit is required to hold your place. This trip will fill quickly, so please email programs@neadc.org for more details and deposit information.
More info on the Travel page
Join Tom Bergendahl every weekend this May for Introductory dives to Kayak Diving. It's a great way to access new sites or hard-to-reach areas without having to charter a boat. Contact Tom at Tbergendahl58@verizon.net for more information, and as with all shore dives, you must sign up with the leader at least a few days beforehand, in case plans change.
May 11th (Nahant)
May 18th (Nahant)
May 19th (Nahant)
May 25th (Marblehead or Nahant) - will decide based upon interest or experience.
May 26th (Marblehead or Nahant) - will decide based upon interest or experience.
We are editing the club by-laws to bring them up to date give us more flexibility and take advantage of new technology. The last update was in 2001, so we figured they could use an update.
The changes were voted on at the March General meeting, and approved. The list of changes are available here. To View a copy of the by-laws with the changes incorporated, click here
- Sharks in New England: A Closer Look (5/14)
At the Marion Natural History Museum, presented by Dr. Gregory Skomal
- NEADC Dry Dive (5/18 - Subject to change)
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Speaker schedule is subject to change without notice
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013, 7:00 pm.
Join author Todd McLeish for a multimedia presentation: Narwhals: Arctic Whales in a Melting World
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Narwhals: Arctic Whales in a Melting World
Join author Todd McLeish in a multimedia presentation as he recounts his adventures studying the elusive narwhal, the rare Arctic whale with the spiral tusk. He will take you high above the Arctic Circle with teams of narwhal researchers seeking to solve the mysteries of the animal's migrations and debating the purpose of its tusk.
He will also share insights about the importance of narwhals in Inuit culture and how climate change is affecting the species. Along the way you'll hear about the many other unique animals living in the narwhal's frozen world, from walruses and polar bears to bowhead and beluga whales.
Copies of Todd's new narwhal book will be available for purchase and signing. Please bring cash or check if interested in purchasing a copy of Todd's book. Book sales and a signing with the author will immediately follow the presentation.
Todd McLeish is a Rhode Island-based science writer who has been writing about wildlife and environmental issues for more than 20 years. In more than 100 magazine articles he has highlighted numerous threatened species, profiled biologists and wildlife artists, and described encounters with a wide variety of backyard wildlife. His latest book, Narwhals: Arctic Whales in a Melting World, will be released in March 2013. His previous books have examined the lives of some of New England's rarest creatures, from right whales and basking sharks to roseate terns and burying beetles.
Wednesday, June 19th, 2013, 7:00 pm.
Photographer Robert Michelson will give a presentation: New England Fish ID
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New England Fish ID course
In preparation for the GAFC, Bob Michelson will give a presentation on identifying local fish species, and reporting survey information to REEF. Participants of this workshop will learn how to use the REEF Environmental Education Foundation's Northeast Fish Identification Program. This photography based curriculum teaches how to identify common species of local finfish by using photography as the teaching tool. The program shows how to identify these creatures by using body shape, size, fin structure and location, body markings, coloration and habitat as identification keys. Memory clues are used in aiding to make this learning experience fun for SCUBA divers and snorkelers of all skill levels.
Robert Michelson of Braintree, Massachusetts has been a professional photographer/videographer and owner of Photography By Michelson, Inc. since 1974. Bob's underwater footage and edited programs of anadromous fish species are now on permanent display at the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoological Park as part of the Amazonia Science Center's Earth Situation Room. During 2003, Bob produced Humpback Whale behavior and aerial footage for the History Channel Production "Deep Sea Detectives: SS Portland." New Hampshire Public Television used underwater stock material on several episodes of the series New Hampshire Wildlife Journal. During 2006, Bob's whale behavior footage was used by Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ocean Adventures television series American Adventures.
Wednesday, July 17th, 2013, 7:00 pm.
Daniel Fernando, a scientist with the Manta Trust will be discussing his research surveying fish markets
for manta ray landings in Sri Lanka.
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Wednesday, August 21st, 2013, 7:00 pm.
A representative from the Department of Marine Fisheries will talk to us about Lobster regulations for divers
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Lobster regulations for divers
More info coming soon!
General Meetings are held the third Wednesday of each month, at the New England Aquarium Conference Center (located on the first floor of the Harbor Garage). Click here for directions
At each general meeting there will be the monthly drawing for a chance to have a hands on aquarium experience.
For directions and more info about all our meetings, visit our Club Meetings Page
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