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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.

October 21, 2020, 6:30 pm.
Marisa Tellez - Exploration of the Gentle Giants and Apex Predators of the Placencia Lagoon, Belize
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Placencia Lagoon in southern Belize is rich in marine and terrestrial biodiversity, home to two aquatic endangered species, the Antillean manatee and the American crocodile. Utilizing drone technology, the Crocodile Research Coalition (CRC) is further exploring the ecology, behavior and dispersal of these two charismatic species to promote their conservation, while also working towards utilizing scientific data to establish the Placencia Lagoon as a wildlife sanctuary

Marisa is the Executive Director & Co-Founder of The Crocodile Research Coalition, a Belize-based nonprofit, established in January 2016, that seeks to preserve crocodiles and their environments throughout Central America and the Caribbean to ensure the long-term sustainability of biodiversity in the region.

November 18, 2020, 6:30 pm.
Julie Ouimet and Michel Labrecque, N2Pix - Discovering an emerging dive destination - Quebec
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Interest for cold water diving is increasing worldwide. Savvy divers are now seeking out unusual, wild and exclusive dive destinations. The Saguenay Fjord, St. Lawrence Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence offer just that. Its uncrowded and often uncharted dive locations provide a sense of wonder. It is true exploration, both above and under the water’s edge.

December 16, 2020, 6:30 pm.
TBA
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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.

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

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

View our upcoming meeting schedule

View our previous speakers

Scholarships

There are several scholarships internships and grants available for students who want to study diving and the underwater environment. I've listed a few below, let me know if I missed any!

• Women Divers Hall of FameDeadline October 31st 2020
• Women Divers Hall of Fame InternshipDeadline January 15th 2021
• Our World Underwater/Rolex Scholarship Deadline January 15th 2022.
• EPA Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) Fellowships For Undergraduate Environmental StudyVisit website for various deadlines
• Beneath the Sea Marine Career Scholarships -many scholarships for younger students
• Ocean Exploration Trust Science & Engineering Internship Program
• American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) ScholarshipsVisit website for various deadlines

Tips from the September 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

Don't Let Your Membership Lapse

Even while they were closed, the New England Aquarium was still caring for animals and maintaining the facilities and exhibits. They were still keeping a crew at work, and running virtual programs.

Now that they are open with limited visitors, it's more important than ever to maintain your membership so they can continue to keep up with these expenses.

Your dive club membership ($15 add on to the Aquarium membership) allows us to have speakers every month throughout the year (which we will continue to do online).

The Aquarium launched an online advocacy tool as a way that people can show their support for the Aquarium. The tool helps visitors submit a letter to their elected officials asking Congress to support emergency relief funding for non-profit aquariums, zoos, and museums across the country. It takes less than 30 seconds and costs nothing to participate.

More Resources for supporting the NEAq:

• Emergency Relief Petition
• Mission Forward Fund
• Facebook Live Virtual Visits

Support Your Local Dive Shop!

The local dive shops across New England continue to need your business! Many are now open reduced hours or open by appointment, and still offering classes virtually or equipment servicing.

New England Diving Events Calendar

SECONN Divers Webinar (10/20)
Speaker: Matt Meier - The Solomon Islands – World War II History and Pristine Reefs
SECONN Divers Webinar

SECONN Divers 12th Annual Underwater Pumpkin Carving Contest (10/24)
SECONN Divers Website

South Shore Neptunes General Meeting (11/3)
SSN Website

North Shore Frogmen Zoom Meeting (11/5)
Speaker: Faith Ortins - Galapagos
NSF Website

Old Colony Anphibians Zoom Meeting (11/5)
OCA Website

MWDC Zoom Meeting (11/10)
Speaker: Carol Ward - Diving Wakatobi
MWDC Website

SECONN Divers General Meeting (11/10)
SECONN Website

Old Colony Anphibians Zoom Meeting (11/19)
OCA Website