Newsletter: August 2026

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 Largo and Key West with Dale B and Rob J

• Cozumel trip t-shirt design contest - link to vote

Aug-26 CID Newsletter