Newsletters

Speaker: Scott Gabara, Marine Ecologist National Park Service Member Dive Reports: Ensenada by Del Stewart Socorro by Naren Gunasekera Book of the Month: Reef Fish Identification: Tropical Pacific Announcements: Board Elections at the September Meeting Dive Against Debris Update Refugio DIve 'n' BBQ Party, Sept 19th

Topics: Speaker: Sean Taylor on The Bay Foundation's Palos Verdes Kelp Forest Restoration project Announcements: Annual CID Dive & BBQ party September 19th at Refugio State Beach Board elections coming up in September "Finding Hal" Citizen Scientist opportunity searching for white abalone with the Aquarium of the Pacific Dive Against Debris Antarctica trip invitation Member dive reports: Melanie Kemmann on diving with Ocean Defenders Alliance Rob M's on wreck diving at Key La

Topics: July Speaker: Dr. Jeffrey Bozanic "Inside the Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber: Real-Life Diving Emergencies, Treatment, and Lessons from Antarctica" Member dive reports: - Cindy Doyon - Red Sea Trip - Dan Purdue - Roatan with SC Diving Announcements: - Citizen science opportunities with NOAA and the Aquarium of the Pacific - "Finding Hal" July 28th and August 25th - Design contest for the Cozumel trip t shirt

Topics: Speaker: Jaclyn Mann from Reef Check, on Long-Term Kelp Forest Monitoring Member Dive Reports: 5/23 Spectre trip to the front side of Anacapa by Rob Marion 5/30 Veterans Park, Redondo Beach, by Rob Johnson Scuba Show 2026 Wrap-up report, by Dan Perdue Baja Travel Tips, by Steve Peterson Club Business: Upcoming Board Elections

Topics Speaker: Josh Dykman of Scuba Solutions on gear checks and maintenance Member Dive Reports: Pt. Dume and Deer Creek Book of the Month: "Dirtbag Billionaire: How Yvon Chouinard Built Patagonia, Made a Fortune, and Gave It All Away" Upcoming Activities/Events: Scuba Show and Veteran's Park Dive (May), Chamber Ride at the USC Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber (July), Ensenada Trip (August), Catalina Veteran's Day Weekend (Nov)

Topics: Speaker: Darvil McBride “Tips and Tales from a World-Champion Spearfisher” EGGStravaganza report Member dive report: Butterfly Beach by Rob Johnson Book of the month “Sea Caves of Santa Cruz Island” by David Bunnell Announcement for November 2026 Catalina Veterans Day Club trip

Topics Speakers: Eric Taylor and Laura Forsyth, "Safari and Diving in Tanzania, Oct 2025" EGGstravaganza 3/28 Member dive reports: Eric Taylor on the Baja Baleeners, Storm Thurston-Keller on Exploring Thailand, Mike & Teresa Cunningham on Lionfish in Bonaire

Topics Speaker: Neail Holland on Public Safety Diving Divemaster Dan's report on hunting at County Line Book of the Month - "The Outlaw Ocean: Crime and Survival in the Last Untamed Frontier" by Ian Urbina

Topics Speaker: Ken McAlpine 2025 Photo Contest winners Book of the Month: "Submerged" by Daniel Linehan