Daytime Speakers
The Boston Sea Rovers are the proud sponsors of the “Longest Continuously Running Dive Show in the World,” a distinction made possible primarily due to the excellent quality of speakers that have continued to grace our stages. We take great pleasure in hosting the best educators, explorers, scientists, divers and speakers in the world. The purpose of these lectures help us to achieve our club our mission, “To educate the general public about the underwater world.”
Our daytime presentations form the backbone of our show. In two days we will host over 40 speakers covering a myriad of diving and marine related topics. Each hour there are three simultaneous lectures being held on Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 5 pm. You get to choose which speaker or topic you would like to see based on your interests.
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Sunday, March 08, 2009
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A Deadly Mistake …The Sinking of the U352
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During WWII the U352 was one of the German Submarines that patrol the East Coast waiting to ambush any merchant vessel that dared to cross their path. On May 9, 1942 the U352 mistook the Coast Guard Cutter Icarus for a merchant ship and fired upon her. A deadly mistake. This Program includes: the story of the sinking, complete with historical photographs; an interview from George Purifoy, one of the divers that discovered the wreck in the Graveyard of the Atlantic; and footage of the sub on the bottom and deep within her haul. |
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Jim & Pat Stayer |
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For 34 years Jim & Pat Stayer have been diving in the Great Lakes and around the world. Pat is a member of the Women’s Diving Hall of Fame and Jim has been a U.S.C.G Licensed Captain for 24 years. They have co-authored three books and produced 20 DVDs. The Stayers have discovered eight shipwrecks and documented numerous others. They have worked as cameramen for the History Channel and their footage has appeared several major commercial networks. Jim and Pat have been popular presenters at dive shows across the country. |
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A Five Year Quest to Locate the Jennie R. Dubois
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On February 11th, 1902, in West Mystic, Connecticut, the largest coasting schooner built outside of Maine shipyards slid down the ways of the Holmes Shipbuilding Company. Nineteen months later the Jennie R. Dubois would be resting on a sandy bottom southeast of Block Island, Rhode Island. Once cleared as a menace to navigation, the Dubois was lost to history and her location remained unknown to local divers and historians. Join me in this presentation on the recently discovered secrets of the five-masted coasting schooner Jennie R. Dubois. |
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Mark Munro |
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Since 1988, Mark Munro has been actively diving on or searching for New England Shipwreck. Instilled with a passion for discovering previously unknown shipwrecks, he has sought out and located many using Side Scan Sonar and Magnetometers. Sonograms of shipwrecks acquired by Mark have been published in Underwater magazine and Gary Gentile’s book Shipwrecks of Rhode Island and Connecticut. |
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Ancient Shipwrecks in the Greek Aegean
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Ancient Mediterranean shipwrecks offer compelling dive sites. The wrecks typically rest in clear blue water, so divers have unobstructed views of their priceless artifacts: works of art, trade goods, and the personal effects of the crew. In this presentation, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution archaeologist Dr. Brendan Foley will report on his partnership with the Greek Ministry of Culture to document ancient shipwrecks. Using a mix of diving and submersible vehicles, the international team has documented fifteen wrecks dating as far back as the 7th century B.C. in water depths to 500 meters. New techniques determine the original cargoes through remnant ancient DNA, and high-resolution photomosaicking displays entire wrecks in great detail. Though most Mediterranean countries today restrict sport diver access to archaeological sites, the situation may change as governments realize the potential market for archaeological dive tourism. |
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Presenter:
Brendan Foley |
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Cr. Brendan Foley is an underwater archaeologist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's Deep Submergence Laboratory. He also teaches at MIT. For the past severalyears, he has been woking in Greece, Sweden, Italy, and the Black Sea. |
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Belize, Gem of the Caribbean
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Michel Gilbert and Danielle Alary went twice to Belize in the same year… there must be a reason: come and learn about an underrated destination of the Caribbean. |
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Danielle Alary, Michel Gilbert |
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Award-winning, lecturers, photography and multimedia producers, Michel and Danielle have been “at sea” for over 25 years. Authors of more than 500 articles related to diving, travel and sailing, they are underwater photography columnists for Diver and En Profondeur (Into the Depths) magazines. Danielle and Michel were honored during the 37th edition of Our World Underwater in Chicago in 2007, in recognition for their contribution to the diving community and to the show for many years. |
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Bizarre Critters of Lembeh, Indonesia
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In the Lembeh Straits of Saulawesi lies some of the best small critter photography on the planet. New species are being discovered constantly. This presentation will introduce you to pigmy seahorses, bizarre bottom fish, octopus, sea snakes and much more. |
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Jeff Rotman |
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Jeff Rotman is one of the world’s leading u/w photographers. Born in Boston in 1949, he learned to dive and began shooting underwater more than 30 years ago in the north Atlantic. Relentless in his pursuit of perfection, he combines an artist’s eye with a naturalist knowledge of his subjects. The result is a unique and inimitable assortment of images that blur the lines between art and science. A recent review of his work noted, “Among fellow photographers, naturalists and divers, Jeffrey Rotman is widely regarded with awe, so difficult is his specialty, so great is his mastery of it.” His work has been featured on television and in books and magazines worldwide, including Life, Time, Smithsonian, Natural History, National Geographic, New York Times Magazine, Geo and La Figaro. Jeff is also the author of sixteen successful books. Among recent honors, Jeff was recognized as the BBC Underwater Wildlife Photographer of the Year. |
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Black & White Portfolio
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Berkley White will share his latest black and white portfolio of underwater images from around the globe. Most divers know the sea as a rainbow of colors, but the black and white images of Berkley White a new world of inky black and shades of gray. Berkley will also share his top 5 tips for shooting black and white images with color digital cameras.
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Berkley White |
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Berkley White is the founder of Backscatter Underwater Video & Photo and is an avid underwater photographer. His images are published regularly and as the Digital Photography Editor of Fathoms Magazine, he authors a regular column on underwater photography techniques. Berkley is also the co-founder of the Digital Shootout training events and hosts a full schedule of photo safaris around the world. For more about Berkley, please see http://www.backscatter.com
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Bonaire...Arguably the Most Pristine Reefs in the Caribbean
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In this presentation, you will learn why NOAA proclaimed in 2008, The International Year of the Reef and that Bonaire’s coral reefs were “arguably the most pristine reefs in the Caribbean”. Captain Jack Chalk will describe how the partnership between the population of Bonaire and the Bonaire National Marine Park has been able to maintain the coral reefs in pristine condition. Jack will also discuss the future challenges facing Bonaire in maintaining their coral reefs. |
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Jack Chalk |
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Jack Chalk is currently General Manager of Captain Don's Habitat in Bonaire. Jack is currently on the Board of Directors of STINAPA Bonaire, the private NGO that oversees the management of the Bonaire National Marine Park, Washington Slagbaai National Park, Lac Bay and Klein Bonaire and has held the position of President of STINAPA Bonaire twice. He is currently on the Board of Directors of the Bonaire Hotel & Tourism Association (BONHATA) and held the President’s position of that organization from 2002 until 2006. He has been on the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association for the past 6 years serving on the Membership Committee and the Constitution & By-laws Revision Sub-Committee.
He is also a founding board member and Chairman of the Board of EarthEcho International, an organization founded by Philippe and Alexandra Cousteau in honor of their father Philippe Cousteau Sr.
Jack is a regular guest lecturer on managing coral reefs at the Harvard University Extension School Ocean Environments Course and has lectured on environmental sustainability of coral reefs around the world. He is a PADI Master Instructor, NAUI Instructor, SDI/TDI Instructor Trainer and an SSI Referral Instructor.
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Breath-hold Diving
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Breath-hold diving dates from the 3rd century BC when the AMA “Sea Women” of Japan were breath-hold diving for sea life. Today free - diving for sport and competition if prevalent. The body adapts to B-H diving in many different ways and is not without risk. Breath-hold diving will be discussed from these physiological and competitive aspects, and the debate about nitrogen narcosis and DCS from breath-hold dives will be reviewed. |
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Dr. John J. Freiberger |
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Dr. John J. Freiberger is currently an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at the Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC and, Assistant Medical Director of the Divers Alert Network. He is extensively involved with educational endeavors such as directing the HBO grand rounds and Director of DAN CME courses. As a Texas native, he spread his medical education between Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, and the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He is an avid diver, a DAN medical hotline physician and has lectured extensively in both the medical and diving communities. |
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Claustrophobia, anyone? Anyone?
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Take OFF your tank, push it in front of you, and join the Cambrian Foundation as we squeeze and push our way exploring some VERY small, high-flow virgin springs in Central Florida that are home to many new species. |
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Terrance Tysal & Amy Giannotti |
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Terrence Tysall and Amy Giannotti lead the Cambrian Foundation (Orlando, FL). Tysall is an accomplished technical diver and a graduate student at Texas A&M University in subaquatic biospeleology. Giannotti is an environmental scientist with a focus in marine ecology. Together, they organize underwater research expeditions worldwide and offer unique educational twists!
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Discovering New Species in Your Backyard
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Since much of the sea is unexplored, it is no surprise that new fishes and invertebrates are always being discovered. But did you know that many of them are found in calm, shallow water on some of the most well known reefs. How have these creatures been over looked, and who finds them? ReefNet's Kris Wilk shares memorable accounts of searches, discovery, and scientific investigation in this engaging seminar. |
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Kris Wilk |
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Kris Wilk is an award winning underwater videographer, marine life expert, and CEO of ReefNet, Inc. As a co-author of the interactive field guide "Reef Fish Identification: Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas" Kris spent almost 20 years documenting the world's rarest marine life. Between expeditions, Kris and the rest of the ReefNet team develop innovative products for recreational, commercial, and scientific divers. |
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Dive Back Into Time: Early East Coast Wreck Diving
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See what it was like to be a diver in the 1960’s and 70’s, and be one of the first divers on the shipwrecks, when ship’s helms, portholes, compasses and bells were still on them, and divers used steel 72's to dive the Andrea Doria! With over 3 dozen new slides & enhancements. It's like nothing you've seen before. |
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Chuck Zimmaro, Tom Roach |
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Chuck Zimmaro and Tom Roach started diving in the mid-1960s; diving exclusively on East Coast shipwrecks. Chuck has diving experience in NOAA submersibles, while Tom headed an early dive organization. They have appeared in various History Channel specials and their articles, drawings and photographs have appeared in many magazines and books, worldwide. |
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Dive Into the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
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Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary encompasses 842 square miles of offshore waters and seafloor between Cape Cod and Cape Ann. Surprisingly, 126 square miles of the sanctuary is shallower than 130 feet. Much of this area is unexplored and intrepid divers venturing to the sanctuary will likely encounter marine life not typically seen closer to shore. Several shipwrecks also lie within recreational diving limits providing glimpses into the past and structure for encrusting invertebrates and fish. Matthew Lawrence will describe the sanctuary’s inhabitants, underwater environment, and dive sites through photos and video. |
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Matthew Lawrence |
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Matthew Lawrence is a maritime archaeologist working for the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. He has worked on archaeological research projects around the United States and the Caribbean and enjoys underwater photography and videography. |
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Earthwatch Institute: Sustainable Oceans Initiative
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Earthwatch Institute is an international non-profit organization that engages people worldwide in scientific field research and education to promote the understanding and action necessary for a sustainable environment. We will feature highlights from our sustainable oceans initiative, including research on the coastal ecology of the Seychelles, the coral reefs of Thailand, and our worldwide sea turtle program. |
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Anne T. Ogilve |
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Anne Ogilvie is the International Director of Field Management at Earthwatch Institute, where she oversees operations and field management for international scientific research expeditions for volunteer participants. Prior to joining Earthwatch, Anne worked for the Sea Education Association, the New England Aquarium, Shoals Marine Lab, and Catalina Island Marine Institute. |
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Freediver Blackout:: What causes it and a device that might save your life.
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Every year some breath-hold divers lose their life to freediver blackout. Certain physical and psychological factors conspire to make the freediver vulnerable to unconsciousness especially at the end of the dive. Dr. Maas will explore these factors and demonstrate the Freediver Recovery Vest, which will bring the breath-hold diver to the surface if they stray too deep or too long. |
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Terry Maas |
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Terry Maas, a retired Oral Surgeon is a National Freediving Champion (4x individual, 12x team), current and former world record holder for bluefin and yellowfin tuna, author, co-inventor of the freediver’s safety vest. He is an accomplished u/w photographer and Chairman of the International Bluewater Spearfishing Records Committee. |
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From Iron Bottom Sound to Brilliant Riches Found
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The Solomon Island Archipelago was the sight of raging war and violent conflict during World War II. Its historical significance as a final battleground to secure victory for the Allied forces is known to all. Vessels of destruction and reefs disturbed by the banging of bombs are now profound symbols of tranquility. The Solomon Islands have a richly diverse marine ecosystem, a fascinating history, and a people who have endured it all with grace and fortitude. |
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Nancy McGee |
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Nancy McGee is an educator promoting the dive industry and the ecology of the
sea. She accomplishes this by filming and producing documentaries showing
marine animal behavior, diving destinations, coral reef health and local culture.
She uses these films to educate students, divers and the general public about
the underwater world, and the cultures of many developing nations. Nancy is a
frequent presenter to schools, clubs, and community service groups, and is a
featured speaker and emcee for national and international dive shows and film
festivals. She is a 2008 inductee into the Women Divers’ Hall of Fame. |
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Getting the Most Out of Your Digital Camera
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n this talk, Ethan will talk about some of his top digital shots from around the world with an emphasis on how they were made. Although most images will be from the underwater world, some topside photography will be looked at as well. From exposure, to camera modes, equipment, and set up, each shot will be discussed for the benefit of both beginners and advanced photographers alike. This talk is intended to inspire the creative image-maker in all of us. Non-photographers welcome! |
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Ethan Gordon |
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Ethan has worked as a photojournalist in the dive industry since 1996. His photography and writing have appeared internationally in numerous magazines and books, including: National Geographic Adventure, Outside, Field & Stream, Outdoor Life, Sport Diver, Scuba Diving, Skin Diver, Fathoms, Saltwater Sportsman, and Sport Fishing to name a few.
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How to pick the perfect Digital Camera System
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This presentation will help you design the perfect digital camera system for your style of shooting. Fred will discuss the latest camera and strobe systems available today. What features you need and what to avoid. Whether you are a beginner or advance shooter this presentation will help take some of the mystery out of picking that perfect system. This will be an interactive talk so bring you questions. |
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Fred Dion |
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The owner and founder of Underwater Photo-Tech located in Derry, New Hampshire, Fred is an accomplished underwater photographer and a past president of the Boston Sea Rovers. |
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Journey to the Britannic
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Join Farallon USA divers Rudi Asseer and Kim Martin as they embark on a journey to the Britannic. The Britannic is the largest underwater ocean-liner in the world; it’s larger than Titanic. The Britannic is Titanic’s younger sister and despite all the modification after the sinking of Titanic, the Britannic still managed to sink in a third of the time. Divers Rudi and Kim teamed up with Hellenic Maritime Research Institute to try and answer some of her last mysteries. This was the was the first time, combining manned divers with remote operated vehicles on the Britannic. Divers Rudi and Kim where responsible for interior exploration and collecting samples for scientific use. Rudi and Kim will walk you through a dive on the Britannic and discuss everything that it takes to make such a dive, as well unveil some of her mysteries. |
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Rudi Asseer |
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Hailing from Ontario, Canada, Rudi Asseer has been diving professionally since 1999 and is currently the President of Farallon USA, the world leader in Diver Propulsion Vehicles.
Rudi has grown a passion for underwater
photography and enjoys nothing more than
exploring the unknown. Rudi has been a dive
safety officer, videographer, photographer,
rebreather technician, safety diver for numerous world class expeditions.
The following is a recount of notable
projects and expeditions with which he has
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2002 St. Lawrence Greenland Whale Shark
2003 Galapagos SRI Whale Shark DNA
2004 Tanya Streeter World Record Team
2004 Empress of Ireland Discovery Team
2005 Truck Lagoon
2006 Bikini Atoll |
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Marine Environmental Awareness; Thinking Globally By Acting Locally
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What can you do to protect our local marine environment? This presentation will provide many ways we can all be involved with protecting our local marine environment and promoting marine environmental awareness for both divers and non-divers. Topics will include; coastal monitoring efforts, beach clean-ups, eating sustainable seafood and promoting environmental awareness, |
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Ted Maney |
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Ted Maney, Professor of Biology at Salem State College in Salem, MA. He is also a past-president of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences, the agency that certifies students to participate in scientific diving expeditions.
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Marine Life of the North Atlantic
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Join author and photographer of North Atlantic's most popular field guide Marine Life of the North Atlantic, on an armchair tour of the fascinating creatures of this region on an armchair tour of the fascinating creatures of this region...from Torpedo Rays and Goosefish to tiny Spiny Lumpsuckers and Badge stars The Northwestern Atlantic is a region full of color and variety. |
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Andrew Martinez |
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For more than 35 years, Andrew Martinez has been diving in New England waters. His work has been published in most nature, travel, and dive magazines in this country and in many other countries. He has led Marine Biology or travel groups to the Galapagos Islands, Cayman Islands, and the Bay Islands of Honduras and is currently leading trips for Undersea Divers of Beverly. His photos are used in books or displays in many of the country’s aquaria. His book Marine Life of the North Atlantic is considered the best guide to this region and is on sale at Aqua Quest in the exhibit area. |
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Medical Fitness to Dive
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Safe diving requires diving specific skills of comprehension, pressure equalization, and exertion, as well as risk management for drowning, barotrauma and DCS. Physical conditioning and some medical conditions in divers can affect performance. Being aware of fitness requirements and medical conditions of special interest such as diabetes, cardiac risk, implants, asthma, eye and ear injuries and PFO will alert the diver to areas of consideration, possible correction and hopefully safer diving. |
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Dr. John J. Freiberger |
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Dr. John J. Freiberger is currently an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at the Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC and, Assistant Medical Director of the Divers Alert Network. He is extensively involved with educational endeavors such as directing the HBO grand rounds and Director of DAN CME courses. As a Texas native, he spread his medical education between Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, and the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He is an avid diver, a DAN medical hotline physician and has lectured extensively in both the medical and diving communities. |
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Nasha and Nae Nae’s Kids Sea Camp Adventure
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A family fairy tale story about two girls in the Bahamas who overcame great challenges on their quest to learn how to SCUBA dive. The presentation is presented as a fairy tale style story and is appropriate for clinic guests and their family |
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Woodrow Tinsley |
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Woodrow has been diving for almost ten years. He has been diving up and down the East coast and the Caribbean. Woodrow has been to three underwater fossil beds in three states and one surface one. He is an active member of the Gillmen dive club, as well as the Innerspace Explorers. As a police officer in East Hartford, CT., he is currently the “CSI” guy for the city. His diving interests include fossils, wrecks, and night diving and is currently testing the effects of forensic lights on coral reefs. |
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North Wind: Huron's Forgotten Wreck
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The North Wind was a 299' steel freighter built in 1888. She was lost on a clear day in 1926 in Lake Huron's North Channel. While other shipwrecks grab headlines for weeks, the North Wind was almost immediately forgotten. No visible collision damage. Questions remain as to her sinking. This video will tour both hallways, engine room, and more of this nearly intact wreck in 80-130 ft of water. |
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Marshall Allan |
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Marshall Allan is an avid great lakes wreck diver. He has filmed the “time capsule” shipwrecks like the Gunilda and others resting in over 200 ft of water. His video’s have been shown at a number of well known dive shows. |
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Palau and Chuuk - Jewels of the Pacific
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Micronesia contains some of the best diving on the planet. Join Doug Sloss as he takes you an a visual journey through two of the most extraordinary diving spots in the Pacific. Doug will showcase and talk about Palau, its famous Rock Islands, beautiful walls, pelagic predators and exotic Jellyfish Lake. Join Doug as he explore the diving opportunities that exist in Chuuk Lagoon. |
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Doug Sloss |
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Doug Sloss is an award-winning underwater photographer, scuba diver instructor, and producer of the Underwater Photo Workshop DVD, the definitive instructional DVD on editing underwater images. He has taught hundreds of people how to scuba dive, shoot photography, and enhance underwater images using Adobe Photoshop. |
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Philippine Macro
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Philippine diving is little publicized in our dive journals. Stan Waterman discovered a spectacular "sleeper" with some of the finest macro video he has encountered in his years of diving. |
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Stan Waterman |
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Stan Waterman is one of America’s pioneer divers. He has worked in the sea with a camera for over fifty years and in that time has received every major award in the diving field. As an underwater cameraman, director, producer, he has made films for all three major networks, PBS, cable television and for Hollywood as well. He has received five Emmys, was the first induction into the International Scuba Divers Hall of Fame and elected Honorary President of the Antibe International Underwater Film Festival in 1999. He and his family were the subjects of a two hour documentary by the Discovery Channel. |
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Sharks in the Northeast: A Closer Look
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Not a lot of divers associate cool temperate waters with sharks, but the northeast provides valuable habitat to several oceanic and coastal species. Packed with video and incredible photography, this presentation highlights the diversity and identification of these elusive creatures. This seminar also provides a unique glimpse into how researchers study the ecology and natural history of sharks using new high tech tools. |
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Gregory Skomal |
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Dr. Gregory Skomal is an accomplished marine biologist, underwater explorer, photographer, and author. As the principal investigator of the Massachusetts Shark Research Program, he has been studying and diving with sharks for over 25 years. He has written numerous scientific research papers and has appeared in a number of film and television documentaries, including programs for National Geographic, Discovery Channel, and PBS. His most recent book, The Shark Handbook, explores the world of sharks. |
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Silent Requiem
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Sharks, once the mighty rulers of the sea, are now facing the legitimate threat of extinction. Seeking to dispel the myths and sensationalism surrounding them,Silent Requiem delivers a visually stunning and informative look at these majestic creatures. Through this film you will explore the world of the shark and learn some simple ways to prolong its vital existence. |
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Joe Romeiro and Bill Fisher |
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Sharks have fascinated both Joe Romeiro and Bill Fisher since childhood. As avid recreational divers, they hope to spread the message that sharks do not live up to the negative reputation that is so often depicted. Through their films, they portray sharks not as mindless killers, but as the beautiful and majestic creatures they are. Their ultimate goal is to help conserve and appreciate the beauty of the world's oceans and its creatures.
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Sub Hunting:Searching for Lost Submarines
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Join Vince as he shares the disappointments and triumphs in hunting for submarines. From the 19th century Finnean Ram and Alligator JR to the WWII U-215. Vince recounts the adventures in a multimedia presentation including broadcast video never aired in the US from the Sea Hunters TV series. |
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Vincent J. Capone |
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Sonar Search expert Vince Capone has spent most of his life searching the world’s oceans for shipwrecks, hazardous waste drums and anything else lost at sea. An avid diver for over 30 years he located the Lake George Radeau in 1990 and assisted the US Navy with search operations after space shuttle Columbia crash. He has a master’s degree in Marine science and is president of Black Laser Learning. |
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Summer Under the Sea
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The latest chapter in the story of the Scalli Internship, my adventures included assisting researchers at the National Park on Bonaire, working with the marine veterinarian and penguin staff at the New England Aquarium, participation in a Flying after Diving study at DAN, and underwater video training while wreck diving in Lake Huron. Come hear about the amazing people that you can meet and the things that you can do as the Scalli Intern. |
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Kimberly Malkoski |
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Kimberly Malkoski is the 2008 Sea Rover Frank Scalli Intern. She is majoring in marine biology at the University of New England and is a member of the UNE Marine Animal Rehabilitation Center. In high school, Kim was awarded the Ruth Turner Scholarship and completed the Ocean Environments class at Harvard University. A New England diver since the age of thirteen, Kim is president of the UNE SCUBA club. |
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The Art of Divemastering
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Learn the fine art of divemastering. |
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Andrea Zaferes |
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Andrea began teaching diving with Dr. Lee Somers and Karl Huggins at the University of Michigan’s Scientific Diving Program. She served as a Diving Safety Officer for the American Museum of Natural History’s Animal Behavior Research Department, and had three research papers published by the age of 22. She took her first diving rescue course at age 16 with Walt Butch Hendrick. Since that time she has become Vice President of Lifeguard Systems Inc. and RIPTIDE Inc, a course director and instructor trainer, a well published author, a noted public speaker, an award winner, a program designer, and is one of the leading trainers in the international water rescue and recovery industries today.
Andrea teaches over hundreds of police, fire, EMS, military, and USCG personnel annually throughout the U.S., Canada, Asia, and Caribbean. |
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The Beer-Drinking Pigs of St. Croix
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From his home in the American Caribbean, Paul Cater Deaton takes us on an “Indiana Jones” style seaplane flight to St. Croix for a high-voltage SCUBA diving adventure on the island's famous walls. With our taxi driver, Calypso singer “The Mighty Pat,” we motor up centuries-old Mahogany Road to have a cold one with the infamous “Beer-Drinking Pigs of St. Croix.” We see remnants of the Colonial Era and romantic Christiansted Boardwalk, and end up dancing Quadrille with the locals. We spend the evening with Senator Shawn-Michael Malone, who made Quelbe, the Official Music of the Virgin Islands. |
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Paul Cater Deaton |
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Shooting on 6 continents over the past 30 years, Paul has earned a number of awards for his professional excellence. Paul engages in productions ranging from commercials, music videos ad documentaries to TV programs and full length motion pictures. He worked has appeared on ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, BBC, CMT, HBO, MTV, VH1, Fox, Bravo and many more. He has been a NAUI Instructor since 1992 and is certified in mixed gas and rebreathers. |
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The Best of the Pacific Northwest
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The Pacific Northwest of the US and Canada represents some of the best exploration diving in the world. From incredible marine life interactions with giant pacific octopus, wolfeels, and sea lions to colorful walls loaded with invertebrates to virgin shipwrecks, this part of the world has something for everyone! |
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Faith Ortins |
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Diving since 1978, Faith has logged thousands of dives, most in cold water. Originally from Massachusetts where she was co-owner of a dive shop, she is now the Vice President of DUI; the world's leader in dry suits and thermal protection. She is most well known for her leadership in the development of women's dry suits. Faith is also a proud member of the Boston Sea Rovers. |
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The Essence of the Image
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Join Ernie Brooks, one of the masters of photography on a journey of discovery and imagery as he shares his vision of art and how he captures his wondrous images. If you are serious about your photography or just want to take an intimate voyage with a Michelangelo of the lens, this is a presentation not to be missed. |
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Ernie Brooks |
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Ernie Brooks is frequently referred to as the Ansel Adams of the Underwater World for the breathtaking, timeless black and white images that he has captured on film. As a noted professional photographer, educator and ambassador to the industry, Mr. Brooks has won international acclaim for underwater photography and audio/visual presentation. He is a member of the Professional Photographers of America and is one of forty photographers in the world admitted to the prestigious Camera Craftsmen of America. Mr. Brooks has been a trailblazer in the development of underwater photographic equipment and technique, and has witnessed great industry advances. And though he has harnessed and implemented much of that new technology, at a time when a plethora of color underwater photographs illustrate magazines and glossy brochures, he, perhaps surprisingly, favors black and white. In the pursuit of dramatic marine images, he has descended into the fascinating waters beneath the polar icecaps as well as into the depths of almost every ocean on Earth. His photographic legacy is the evidence that has illustrated changes in our environment, while he himself remains a tremendous voice in our need to witness the effect of that change. |
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The history of the WHOI diving program
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution was one of the first research institutions to use scuba diving, beginning in 1952. This presentation will take a look behind the history of scientific diving at WHOI. |
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Terry and Maggie Rioux |
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Terry Rioux has been Diving Safety Officer at WHOI since 1980 and a frequent speaker at Sea Rovers. Maggie Rioux has been a WHOI diver since 1985 and is Systems Librarian of the MBLWHOI Library. |
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the Lore of Lusca: the Blue Holes of the Bahamas
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Over the course of 5 expeditions to the remote corners of the Bahamas, including a most recent expedition in December 2008, I have documented the critical science being undertaken in the mysterious blue hole cave systems. These systems’ offer clues into lost civilizations, harbor biological resources of interest in discovering new medicines, and are a source of cultural and societal upheaval for the Bahamian people given ancient folklore depicting the ‘Lusca’, a shark/octopus-like monster which resides in the caves . This presentation offers a glimpse at these unique cave systems, and discusses current regional conservation efforts, or lack thereof. |
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Presenter:
Michael Lombardi |
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Michael Lombardi is the founder of Ocean Opportunity, a grassroots non profit organization that utilizes exploration as a catalyst to improve our quality of life on Earth. He is the former Diving Safety Officer of NOAA’s Caribbean Marine Research Center. Michael serves on the Membership Committee of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences and is an elected Director of the Society for Human Performance in Extreme Environments. His work in exploration and ocean literacy earned recognition among Providence, Rhode Island’s ‘Forty Under 40’ in 2007. He is also a member of the prestigious Explorers Club. |
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The making of Axis Mundi
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For 10 years Curt Bowen has been going back to the middle of the jungle in Yucatan. In this presentation Nathalie shares an inside look into an amazing expedition. Following the team, Nathalie filmed every moment from planning to the descent in the deep of the cenotes, not forgetting the discovery of skeletons. |
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Presenter:
Nathalie Lasselin |
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Nathalie Lasselin has been working in the film industry for the past 16 years as a Director of photography. Her natural curiosity lead her to technical diving so that she could document the exploration of our amazing and fragile underwater environment. |
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The Sharks of French Polynesia
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The islands of French Polynesia are a diver’s delight. Spread over a section of the South Pacific Ocean larger than Europe, the many islands and atolls offer rich coral reefs, exciting marine life encounters and heart-stopping drift dives through “passes” in the surrounding reefs. And on many of these islands, sharks are the star attraction. Join Eco-Photo Explorers as they dive with Grey Reef Sharks in Bora Bora, Lemon Sharks in Moorea, Blacktip Reef Sharks in Fakarava and Silvertip Sharks in Rangiroa. Learn about jaw-dropping Manta Ray encounters in Manihi and where the best place is to see Humpback Whales. In addition, fly through the famous Tiputa Pass, one of the most exciting drift dives in all the world. Travel logistics, as well as a wealth of diving information, will be presented on this outstanding destination. |
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Presenter:
Michael Salvareza & Christopher Weaver |
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Michael Salvarezza and Christopher Weaver have been diving the waters the world since 1978. In that time, they have spent hundreds of hours underwater and have accumulated a large and varied library of photographic images. They have presented their work in many multi-media slide presentations, and have appeared previously at Beneath the Sea, the Boston Sea Rovers Underwater Clinic and Our World Underwater. Mike and Chris have been published in numerous magazines, including National Geographic Adventure, and have authored many articles for the majority of the dive publications the world over. Their work has also been used to support a number of research and educational programs, including the Jason Project for Education and the Atlantis Marine World Aquarium in New York. Recently, Mike and Chris have been invited to participate in and photograph programs to provide sport diver access to the Queen Anne’s Revenge, the presumed shipwreck of Blackbeard the Pirate’s long lost flagship. |
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Think Whales Were Saved? Think Again: Protecting Whales Around The World
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Whale watching is a billion dollar a year industry. Still, thousands of whales annually fall victim to entanglement, vessel collisions, noise pollution, and even commercial whaling. Jake Levenson will speak about the economic benefits of whale conservation and reveal some innovative technological solutions for protecting whales from modern-day threats.
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Presenter:
Jake Levenson |
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Jake Levenson is a Communications Officer at the International Fund for Animal Welfare where he works to protect the world’s whales. His career travels have taken him from studying french fry eating fish, collecting exhibit creatures in Maine, to coral reef surveys throughout the Caribbean and Red Sea. |
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Underwater Video: More Tips and Tricks from the Pros
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A follow up on the popular original, practical underwater video 'Tips and Tricks' provided by notable industry professionals are reviewed. The 'secrets' are graciously provided by award winning pros like Bob Cranston, Howard Hall and Stan Waterman and focus on shooting technique, lighting, color correction, and editing to help the novice to aspire professional improve their underwater video. |
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John Ellerbrock |
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John Ellerbrock is an avid scuba diver, underwater videographer and President of Gates Underwater Products, Inc. |
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SeaRovers News:
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You can now buy tickets online for our 2009 Clinic!
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Special Sea Rover Screening of IMAX Under the Sea 3D.
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