2007 WHALE WATCH

NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM DIVE CLUB

2007 WHALE WATCH,

9:30 a.m.
SUNDAY, APRIL 29, 2007

Join us for an early Spring journey onboard the Voyager III for a day of seeking the great Rights, Humpbacks and Atlantic White-sided Dolphins on Stellwagen Bank. Voyager III is the whale watch vessel of the New England Aquarium and is crewed by knowledgeable and enthusiastic naturalists who will identify and provide information on the species we will see. They also conduct an informational tour as we motor out of Boston Harbor. The Voyager III is equipped with educational materials including a computerized fluke identification station, Loran and chart station, live-well and whale biofacts.

When: Sunday, April 29, 2007 MEET at 9:30 a.m.; Boat departs 10:00 a.m.
Boat returns between 1-2:00 p.m.

Where: New England Aquarium, Central Wharf. Meet in front of the Whale Watch Kiosk on the Aquarium Plaza at 9:30 a.m.

What to Lots of warm, weather resistant clothing and water-proof no-slip shoes. The

Bring: weather can be wet, wild and cold on Stellwagen even if it is warm and sunny dockside so bundle up!
Food service available on board or you may bring your own. (NO GLASS or ALCOHOL, please.)
Binoculars, Camera and Film
LOTS OF ENTHUSIASM
Sea sickness preventative is HIGHLY recommended

Tickets: Tickets are Adults - $29.35; Children (under 18) - $21.95 (children must be at least 3 yrs. old and 30" tall); and must be paid with reservation

No. of Adult Tickets ______ X $29.35 = $______.
No. of Child Tickets ______ X $21.95 = $______. TOTAL $_____
Please make checks payable to NEADC. By Mail: NEADC c/o P.O. Box 70, Raynham, MA 02767

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For more information, please contact Maryhelen at (508) 942-9119

e-mail: environmental@neadc.org

Mass Beaches

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/04/03/report_urges_help_for_14_beaches/

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http://www.mass.gov/czm/coastguide/index.htm

 

From Salisbury to Hingham, the Massachusetts Coast Guide to Boston and the North Shore can help you get to nearly 400 public access sites, ranging from expansive beaches with parking and concession stands to more out-of-the-way areas with scenic vistas. Developed by the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM), the 10" x 6.5" spiral-bound publication contains 22 maps, descriptions of access spots, photos of a variety of sites, transportation information, and more. The new online version contains all 22 maps, their accompanying descriptions, and other relevant information.

The Coast Guide website includes the following information:

• Order a Copy
• Online Version
• Background on the Coast Guide and Coastal Access in Massachusetts
• Public Transit Information
• Be a Coastal Caretaker

For additional information about Massachusetts public access sites, including sites located outside of the area covered by Coast Guide, check out the Online Locator of Coastal Public Access Sites.

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Boston Harbor Artificial Reef - A must see!

Boston Harbor Artifical Reef «

The Division of Marine Fisheries completed 1.7 acre complex of six individual cobble-boulder reefs in Boston Harbor initial monitoring studies appear to indicate a wealth of marine life utilizing the new reef structure. Come check it out. If you boat and dive the Boston Harbor and have not checked out this new reef follow this link for the GPS position: http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dmf/programsandprojects/hubline/sediment.htm Check the dive calendar for this 2007 season for some dives I will be coordinating to this site. Alicia alicia_lenci@yahoo.com

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American Eel Restoration

http://www.gulfofmaine.org/council/publications/american_eel_high-res.pdf

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Re: Rhode Island Marine Debris Issue - Beach clean-up

Eugenia Marks <emarks@asri.org> wrote:

Greetings, Beach Captains:

I attended last night's meeting organized by Surf Riders about the debris that is washing up along South Kingstown beaches from dredge operation spoils from Point Judith Harbor being dumped, to replenish South Kingstown beaches with sand, off shore.  This was a permitted and purposefully designed alternative, for which a probe to find the chemical constituents of the sediments took place, but no one thought of thirty years of the inappropriate dumping by multiple users.

    

Please consider joining the cleanup.  See attached and below.  Kathy Raposa, one of your fellow beach-captains, sent this request.

 

Low tide is at approximately 2:45 p.m. We are planning the clean-up from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.  We will meet at 1:30 p.m. at the Deep Hole Parking Lot (at the end of Matunuck Beach Road, past the Ocean Mist, and on the right).  Dress warmly and wear sturdy shoes.

More info attached.

Also in attendance at last night's meeting were Ray Nickerson, South Kingstown Planner, and Dr. Jon Boothroyd, who helped us understand the complexity of the situation. 

 

If you are interested in commenting on the next phase of the dredging, there is a permit application open until Feb. 14.  Contact me for details.

 

Thanks, Eugenia

 

 

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From: KVigness@aol.com [mailto:KVigness@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 12:33 PM
To: emarks@asri.org
Subject: Fwd: Beach clean-up

 

Hi Eugenia,

 

Would you mind alerting the Coastal Cleanup captains to the following cleanup. I realize this is short notice, but the more people we can make aware of the problem, the better.

 

Thanks,

Kathy Vigness Raposa

 

 

From: "Peter Paton" <ppaton@URI.EDU>
To: <NRSALL@LISTSERV.URI.EDU>
Subject: Beach clean-up
Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 11:25:10 -0500

in the event you are looking for something to do on Saturday afternoon… following is an invite from the RI Chapter of Surfrider Foundation to participate in a beach clean up – a Grass roots response to the COMPLETE MESS that the Pt Judith dredging project has made of our coast from E. Matunuck to Green Hill!

 

"One major idea that came out of last nights discussion forum was to take a proactive

approach to start cleaning the beach. The fact is that the beaches are not

being cleaned up to the degree that we all expect.  Rather than just

merely complain, we are going to take the situation into our own hands and

organize a major beach clean-up stretching from Green Hill Beach to East

Matunuck State Beach.  I am calling the Dredging Company and we will be

charging them for bags, gloves, dumpsters, tipping fees, etc.

 

Low tide is at approximately 2:45 p.m. We are planning the clean-up from

1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.  We will meet at 1:30 p.m. at the Deep Hole Parking

Lot (at the end of Matunuck Beach Road, past the Ocean Mist, and on the

right).  Dress warmly and wear sturdy shoes.

 

Please forward this email to everyone you know.  Let's have a strong

response at the clean-up and show the state how much we care about our

beaches".

 

Thanks!

David Prescott

Chair, RI Chapter Surfrider Foundation

 

MORE INFO:

WHAT:  Dredging Project Beach Clean-up

WHEN:  Saturday, February 3rd, 2007

TIME:  1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

WHERE:  Meet at the Deep Hole Parking Lot in Matunuck (at the very end of

Matunuck Beach Road, past the Ocean Mist, and on the right)  From there we

will spread out and clean from Green Hill Beach to East Matunuck State

Beach

WHO:  Invite everyone who cares about our state's beaches

 

v

 

Dr. Peter Paton

Professor and Chair

Dept. of Natural Resources Science

1 Greenhouse Rd.

Coastal Institute at Kingston, Rm 107

University of Rhode Island

Kingston RI 02881

401.874.2986 (work)

401.874.4561 (fax)

ppaton@uri.edu

http://www.nrs.uri.edu/Peter_W_C__Paton.paton.0.html

 

 

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Dive into Earth Day 2007

Will be held on Sunday, April 22, 2007.

10am - 3pm

Location TBA

Contact: Alicia, environmental@neadc.org

 

 

Is your local beach/waterway filled with marine debris?

Let me know, perhaps your site will be our Earth Day Dive Clean up location for 2007.

 

gloves and bags will be provided

underwater "trash" bags will be provided

light refreshments

Prizes!

 

TOO Cold for you in April?  Join another cleanup in 2007...look for them on the dive calendar in August and September 2007.

2006 Heavy rains...spoiled many of our Spring and early summer events...runoff pollution!

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