March 2009

C.A.S.T for Kids Foundation

March 31, 2009

The C.A.S.T for Kids Foundation (Catch A Special Thrill) in cooperation with the Bureau of Reclamation and Pleasure Cove Marina are going to host a CAST Event his year on Saturday June 27, 2009. The C.A.S.T. for Kids Foundation was formed in 1991 to join volunteers who love to fish with disabled and disadvantaged children [...]

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Sedation Used For First Time To Free Entangled Right Whale

March 11, 2009

Sedation Used For First Time To Free Entangled Right Whale; ‘New Tool In The Large Whale Disentanglement Toolbox’ Underwatertimes.com News Service March 11, 2009 13:51 EST email print The new sedation technique slows the whale’s reaction time, allowing boats to approach the animal and remove the fishing gear.(Georgia Wildlife Trust) WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts — On [...]

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Fish Identification

March 10, 2009

At last evenings dive club meeting, Nancy asked for more information relating to fish identification. To get started, here are a few sites that I found. Does anyone know of other sites? Please add to “comments” below this post. LandBigFish Fish Base List of Fish Species – Fish Photos

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Dive Beautiful Lake Berryessa

March 9, 2009

Bruce Fauss, Jen Campbell, and Ray Pettigrew are going to dive beautiful Lake Berryessa on Thursday, March 12, 2009. If anyone would care to join them, you can email Ray, show up at Napa Dive Center at 10:00am, call Ray at 707-255-5631, or meet them at the parking lot just beyond the bridge at about 11am. Projected water temp [...]

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The Fierce Humboldt Squid

March 8, 2009

Quest A KQED Multimedia Series Exploring Northern California Science, Environment and Nature

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Coast Guard Aircrew Evacuates Scuba Diver

March 8, 2009

Coast Guard Aircrew Evacuates Scuba Diver Mar 8th, 2009 by cgnews. CATALINA, Calif. – This afternoon, a rescue helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles evacuated a 53 year old woman from the Dive Vessel CONCEPTION near San Miguel Island to the Isthmus Hyperbaric Chamber on Catalina Island. Shortly after noon today, Coast Guard [...]

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Oceana’s Campaign To Safeguard Sharks

March 5, 2009

Great news! Thanks in part to the more than 13,000 Wavemakers like you who wrote to your Members of Congress, yesterday the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Shark Conservation Act of 2009. Learn more about the sharks you are helping protect » As you know, if this bill is passed by the Senate, it [...]

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Regulator Rebate

March 4, 2009

Call Napa Dive Center Today! 707.257.2822

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