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THIS WEEK (APRIL 14-21) AT REEF SEEKERS DIVE
CO.
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Upcoming local dives & classes in 2013
(call us at 310/652-4990 to sign up for any of these activities):
• Wed., April 16 - Veterans Park
- Night dive (7:30-10:30PM - $20)
• Thu., April 17 - Reef
Seekers Westwood - Nitrox certification class (7:00-10:30PM
- $150 - includes materials)
• Thu., April 24 - Aquarium
of the Pacific - "Gentle Jaws: Diving with Whale
Sharks" (7-8:30PM)
• Wed., May 7 - Chamber Day & Eve to
benefit the Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber
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Want to travel??? Upcoming 2014
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• May 17-24, 2014 - Bonaire (3 and counting . . .)
• July 5-20, 2014 - Indonesia
(11 confirmed already - max 16 divers)
• August 16-23, 2014 - Return
to Isla Mujeres for Whale Sharks (5 confirmed so far)
• Fall trip - still working on it
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It was a grand day to be out diving . . .
NICE DAY AT CATALINA SUNDAY - We were on the Hatttiude
and one great thing about that boat (the same applies to Asante)
is its speed. We left Ports 'O Call just before 7AM and we were at
Ship Rock and in the water before 8:30. We were able to get in three
dives, with an hour surface interval between each, and have lunch, and
made it back to POC at 2:45PM. Nice day and not a bit rushed. (In
fact, our last dive was close to an hour.) As I mentioned, we started
at Ship where there was the biggest school of Blacksmith I've ever
seen. There have been a lot in the past, but it's like their numbers
have doubled. (Thank you, MPA, even though Ship lies just outside the
MPA. It's known as "spillover".) Unfortunately, in addition
to a lot of Blacksmith, there was a lot of Sargassum, too. This is an
invasive seaweed that springs up every now and then and it's pretty
thick down to about 65 feet. Below that, not so much. Viz at Ship was
probably 40-60 and water temp was mid-50s. Then we moved over to Blue
Cavern and drifted into the Wrigley Reserve. Really nice dive with
slightly better viz, lobsters everywhere, and no Sargassum when we
started, but it picked up a bit as we drifted down the wall towards
Two Harbors. After a lunch break (really good hot chicken sandwiches
with a veggie option for those who didn't want meat), we dropped in at
Crane Point, again doing it as a live boat drift, in hopes of catching
sight of the Scythe Butterfly. Yahoo!!! Success!! And there were
hundreds of Kelp Rockfish and juvy Kelp Bass there as well (another
presumed benefit of this site being within the MPA). Here's a sampling
of what we saw. If you'd like to see the full 23-image slide show,
click here:
OTHER STUFF THIS WEEK - Night dive at Vets Wednesday evening (conditions permitting) and a Nitrox class Thursday evening here at
Reef Seekers West(wood). Call 310/652-4990 to sign up for either one.
NEW CHAMBER DAY SWAG SNEAK PEEK - We'll officially announce this later this week but thought you'd like an advance look at our new Chamber Day swag. It's a set of three refrigerator magnets in a presentation case and it'll run you a whopping $10. They're actually pretty nice with the square ones being 2x2" and the third about 2¼" round. One is our Chamber day 2014 40th anniversary logo, one is our iconic Chamber tile logo (which we've been using since 2005), and the round one is a special Chamber "since 1974" commemorative magnet. You'll be able to order these on the website or directly through me. We "only" ordered 250 and once they're gone, they're gone, so don't get left out. Here's what they actually look like:
BAD DAY FOR SEA WORLD - In the on-going battle of what to do with Sea World and their Orcas, Sea World lost a legal battle the other day when an appeals court ruled that OSHA has the authority to impose workplace restrictions on Sea World that prohibit their trainers from being in the water with the animals. Read more about this, and a brief on legislation that would prohibit public performances by Orcas, here: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-court-orcas20140411,0,1852297.story#axzz2yplW6Ked .
OARFISH SPOTTED - As you may know, Oarfish are a mysterious creature that lives in the very deep sea, well out of the range of humans. And when one is spotted in the shallows, while it's exciting for us, it's bad news for the Oarfish because it's probably coming in to die. There's an amazing video shot in Baja recently or just such an occurrence. Bad new for this specific Oarfish, but amazing to see nonetheless: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xWaQ5E07yk .
LOOK WHO'S HAVING FUN - We've probably all seen dolphins body-surfing, and sea lions doing the same thing, but how about Humpback Whales? It happened in Hawaii at The Pipeline and someone got a picture of it (not a late April Fools joke): http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/nature/post/humpback-whales-go-for-a-surf-at-pipeline/ .
And that's it for now. Have a great week and let's go diving soon!!!
- Ken
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Ken Kurtis
Owner, Reef Seekers Dive Co.
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