To All Napa Valley Divers:

The next meeting will be Monday, July 12, 2010

Filippi’s Pizza Grotto
645 1st Street, Napa (east of Soscol)
Phone: (707) 254-9700

* Dinner (Dutch treat) will begin at 6:30pm
* The meeting will begin at 7:00pm

     AGENDA: 

• Welcome – Jackie Danielsson 
  • Introduction of guests
• Secretary – Pamela Reuter
  • Reading of June 14 General Meeting minutes
• President – Jackie Danielsson
  • Old Business
    • Chef’s Market Update
  • New Business
    • Raffle tonight at end of meeting
• Committee Reports
  • Treasurer – Stacey Flukey
    • Have you paid your 2010 – 2011 Club dues yet?
  • Events – Joan Lord
    • SCUBA Review – Jackie
    • Club BBQ – Jayma
    • Honduras-Roatan – Joan
    • Abalone Camping Trip – Keith
    • Monterey Picnic – Joan
    • Berryessa Clean Up – Jackie
    • Shark Dive (date change) – Jackie
    • San Diego dive trip – discussion
    • Lake Tahoe dive and camping – discussion
  • Secretary Updates – Pamela Reuter
    • Board Meeting notes
  • Communications – Keith Reuter
    • Napa Valley Divers now on Facebook 
    • Napa Valley Divers Website refresh update
    • Upcoming events now on website
    • Board and General meeting minutes now on web site
• Open Floor – Members
• Raffle
  • BRING YOUR DOLLAR BILLS FOR THE RAFFLE!

Please: If you have not yet paid your dues for renewal or initial membership,
please click here to fill out the online form, print and mail — or you may bring
it with you to this next meeting.

We look forward to seeing you all!

October 14, 2010  (please note this is a date change from previously announced)

Dive with Great White sharks at the Farallon Islands.

Great White Shark Adventures   www.greatwhiteadventures.com

Napa Valley Divers price:  First eight divers receive $200.00 off the regular price of $775.00, when you say the magic words, “Jackie is the best diver in the Napa Valley”.  Call James at 510-808-4499, to book your dive.  Non divers can participate for $375.00.  Space is very limited – call now!  Final date to book your trip is  October 13, 2010. 

For additional information, contact: Jackie@NapaValleyDivers.com

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 will require sharks to be landed with their fins still naturally attached, which means it will be easier to enforce than the current law, will improve data collection and shark fishery management.

Tens of millions of sharks are caught globally for just their fins each year. During the finning process, sharks are typically hauled up on deck, their fins sliced off and the animals thrown back to sea, often still alive.

For those of you who have been following this legislative process, the story may sound familiar — the same bill was introduced in the previous Congress and passed the House last July. It didn’t make it through the Senate; this time we are hoping to see the bill become law. I’ll be asking for your help again in the next few weeks to take action and make this true shark finning ban a reality.

Congratulations to all of you who have helped spread the word about the importance of shark conservation – we couldn’t do it without you.

For the oceans,

Beth Lowell
Federal Policy Director
Oceana

PS: To help Oceana continue to keep the ocean conservation victories coming, please consider making a donation in support of our efforts.