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Every year, we email out PDF newsletters featuring articles about local diving, or anything of interest to the community. The Spring 2020 is now available, and features the following articles:
 Spring 2020 Newsletter
- Boston Sea Rovers 2020 Show
- The 2020 Shore Diving Season
- Diving Turneffe Atoll
- Coral Planting in the Keys
- Giant Ocean Tank - an Inside View
- Critter Corner : Seals
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Current and past newsletters can all be downloaded from our Newsletter Page
The March 18, 2020 Behind the Scenes Tour has been postponed
The postponement was a difficult decision but due largely to Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker's request to refrain from hosting large gatherings due of the quickly spreading coronavirus.
The release of the 2020 Stellwagen Bank Sanctuary Condition Report marks the beginning of the review and update of the sanctuary's management plan. Public scoping is the first phase in the revision process. The public can comment through April 10, 2020 on the scope of issues and programs to be considered within an updated plan.
A virtual meeting via an online webinar is being planned for later this month.
Individuals who wish to make comments should check the sanctuary's website or sign-up at stellwagen@noaa.gov for sanctuary notices, including information on upcoming online meetings. Additional avenues to submit comments, as announced earlier, still remain, along with a new email option. The public comment period ends April 10, 2020.
Comments can also be made:
Online:
Go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal, www.regulations.gov. Search for docket number NOAA-NOS-2020-0003.
Mail:
NOAA Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
175 Edward Foster Road
Scituate, MA 02066
Attn: Management Plan Revision
Email:
Individuals may email their comments to sbnmsmanagementplan@noaa.gov. Type "COMMENTS" in the subject line of the email.
You can learn more about sanctuary management and the management plan review process from the sanctuary website.
To view the Condition Report, visit https://stellwagen.noaa.gov/management/condition-report.html. To receive an electronic or printed copy of an illustrated version of the executive summary, email the sanctuary at stellwagen@noaa.gov and indicate which version you are interested in receiving. If asking for a printed copy, please supply your name and full mailing address.
"What is that Brown Scum on the Water: Plankton Research in Salem Harbor"
Wednesday, March 25, 7:00 - 8:30pm
Free and Open to the Public. Jointly sponsored by Salem Sound Coastwatch and the Abbot Public Library in Marblehead, MA.
Presenter: Dr. Brad Hubeny, Salem State University Geological Sciences and Barbara Warren, SSCW Executive Director
Every summer Salem Sound Coastwatch gets calls about the brown scum on the water. Calls come from all over Salem Sound - Marblehead, Salem, Beverly, and Danvers. Often people call to report sewerage leaks. They warn people not to swim in the water.
Dr. Brad Hubeny, Salem State University Geological Sciences, and Barbara Warren, SSCW Executive Director, have joined forces since 2010 to study the water quality in Salem Sound. From 2012 – 2014, they concentrated on Salem Harbor to understand what was making the water cloudy. Was it stormwater runoff from the land? Or the boat moorings stirring up the mud? From the isotope analysis, Brad's specialty, it was discovered that the harbor samples were in the range typical of marine algae, not freshwater. A peer-reviewed journal article documents these findings.
The study's result that phytoplankton blooms were increasing organic particulate matter in the water led to the current investigation. What kind of phytoplankton is it? What is causing the plankton blooms? Do we have a problem of nutrient loading? You will be the first to hear about this recent investigation when Brad and Barbara share the study and its findings Wednesday evening, March 25, at the Abbot Library.
Abbot Public Library, lower level meeting room
235 Pleasant Street, Marblehead, MA 01915
http://www.salemsound.org/index.html
Bay State Council of Divers Meeting (03/18)
BSC Website
Old Colony Amphibians Club Meeting (03/19)
OCA Website
Atlantic White Shark Conservancy Benefit Lecture (03/19)
White Sharks & Seals Lecture
AWSC Website
More Events...
Old Colony Anphibians Club Salty Brine Beach Cleanup (04/04)
OCA Website
South Shore Neptunes General Meeting (04/07)
SSN Website
MetroWest Diveclub Meeting (04/14)
Vincent Malkoski Hunting regulations for divers
MWDC Website
SECONN Divers General Meeting (04/14)
SECONN Divers website
SECONN Divers Swap Meet(04/18)
SECONN Divers website
Dry Dive (04/18)
Join the dive club for a tour of the best dive sites on Cape Ann. We will be driving all over Rockport, Gloucester, and the surrounding areas and point out the highlights of each site, and any tips we have for entrance/exit, or what to look out for.
Along the way, we will be collecting any trash or debris on the beach, and properly dispose of it. We will be doing a cleanup at each stop until we run out of space in the truck for trash.
For more information or to sign up, email: environmental@neadc.org
SECONN Divers River Cleanup(04/25)
SECONN Divers website
Harvard Museum of Natural History Lecture (04/25)
Diving with a Purpose: A Fifteen-Year Odyssey
Diving with a Purpose is an organization dedicated to the documentation and protection of African slave trade shipwrecks and the maritime history and culture of African Americans. Jay Haigler and Albert Jose Jones will share a documentary on the organization’s work and recent discoveries. They will discuss the importance of submerged heritage resources in advancing the fields of maritime archaeology and ocean conservation and the need for a better understanding of the transatlantic slave trade and its global, cultural, and social-economic impact on society.
HMNH Website
Underwater in Salem Sound Lecture Series (04/29)
"Right Whale in Crisis and the Importance of Massachusetts Waters"
Salem Sound Coastwatch Website
MetroWest Diveclub Meeting (05/12)
Speaker: Ryan King - Story of the Eagle 56
MWDC Website
SECONN Divers General Meeting (05/12)
SECONN Divers website
MetroWest Diveclub Meeting (06/09)
Speaker: Mark Potter - Diving the Maldives
MWDC Website
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