Speakers & Newsletters 2025

January 2025
Ken Kollwitz: Diving Bonaire
CID co-founder and professional dive trip leader, Ken Kollwitz, will tell us all about one of his favorite places for warm water diving - the island of Bonaire!
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February 2025
Rob Weinerth
Courtesy Dockmaster at Ventura Harbor, Rob Weinerth will give us an insider's look at the working side of the Harbor, home to some of the biggest squid fisheries in the US.
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March 2025
Todd Kortte
Acclaimed underwater videographer Todd Kortte will share tips for taking your videos to the next level, and will give GroPro QR code cards to adjust your camera's settings while diving to the first 40 members attending!
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March 2025 Newsletter​​​​

April 2025
Marine photographer Mark Strickland, instructor with Blue Water Photo and Indo-Pacific specialist will be sharing amazing images - "Cocos and Dumaguete - Celebrating the Big and the Small".​​​​​​
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May 2025
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Underwater ROVs (Remote Operated Vehicles), long used for scientific and commercial work, are becoming more available to divers like us. Tyler Buckingham will talk about the work of Blue Robotics, and its work to bring its marine robotics devices to the recreational dive community and marine education in some local schools. Two student interns working on ROV-based operations, Asher Bayless and Larsen Meckstroth, will be joining him.