LATE SUMMER / EARLY FALL 2017

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN Joan Forsberg (2010) EDITOR’S NOTE

My dear Sea Sisters, diver girl pin. But, for our Sea Sisters, My, my, but the summer it was not enough. There was a joyous does fly! Fall is approaching As I approach the outburst of generosity to share what and with it, our summer/fall end of my terms on we have and what we have learned. We newsletter, at last. Please enjoy the Board and as provided scholarships and grants worth what has happened, what is Chairman, I realize approximately $72,000 to 43 scholars of happening, and what will just how much I have great promise this year alone! Without to be grateful for. happen soon, in the packed a doubt this demonstrates that we are A great big Sea Sister hug to all of you pages that are before you! lighting the way for not just the future of who have been so supportive, helped Every article will reassure you diving, but the health of our water planet. however you could, and who said “Yes” that the mission of WDHOF I hope you will support our “Tropical when we called upon you. To be part of is continuing to thrive and Dreams & Paradise Sunsets, Mardi Gras the greatest team in our beloved sport grow, thanks to each of you. Style!” event coming up in November of diving has been an honor, and I’ve WDHOF does make a positive had the time of my life! I thank each and at DEMA. This is our best opportunity to raise the funds that we so gratefully difference in the lives of people every one who has served on the Board all around the world! and on the Committees for showing such accept from our generous donors to diligence that you have truly inspired me further our goal: reaching out to the next and all of our fellow Members. It’s been generation of divers and achievers. On behalf of your newsletter team, thank you for making a privilege to be part of a team whose Each of us has overcome obstacles and sure we stay informed by members donate their talents, resources, difficulties in life’s journey and this is time, and elbow grease for no reason no time to rest. In these challenging sending us these wonderful other than their devotion to the mission. times, continue to stand up and make items for your newsletter. Keep They believe in what we do and what your voice heard. After all, we did not them coming! Enjoy! we stand for, with single- minded and become Members of the Women Divers whole-hearted dedication. Hall of Fame by just floating to the Divingly, We have so much to be proud of as surface; we swam with all of our might we look at how far we’ve come, from to achieve those successes that made Jan the first glimmer of an idea to honor us WDHOF Members. women divers, to having become an Make waves. organization that is respected throughout the world. WDHOF has grown in Make history! numbers and talent and been enriched With great respect by all the women who proudly wear the and love,

IN THIS ISSUE: JILL HEINERTH / OFFGASSING: DOTTIE FRAZIER ZIPPING ALONG AT 95! .... 19 DAWN KERNAGIS DOES SATURATION DIVE AT AQUARIUS BASE ...... 20 DEMA 2017 PRE-SHOW NEWS & INFORMATION ...... 2 SEARCHING FOR THE 1567 FLEET OF SPANISH SHIPWRECKS ...... 21-22 JILL HEINERTH, 2017 NOGI, SPORTS & EDUCATION ...... 2 NATIONAL SPELEOLOGICAL SOCIETY HONORS JILL YAGER ...... 23 2017 TROPICAL DREAMS & PARADISE SUNSETS, MARDI-GRAS STYLE! ...... 3 2017-2018 CALENDAR OF DIVE SHOWS AND EVENTS ...... 23 2017 TRUSTEE ELECTION ...... 4-6 WELCOME TO OUR NEW AND RENEWING ASSOCIATES ...... 23 NEW WDHOF FUNDRAISING IDEA ...... 6 THE SILENCE OF THE SHARKS ...... 24 WOMEN’S DIVE DAY OHIO ...... 7-8 JACLYN FRIEDLANDER AND FRIENDS WITH FINS ...... 24 CELEBRATING WOMEN DIVERS ...... 9-10 IN THE NEWS ... MAURINE SHIMLOCK / DR. KATHRYN SULLIVAN ...... 25 A DIFFERENT KIND OF DIVE TRIP FOR OUR MEMBERS ...... 11-12 BECKY KAGAN SCHOTT / PARRY, EARLE, WATERMAN ... 26 SCHOLARSHIP AND TRAINING GRANT REPORTS ERIN O’NEILL / CODY UNSER ...... 27 RACHEL GREY ...... 13 SARDINE RUN IN SOUTH AFRICA! ...... 27 INGRID EFTEDAL ...... 14 AUTHOR’S CORNER RUMA CHATTERJI / KIMBERLY MAK ...... 15 SUSAN R. KAYAR, Ph.D. / ALESE PECHTER / ...... 28 EMMA KENNEDY ...... 16-17 A THOUGHT-PROVOKING OBSERVATION ...... 29 MADELINE McALLISTER ...... 18 2018 SCHOLARSHIPS & TRAINING GRANTS ...... 30-33 WOMEN DIVERS HALL OF FAME AUGUST 2017 • PAGE 24 world to many people. Dr. Clark introduced many of her vistas of opened new underwater the articles on Sea Red the some of her last dives. Her popular National Geographic fishes. scuba Her firstSea,dives as as well wereRed the in moreled than 40expeditions to into study Sea Red its the under aFulbright Scholarship grant. five Over she decades study of sharks. shewhich examined nearly 800sharks, was first the major intelligence. Her 1965study on sharks the of Florida, in captivity and conduct experiments on behavior their and 1950s,shethe was first the person to large keep sharks in was affectionatelygiven anickname,the “SharkLady.” In on various shark behaviors. As aresult of her research, she diver. She is well known for her groundbreaking research mother, Dr. . dedicated be it to because my will special dive late is very out against shark hunting, finning, Thisculling. year’sand overall world the congregate will inEilat, Israel, to speak --Silence of Sharks. the Sea Red Hundreds of divers from teaching tools classrooms. in their overall world the are using Friends with Fins as videos environment that enjoy we all through diving. Teachers upocean close, material this is window their to marine the For children inland-locked cities have who an never seen young children,all especially girls, interested inscience. on promoting STEM, conservation, ocean and keeping presentations to school-aged children, with astrong focus materials form inthe of YouTube books, and videos, live material. Friends with Fins provides educational captain, she saw foreducational aneed ocean-specific Fins as when, an aquarium volunteer and clean-up beach WDHOF by Julianne Ziefle. Jaclyn created withFriends Associate Jaclyn Friedlander, was who introduced to conservation2017 was ocean and marine life expert, My motherthelate in firstSea visited 1940s theRed Dr. Clark was apioneer ichthyologist and aprolific October,This large a diveeventbe the held in will One Show of speakers at the Scuba Long the Beach Jaclyn FriedlanderandFriendswithFins By Associate, Aya Konstantinou Stephanie with Leung The SilenceoftheSharks By Julianne (2002) Ziefle is Aya’sis future daughter-in-law. beloved, departed member, Eugenie Clark. Stephanie Leung silenceofthesharks.org 2017, as well. For more information, https://www. see at dive. the We you hope to see there 19to 22, October representing spirit the of my mother, Dr. Eugenie Clark, Silencethe of Sharks the event, and we are honored to be of sharks. This diveeventthe world’sfocus will attention the on plight habitat loss, pollution, and other man-made phenomena. populationstheir have decimated been due to overfishing, oceans for millions of years. Now, for past the few decades, and for marine the world. Sharks have found been inthe was an outspoken advocate and activist inprotecting sharks near and dear cause to my mother. her During lifetime, she marine station there. from home, and she conducted much of her research at the to wonders the also of diving. Eilat her became home away students, not only to ichthyology and marine the world, but Fins, visit www.friendswithfins.org you would like to more learn about Jaclyn and Friends with for Friends the with Fins educational television show. 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