Air Bubbles the Newsletter of the North Shore Frogmen’S Club Volume 54, Number 6 June 2012
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Air Bubbles The Newsletter of the North Shore Frogmen’s Club Volume 54, Number 6 June 2012 Presidents’ Messages - June 2012 Coming Club Events It's beginning to feel a lot like dive season! Now that it's June, summer diving is beginning to get into full swing, especially with May 31: Barbara Warren of a balmy water temp of upper 40s to lower 50s at depth! You Salem Sound CoastWatch – will don't even need the dry suit anymore, though some may disagree. give a presentation on local We have a busy month ahead. June 7th Mike Walsh will be marine invasive species. presenting on marine organism camouflage and Indonesia and June 28th is our first beach meeting at White Beach, Manchester. June 7: Mike Walsh will give a And, hopefully plenty of diving in between! presentation on Marine Organism This month I'd like to recognize Graham Smith as Diver of the Camouflage and Indonesia Month for frequently being at the BK parking lot on Sunday mornings to go diving. And for Member of the Month, Mary June 28: Beach Meeting at White Howard for always kindly reminding me that the President's Beach in Manchester by the Sea message is overdue. Thanks for your patience. Happy Diving! Meg! Diver of the Month for June 2012 Please Welcome New Member Graham Smith Seth Rakiey for frequently being at the BK parking lot on Sunday mornings to go diving From Grand Cayman, voted in as newest member on May 24. Member of the Month In this Issue: NOTICE for June 2012 Dues for 2012 President’s Message pg. 1 are now Meeting Summaries pg. 2-3 Mary Howard overDUE. Coming Events & Calendar pg. 4-5 for always kindly reminding me that Undersea Divers Boat Dives pg. 4 the President's message is overdue. Visit our website at www.northshorefrogmen.com 1 Air Bubbles – May 2012 Correspondence: Meeting Summaries - Bill Werner sent email seeking interest 03-May-2012 in - canoe, kayak trip on the Ipswich Meeting called to order: 8:11PM River Attendance: 3 Officers, 16 Members, 4 - boat diving guests - Collings Foundation open Old Business: There was an excellent presentation on helmet diving by Jack & Paul - Any interest in having pre-meeting The North Shore Frogmen’s Club Harling which included videos and a dives? We’ll keep mentioning it. PO Box 3604 display of various “hats”, one of - Demo Days: Mary had a table there Peabody, MA 01961 on Saturday with Froggy literature which resulted in a popular photo New Business: 2011 OFFICERS op. No one was recruited into the - Welcome back Lauren!!!! 2 more President: Meg Tennissen business, however weeks before she can go diving. Tel: (781) 724-0071 Treasurer: A life member paid dues - - Mother’s day award: Mary and Dawn Email: [email protected] thank you! are eligible. Dawn declined. Vice President: Lauren Byrne Committees: - Bobby is having a sale this weekend – Email: [email protected] - Program – see website for details good deals! Go! Treasurer: Vinny Egizi - Air Bubbles: Will be published soon Dive Talk: Tel: (858) 342-3365 Dive Talk: - Kris went several places Email: [email protected] - Vinny & Gary at Pebble Beach. 46F, - Mike, our visitor, went to Stage Fort Secretary: Ellen Garvey great vis, good dive. Park for Demo Days Tel: 781-595-4978 - Jack at Back beach – good vis - Jeff & Graham went to Pebble. Nice, Email: [email protected] but big rollers getting out at high tide. - Last week Jack went diving in 47F, 10-15’ viz. Florida, including Disney General Discussion: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * - Jim D went in Salem channel. Used - There was a calico lobster found in for fisheye camera very successfully to Membership: Dan Hering sale; it was caught in Maine. Being find scallop bed [email protected] held at NEAq in RI. Very rare - 1 in - Ellen & Mike were in PNG. 22 dives Newsletter: Mary Howard 30 million! in 8 days, including mating mandarin Tel: (781) 944-1292 - Mike’s Moments: fish Email: [email protected] - There’s concern about reports of -One of our guests went diving on the huge increase in the numbers of Webmaster: Markus Diersbock constitution! Asian Tiger shrimp found in the General Discussion: Gulf. They have the potential to be - DUI Demo Days is this weekend. invasive and devastating to the - Cod limit size is changing from 25” to natural population as they are large 18” and have very high growth rates. Raffles They are believed to have come from Dollars Box: Jack Munro a release from a research lab in South Bug Bag: 4 tickets to Demo days: Carolina 20 years ago. John S, Mary, John M and ?? - German submarine U513 found off Mystery Prize: Ray Porter the coast of Brazil in 245’ sw. Diver *Deadline for submissions* was using an underwater sonar 10-May-2012 for the July 2012 issue system. Coincidentally - last year Meeting called to order: 8:11PM of is Meg dove a ship in Nova Scotia that Air Bubbles Attendance: 3 Officers, 11 Members, 1 was sunk by U513! Sunday, June 24 guest - There’s a group starting to map Secretary: Minutes read and accepted WWII wrecks – concerned about oil Committees: spills that may result. - Program: see website for details - Somebody is suing Sea World using - Air Bubbles: Went out last week slavery (of the animals) as the Visit our website at www.northshorefrogmen.com 2 Air Bubbles – May 2012 argument! died diving there. nights/11 dives on Bunaken, wall Raffles: - Mike’s Moments: diving. Then to Lembeh for 9 Dollars Box: Jeff Lynch - 12 yr old on beach in Alaska found a days/23 long dives – lots of critters - Bug Bag: Gary Michaud piece of orange plastic released by mimic octopus, lots of nudis. Great Mystery Prize: Jeff Lynch NOAA in the 70s to study ocean vis both places, even though Lembeh currents. is “muck” diving. Usually start the 17-May-2012 Raffles: dives at 70’ then work your way up. Meeting called to order: 8:07 PM Dollars Box: Ellen Garvey - Diving this weekend? Contact John Attendance: 4 Officers, 13 Members, 2 Bug Bag: Geoff Loynd Sears if you’d like to go Sunday or guests Mystery Prize: Marianne Monday. Secretary: Minutes read and accepted Cunningham General Discussion: Treasurer: We have money. - Amy Maurer is ordering NEW REEF 24-May-2012 laminated fish ID cards; if we get Committees: Meeting called to order: 8:07 PM enough people the price is $5 instead - Program: see website for details Attendance: 4 Officers, 15 Members, 3 of $8. Let Mary or Amy know by next - We were scheduled to go to Pat & guests week if you’re interested. Annette’s Jul 8-14. Needs to be rescheduled due to Pat’s shoulder Secretary: Minutes read and accepted - Kiss 108 advertised for Undersea surgery on July 5. They’ve offered Treasurer: We have money. Divers today. Aug 5-12 instead. Consensus is that Committees: - Markus is coordinating a re-creation will work. Ellen will send email to all - Program: – see website for details of the Time-Life picture! There was a active members and ask Markus to - 5/31-Barbara Warren next week to lot of enthusiasm for this. update website. discuss invasive species in Salem - Mary has a friend with a 2001 Correspondence: Sound. Formula boat for sale; let her know if - Bill Werner sent email seeking interest - 6/7-Mike Walsh will be here you’d like info. in: - Pat & Annette’s week in Vermont Raffles: - canoe, kayak trip has been rescheduled to Aug 5-12. Dollars Box: Meg Tennissen - boat dive Send attendance info to Vinny; when Bug Bag: Peter Chapman - Collings Foundation events (see you plan to be there. Mystery Prize: Vinny Egizi www.collingsfoundation.org/cf_OpenHo - We’re looking for more speakers for useEvents12.htm) the rest of the year - New Business: Need to buy a spare Please respond to Bill Werner bulb for the projector – authorized. whether or not you’re interested in Dive Talk: the programs he’s proposed - Dave Cunningham went diving on - 6/28 will be a beach meeting at the San Diego off New York with White Beach. Lauren will get the Faith. 20’ vis; 2 30min dives. Wreck is permit at 100’ to the sand. It is collapsing, - Membership: but still some good penetrations. - We have 51 paid members, 44 non- paying member For Sale: - Mary went to Folly Cove with Amy looking for nudibranchs. - We accepted Seth Rakiey’s DUI DRYSUIT application for membership. - Dive this week: 9AM at BK. 50/50 FLX standard, woman's L. - Air Bubbles: Deadline is today General Discussion: With medium polartec DUI Dive Talk: - Mia Pelosi called Mike; she’s undergarment and size 6 rock boots, - Graham, Meg, Claus went to Folly. organizing a dinner w/ David 47F at 40’. original DUI bag, zipper aide & Cunningham, who’s here from - Seth went to Folly to do a talc. Used 5 times! A MUST Hawaii, tomorrow. Signup available. certification. It’s colder here than in SEE!! - Finatics are hosting Reef Fishinar Grand Cayman, but he’s been diving 6 tomorrow; contact Mary if you’d like List price new $2500 for drysuit times in the last 7 days. more info. only. Selling all above for $900. - Kris went several times. - David Cunningham will be diving on - Jeff and John M used the dives they’d Call Linda Connors: 978-462-0460, the Chester Poling tomorrow AM to won on “Easy Diver”. Had a great or email [email protected]. leave a plaque honoring Paul time. Blanchette along with 2 others who - Adam went to Indonesia – spent 4 Visit our website at www.northshorefrogmen.com 3 Air Bubbles – May 2012 Upcoming Club Presentations Undersea Divers 2012 Boat Dive Schedule May 31: Barbara Warren of Salem Sound You’re invited! Coastwatch will come and speak to us about Come dive with us! marine invasive species in our area.