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Our speaker is Susana Ramirez, Founder of Save The SharksSusana Ramirez (Navajas) grew up around the
water, and always had a deep passion for the ocean and its' inhabitants.
While doing her undergraduate studies, Susana helped graduate students
with shark research in the everglades. It was during that time that she
fell in love with sharks, and she vowed to do all that she could to help
the animals out. She has since volunteered for many non-profit
organizations and has gained valuable knowledge about grassroots
campaigning. In 2014, she officially ran Save The Sharks full time, and
has had a great deal of success. Susana has been a part of CITES
implementations, she has led local and international rallies, school
presentations, she has written for magazines and much more. Her hope is
that Save The Sharks can inspire anyone to do something; because
together, we can make a difference. [http://www.savethesharksorg.com/]  |
SFUPS November Presentation
Special Invitation
November 12
Coconut Creek Courtyard Marriott. Arrive around 6:00 meeting starts promptly at 7:20PM
More people have walked on the moon than have been to some of the places Jill Heinerth has explored right here on earth. She is a veteran of over thirty years of filming, photography and exploration on projects in submerged caves around the world with National Geographic, NOAA, various educational institutions and television networks worldwide. She is the inaugural Explorer in Residence for the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, recipient of Canada’s prestigious Polar Medal and the diving world’s highest award from the Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences.
We have secured a very special guest speaker for our November meeting, Ms. Jill Heinerth. She will only be in town for the one day, then will be heading up to DEMA. Since her appearance is so rare, I thought it would be very nice to invite your members to come and enjoy this once in a lifetime National Geographic speaker.
-Due to limited space, I must ask that any of your members planning to join us, to please email me, so that I can make sure we have proper seating available for the number of guests. We will also be inviting members from South Florida Divers.
Suzan Meldonian – President - http://www.sfups.org - 561-859-1797 c.
The Board of Directors has decided to hold the annual election at our General Meeting in November. Club Bylaws require that the Board’s proposed slate of officers be presented to you in the two newsletters before the election. Presented for your consideration are the following:
Anyone interested in running for a position on the Board should notify me, either at a General Meeting or by email (president@usadiveclub.org).  Our
Club needs volunteers to help with several important jobs. If you can
spare even a bit of time, please get involved. We would like to form
committees to spread the workload, so you don't have to commit large
amounts of time. But we won't know you are interested unless you let us
know.
Don't forget to keep checking our Facebook page for the interesting articles Howard is posting. https://www.facebook.com/usadiveclub Happy diving,
Overseas Dive Trips
Local Diving
Mini-Trips
Social events
| Hospitality HutClare Florio AnthonGreetings From The Hospitality Hut! Unfortunately, the September general meeting was cancelled due to Hurricane Dorian. Thankfully we were saved! Our neighbors in the Bahamas were not. Hope to see you all at the October 3rd general meeting. In the meantime, I hope you are all safe and well. I encourage you to visit our home page www.usadiveclub.org. Please click on the calendar and keep up to date on all the diving and non-diving scheduled activities. You may also take a look at the photo gallery and take a peek at past events. I wish you all Happy Diving,
Clare Anthon
Hospitality Coordinator MembershipHello October Divers, As you know our September meeting was cancelled for the devastating hurricane "Dorian". South Florida came very close to experiencing the disaster now seen in the northern Bahama Islands. More reason to come to our October meeting and bring a guest. We are always looking for new folks to join our activities. Caribbean trips, mini-trips, social events etc. Of course our general meeting speakers are always interesting AND educational. We look forward to seeing you Thursday October 3rd at the Marriott Courtyard. Welcome desk is just inside the door. Best wishes, Eunice Hamblen & Stephanie Voris, Come join the fun.
Eunice Hamblen Stephanie Voris |
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LOBSTER POT WINNERS
USA's Lobster Pot drawings Include CASH prize winners, and a variety of PRIZES donated by South Florida Dive Shops,
other Sponsors or Club Members.
Funds from ticket donations help to support our many club activities. Congratulations to all our Lobster Pot winners. Be sure to visit our Local dive shops who support us and say 'Thanks'.
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DEMA Regulatory Alert
You may be aware that the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is holding a Public Meeting in Cape Canaveral, Florida on October 2nd and 3rd to present their final recommendations on diving activities in Biscayne National Park (BNP). The recommendations for BNP are currently scheduled for presentation on October 2. To date, FWC’s recommendations for Biscayne National Park have included prohibiting spear fishing on scuba or prohibiting trigger devices, and eliminating the two-day mini-lobster season in the Park. FWC introduced these two diving-related regulations as part of their Fisheries Management Plan for BNP. UNLIKE FOR DIVING, FWC HAS NO SPECIAL PLANS TO RESTRICT HOOK AND LINE FISHING ACTIVITIES. DEMA believes FWC sees this as an opportunity to target and restrict diving activities, while placing the burden on divers for reaching FWC’s goal of increasing the size and abundance of fishery species in the Park by 20%. Within their own presentation, FWC clearly states that the issues of management of the Park are related to (a) the Park’s proximity to urban areas, (b) reduced water quality, (c) marine debris, (d) vessel groundings and (e) fishing pressure. Fish size and species abundance in Biscayne National Park are not related to diving activities, and certainly not to selective activities such as spear fishing. This week FWC released its Summary Memo on their final Biscayne National Park recommendations. While the Commission is under no obligation to accept these staff recommendations, it is important to note that among them is an open-ended suggestion to “Establish Coral Reef Protection Areas inside BNP where traps and lobstering would be prohibited.” Such open-ended recommendations could easily lead to unwarranted restrictions on diving in general, and the two-day lobster mini-season specifically. DEMA strongly urges divers and diving professionals to attend the FWC Public Meeting scheduled for October 2nd in Cape Canaveral and voice that diving restrictions are not warranted, and restrictions to spearfishing and the lobster mini-season should only be enacted if similar restrictions are placed on hook and line fishing. IF DIVERS DO NOT ATTEND THIS MEETING FWC WILL ASSUME THAT THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS TO THESE RESTRICTIONS. PLEASE ENCOURAGE ALL DIVERS AND YOUR DIVING CUSTOMERS TO ATTEND! If you are unable to attend the October 2nd FWC meeting, write directly to the Fish and Wildlife Commission BEFORE OCTOBER 2nd and ask them to remove these unnecessary restrictions on vital diving activities in the Park. Send your written comments directly to: Marine@MyFWC.com and Commissioners@MyFWC.com. DEMA has already provided a letter to FWC outlining our concerns. Please feel free to use DEMA's comments to assist in writing your own to the Commission. DEMA, the Diving Equipment & Marketing Association, is an international organization dedicated to the sustained growth of the recreational scuba diving and snorkeling industry. For more information on DEMA, call 858-616-6408 or visit www.dema.org. |
Under Sea Adventurers-dive club: Overseas Diving program FIJI Nai’a Live aboard – Mar 14-21, 2020; Volivoli 21-28(+), 2020 2020: We start from Home on Thursday 3/12 from FLL to Los Angeles (LAX) and continue later the same day to Nadi, Fiji. Airfare LAX-NAD is included at group rates. Business upgrade is available – but expensive. We spend the morning in Raffles airport hotel. We get picked up by Nai’a by van at 1 pm and board the boat mid afternoon. After a week of live aboard diving – Saturday 3/21 - we will go by van to Volivoli. That resort is completely rebuilt. We have all ground rooms – no hikes up the hill to get to your room. Next Saturday 3/28 – we will stay at the resort until it is time to take a van to the airport for our flight home; back in US early afternoon Saturday 3/28. When all transfers are by van there is no domestic luggage surcharge. We are traveling a little earlier in the season to get warmer waters than the last two times (2008 and 2015) Details – Nai’a Same boat as in 2008 – The oldest and most experienced live aboard in Fiji with the most experienced sailors
Details – Volivoli Resort on the north shore of main Island Viti Levu – recently remodeled
Other details - Both
Not Included:
Signup window – a little shorter than normal – sorry for any inconvenience – the primary signup period from today until 8/31. When you sign up by that date the club will cover any potential “single supplement” – Note: unsold spots on Naia will be cancelled by Sept 10. So if you are interested please act fast. We are holding 12 seats from LAX to Fiji – also only until 9/10 As always, when you sign up for a trip, please consider trip insurance, especially since we do a boat payment on Sept 10 – that becomes non-refundable after that … Links:
Questions? Contact VP of Overseas Diving Nils by e-mail. overseasdiving@usadiveclub.com Ask about – Business class, Single Supplement, extension at Volivoli, etc …
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