Fish ID night for GAFC

Friday, April 27, 2007

PG dive in Newton is hosting a New England Fish ID Night in preparation for the Great Annual Fish Count. Bob Michelson will be presenting Tuesday, May 8th at 7:00 PM. For more info on the fish count Click Here.

Space is limited so please RSVP to Marc@pgdive.com or call the store at 617-969-DIVE. They are asking for a voluntary contribution to the the GAFC if you plan to attend. PG Dive, 212 Adams St, Newton, MA 02458-1203

Keep checking the website for more info about the Great Annual Fish Count, and other fish ID nights.

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2007 Boat Dives

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

We have an upcoming dive on May 6 to the Port Hunter. This is advanced dive to a World War I 4,000 ton steel freighter starts at a depth of 25 feet, and goes to 85 feet. We need to fill it fast and there are plenty of spots available. Email John to sign up for this or any other boat dives.

Description: freighter; steel.
Dimensions: length 380.5 ft., width 49.1 ft., depth 25.7 ft.
Tonnage: gross 4062.
Propulsion: steam, propeller.
Machinery: (1), 3 cylinder, triple expansion engine, cylinder diameters 27", 45", 74" with a stroke of 48", 442 nominal horsepower; 2 single ended boilers, 8 corrugated furnaces.

Except for the bridge and engine room sections, the Port Hunter is largely intact, listing to port on the fine, white sandy slope of Hedge Fence Shoal. Depths vary depending on the amount of sand build up. Only 20 feet of water covers her bow. Less than 100 feet aft on the port bow the "V" notch made when Covington dealt the fatal blow is visible in the freighter's hull plates. Drifting sand has engulfed most of its mid-section, which was blown apart by salvers looking for a rumored contraband gold cache. Fortunately for divers, strong tidal currents keep the stern section free from sand. Covered by 50 feet of water, a deck gun can be found on Port Hunter's stern. At a depth of 85 feet the vessels rudder and propeller shaft can still be seen, salvers removed the propeller. Due to strong tidal currents it is advised to explore this wreck only at slack water.

It's actually quite historical even after it sank, a number of Martha's Vineyard residents "rescued" cargo that washed ashore: http://history.vineyard.net/porthunt.htm

More info:
http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-porth.htm
http://www.wreckhunter.net/DataPages/porthunter-dat.htm

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Earth Day interview

Thursday, April 19, 2007

ABC's 2020 will be interviewing recent NEADC Guest speaker, and National Geographic Magazine photographer Brian Skerry in a Special ABC 20/20 news program with Diane Sawyer, Friday April 20th 10:00PM EDT (please check local listings).

This segment of 20/20, about endangered animals, is being reported by Elizabeth Vargas and will be part of network-wide coverage planned for Earth Day. Brian
will discuss issues relating to his NGM cover story on the global fisheries crisis (April 2007).

In addition to 20/20, portions of his interview may also appear that day on Good Morning America, ABC World News with Charles Gibson and Nightline.

A companion article and video clip can be seen at:
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=3039234&page=1

For more information on this Special 20/20 program please visit:
http://www.abcnews.go.com/2020/

Remember, after you watch a the news program about earth day, you can go and do something about it... Come to our Dive into Earth Day Cleanup Dive!!

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Shoredive Planning Meeting

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

The Shoredive planning meeting will be April 25th from 6:30-8:30pm at 265 Franklin Street -14th Floor, in Boston. Help us schedule dives for the year.

There will be FREE CHINESE FOOD, Plus, the past few years we have held a special appreciation giveaway for dive coordinators for prizes donated from local shops.

Dive coordinators only need to pick a location, date, and be a contact person for the dive -they don't even have to go diving!

RSVP to Anna so we get enough food for everyone!
Directions are available on the website

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April General Meeting

Monday, April 16, 2007

We are moving this month's meeting to MONDAY APRIL 23RD. This is to accomodate Marty Snyderman, a world famous photographer and videographer whose career spans 30 years. He will be doing a presentation: Sharks in the Wild, more info on the Meetings page. Marty has just released a DVD entitled Sharks And Their Kin, which will be for sale.

We are again teaming up with the Lowell Lecture Series to bring Marty to our club meeting, so please register at their site so we can have a headcount.

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Newsletter needs your help

Thursday, April 05, 2007

We are looking for submissions for the monthly newsletter. It can be anything dive-related (but the editor has final say), from a trip report to a book review. The deadline for submission is the last day of each month for the following month's newsletter. Watch for a more streamlined emailing service in the coming months!

This June we will be releasing the annual Huge edition of the newsletter. This special ad-filled edition will be PRINTED AND MAILED to the members, and will have articles, trip reports, calendars, and ads from local diving organizations and stores.

The deadline for submission is May 21st. We are looking for articles and trip reports, and any sponsors. There will be special rates for this issue, email newsletter@neadc.org for more information, or to submit.

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The Whale Watch is really filling up -we had to increase the reservation! There are over 20 people signed up so far. More info

The Shoredive planning meeting has changed dates to April 25, but we will have FREE CHINESE FOOD! to sign up, email our shoredive coordinator so we can get an accurate headcount for food. Click here for directions to the meeting

Join the NEADC Team at the Bay State Council Treasure hunt! Anna is putting a team together, email her to sign up

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