11 Temmuz 2012 Çarşamba
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9 Temmuz 2012 Pazartesi
Upcoming General Meetings
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Come to the February 15th General meeting for a presentation by Wayne Sentmen on Tagging Endangered Sea Turtles. The meeting will be held at the Harborside Learning Lab near the Aquarium.
More info is available at the website.
The March 21st meeting will NOT be held in Boston, we are having a special members only night - a Behind the Scenes at the Aquarium’s NEW Animal Care Center in Quincy!
Due to limited space, this event does require pre-registration. Please RSVP to vicepresident@neadc.org if you will be attending.
If you need to join or renew your membership, you do it at the February meeting or online.
More info is available at the website.
The March 21st meeting will NOT be held in Boston, we are having a special members only night - a Behind the Scenes at the Aquarium’s NEW Animal Care Center in Quincy!
Due to limited space, this event does require pre-registration. Please RSVP to vicepresident@neadc.org if you will be attending.
If you need to join or renew your membership, you do it at the February meeting or online.
Visit us at Sea Rovers!
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We will be at Sea Rovers at booth #37, stop by and say hi!
We will have NEADC merchandise for sale at great prices, as well as drinks and snacks to benefit the Cotting School. We will also be holding a raffle for anyone who joins or renews their membership!
We have a lot of stuff planned for this year, come by and see!
We need volunteers to sit at the booth and introduce the club to new members. If you want to help out email Uma at vicepresident@neadc.org.
We will have NEADC merchandise for sale at great prices, as well as drinks and snacks to benefit the Cotting School. We will also be holding a raffle for anyone who joins or renews their membership!
We have a lot of stuff planned for this year, come by and see!
We need volunteers to sit at the booth and introduce the club to new members. If you want to help out email Uma at vicepresident@neadc.org.
March 21st General Meeting
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NOTE THIS MEETING WILL NOT BE IN BOSTON
Members Night Behind the Scenes at the Aquarium’s NEW Animal Care Center in Quincy!
Where are many new animals first brought when they come to the NEAq? Where do endangered sea turtles come to heal and prepare for release? Where are samples taken after marine animal strandings? Quincy! Come for a truly unique behind the scenes tour of this important but rarely seen part of the aquarium.
Due to limited space, this event does require pre-registration. Due to the expected turnout, we will be having two tour-groups, leaving at 7:00 and 7:30 PM. Click here for directions.
You must RSVP to vicepresident@neadc.org if you will be attending.
Members Night Behind the Scenes at the Aquarium’s NEW Animal Care Center in Quincy!
Where are many new animals first brought when they come to the NEAq? Where do endangered sea turtles come to heal and prepare for release? Where are samples taken after marine animal strandings? Quincy! Come for a truly unique behind the scenes tour of this important but rarely seen part of the aquarium.
Due to limited space, this event does require pre-registration. Due to the expected turnout, we will be having two tour-groups, leaving at 7:00 and 7:30 PM. Click here for directions.
You must RSVP to vicepresident@neadc.org if you will be attending.
NEADC Events coming up
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2012 NEADC White Water Rafting
Join us on May 12, 2012 on the Fife Brook section of the Deerfield Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif for a beautiful 10 mile trip through mild whitewater. This fun, and easy trip is perfect for friends and families. The calm sections allow the guide the fill you in on local history, and beautiful scenery. before approaching the Class 3 Zoar Gap.
The trip costs $67 per adult and $55 per child, which includes all taxes, wetsuit, helmet and lunch.
View the Flyer
2012 Annual NEADC Whale Watch
Note: Deadline to sign up is is April 18th
Join us on May 12, 2012 on the Fife Brook section of the Deerfield Riverhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif for a beautiful 10 mile trip through mild whitewater. This fun, and easy trip is perfect for friends and families. The calm sections allow the guide the fill you in on local history, and beautiful scenery. before approaching the Class 3 Zoar Gap.
The trip costs $67 per adult and $55 per child, which includes all taxes, wetsuit, helmet and lunch.
View the Flyer
2012 Annual NEADC Whale Watch
Join the NEADC on board the Voyager III for a day of seeking Rights, Humpbacks, and Atlantic White-Sided Dolphins in Stellwagen Bank.
Saturday April 28, 2012, Meet at 10:30 AM. Boat Returns between 2-3 PM at the Whale Watch Kiosk in front of the New England Aquarium.
Tickets are: Adults $35, Children Under 18 $26.50.
Download the flyer for more information and ordering info
Register for the GAFC
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The 11th Great Annual Fish Count is a little over a month away on July 28th, 2012, and it's shaping up to be an awesome event! We are getting some great coverage in local magazines, and so there are over $5,000 in raffle prizes to be given away.
How Does it work?
Simply get underwater (even snorkeling), fill out a survey for the fish you see, and turn the forms in at Stage Fort Park before 1:30PM. Every diver who fills out a survey gets an entry in the raffle.
What do I need to do before the event?
You need a REEF ID# to participate, which is free and easy to register. You must register for the event using our web-form, and fill out a liability waiver. Bring the waiver with you to the dive, hand it to the site coordinator, and start counting!
What is that fish?
We are offering a free fish ID course at the June 20th General meeting. I'll post more if they come up, watch the twitter feed, or facebook.
More info:
Register for the GAFC
GAFC Main page
REEF Information
How Does it work?
Simply get underwater (even snorkeling), fill out a survey for the fish you see, and turn the forms in at Stage Fort Park before 1:30PM. Every diver who fills out a survey gets an entry in the raffle.
What do I need to do before the event?
You need a REEF ID# to participate, which is free and easy to register. You must register for the event using our web-form, and fill out a liability waiver. Bring the waiver with you to the dive, hand it to the site coordinator, and start counting!
What is that fish?
We are offering a free fish ID course at the June 20th General meeting. I'll post more if they come up, watch the twitter feed, or facebook.
More info:
Register for the GAFC
GAFC Main page
REEF Information
8 Temmuz 2012 Pazar
Inspired by Trees at SOWA
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Tables by MBT WoodworkingI went for the pottery and left inspired by wood. I hadn't been to the SOWA Market in over a year. I was searching for ceramic bowls to replace my favorite brought back from the Velvet Antler Studio in Yoho National Park and recently broken in carelessness. But I was struck by the work of four artists in particular, all crafting beauty out of trees. You can see the artistry of Michael B. Tobin of MBT Woodworking in the images above. He crafts furniture from gorgeous woods like cherry, oak, maple and walnut. My favorites: the beautiful end sofa tables. My hope? To save enough to be able to have him build me a coffee table from curly maple and walnut.
Brian Schopfer of Shopfer Woodworking uses old wine barrels to make beautiful narrow mirrors which are perfect for fitting in small spaces. He also makes gorgeous lamps and beautiful bookshelves that retain the texture of trees.
Nathan William Murrell (whose business card reads, "maker of things"), runs Hijacked Ceramics. He layers Japanese papers on wood and places carved wood on top. These artistic 3 dimensional multimedia pieces would be lovely on any wall.
Bill Phaneuf of Frames with a History had just one mirror surrounded by turn of the century stained glass. This would be most glorious in front of a large window. I hesitated only because of some lead paint on the edges. I know I could remove it or paint over it...but I am not sure I am talented enough at this type of work...If anyone has a sense of how to do it, let me know.
At times I am overwhelmed by how to furnish and decorate my new house on such a slim budget. But these artists inspired me by their use of materials and what they could create.
Tables by MBT WoodworkingI went for the pottery and left inspired by wood. I hadn't been to the SOWA Market in over a year. I was searching for ceramic bowls to replace my favorite brought back from the Velvet Antler Studio in Yoho National Park and recently broken in carelessness. But I was struck by the work of four artists in particular, all crafting beauty out of trees. You can see the artistry of Michael B. Tobin of MBT Woodworking in the images above. He crafts furniture from gorgeous woods like cherry, oak, maple and walnut. My favorites: the beautiful end sofa tables. My hope? To save enough to be able to have him build me a coffee table from curly maple and walnut.Brian Schopfer of Shopfer Woodworking uses old wine barrels to make beautiful narrow mirrors which are perfect for fitting in small spaces. He also makes gorgeous lamps and beautiful bookshelves that retain the texture of trees. Nathan William Murrell (whose business card reads, "maker of things"), runs Hijacked Ceramics. He layers Japanese papers on wood and places carved wood on top. These artistic 3 dimensional multimedia pieces would be lovely on any wall.Bill Phaneuf of Frames with a History had just one mirror surrounded by turn of the century stained glass. This would be most glorious in front of a large window. I hesitated only because of some lead paint on the edges. I know I could remove it or paint over it...but I am not sure I am talented enough at this type of work...If anyone has a sense of how to do it, let me know.At times I am overwhelmed by how to furnish and decorate my new house on such a slim budget. But these artists inspired me by their use of materials and what they could create.
Strawberries, A Secret Stand, and a Sudbury Park: Our Father's Day
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If you are lucky enough to get there soon, you too may be able to pick glorious ruby red strawberries at Verrill Farm. (We picked 6.3 pounds. Pretty impressive for 4 small hands. And only $20!)
Head inside the farm stand and stock up on fresh rhubarb, the sweetest peas possible, vibrant icicle radishes, and their always tender mixed berry scones.
If you are one of the lucky few, go down the street, peer into Pete and Jen's Backyard Bird's tiny farm stand and choose from tiny pullet eggs or larger ones. We also snagged some fresh wheat berries but saved cheese and homemade bacon for our next visit.
Then, if you are a big kid or have some of your own, finish up with a picnic at the wonderful playground at the Peter Noyes Elementary School in Sudbury. Go home. Eat more the eggs on top of sautéed radish greens. Nap. Make a salad. Make biscuits. Eat more strawberries. This was our Father's Day. It was pretty perfect.
If you are lucky enough to get there soon, you too may be able to pick glorious ruby red strawberries at Verrill Farm. (We picked 6.3 pounds. Pretty impressive for 4 small hands. And only $20!)Head inside the farm stand and stock up on fresh rhubarb, the sweetest peas possible, vibrant icicle radishes, and their always tender mixed berry scones.If you are one of the lucky few, go down the street, peer into Pete and Jen's Backyard Bird's tiny farm stand and choose from tiny pullet eggs or larger ones. We also snagged some fresh wheat berries but saved cheese and homemade bacon for our next visit.Then, if you are a big kid or have some of your own, finish up with a picnic at the wonderful playground at the Peter Noyes Elementary School in Sudbury. Go home. Eat more the eggs on top of sautéed radish greens. Nap. Make a salad. Make biscuits. Eat more strawberries. This was our Father's Day. It was pretty perfect.
The Room to Live In: Company C Envy and Furniture Dreams
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(My future room, now) (My future room...in my Company C dreams!)
The centerpiece of my new house is the first room on the right as you walk in. I struggle with what to call it. "Living Room" implies formality while "Family Room" leads to images of Legeos bounding out of containers. And both names demand a TV. But this room will be TV free. Here, my sons and I will cuddle on the couch and read books. We will play endless games of Othello, Sorry, Uno, Scrabble. It is where I will read, grade papers, design menus, write, pay bills, sit with friends and a glass of wine and appetizers. It is THE room. It is our center.
(I took these photos at Company C in Portland, Maine)It has such potential: a long space fixed on one end with a fireplace and built in bookcases. On one wall are a huge sheet of windows looking out front. I would love to make the fireplace look as cool as this: (photo from BHG.com)
There are so many fabulous things to do with the fireplace. I am going to start by kicking out the fireplace screen. Then I may paint the top half white, put in a mirror, or just paint the mantle. Or I may extend bookcases across the top. Check out the great thick shelves in this photo. They add so much to the room.
I may get rid of the 50s style curvy tops, have toyed with painting the back of the bookshelves to match a future rug and will get new hardware on on the shelves at the base.
The rest of the room is one clean set just calling out for furniture. There is just one small problem. I have NO furniture for it. I envision a couch, perhaps a sectional and a few chairs. I want a table that has drawers to hide clutter. I still am trying to figure out how to use the far end of the room. Perhaps a cocktail table/mini bar?
I want to start, though, with color. And my hope is to build my room around a rug. So much of the rest of the house will be water colors: soothing blues and greens. For this room I am thinking warmth: reds, golds, oranges, yellows.
What I want most of all would be to decorate my whole living room around one of these spectacular rugs from Company C. Each rug is handmade and inspired often by nature: beaches, rocks, mountains. Angela Adams (also started in Portland, Maine), also has rugs that are works of art. These modern styles are not only glorious in their shapes and colors, but oh, the textures. Think mixed media on the floor. I could never choose between either company...if I could afford one of their rugs! Alas, they are just not in this single mom's budget. So, instead, they will inspire me!
I would be happy to match the rugs with any of the lamps from Inhabit. There beautiful hand printed cloth covered pendent lamps come in shades of teal, aqua, oranges and reds.
As for furniture, I have yet to see more gorgeous pieces than those from Salem Board and Beam. The owner reclaims boards from old barns. I love his maple coffee tables. Having just been to SOWA, there are clearly so many other great artisans making furniture with wood. I love this table as an end board.
I don't have any couches...or at least any under 15 years old. I am just starting to explore the crazy world of seat cushions, chaises and sectionals. And reality means that I will be lucky if I can get one, or at least one that is higher end than Ikea. In the meantime, I keep checking out this Apartment Therapy blogpost on deliciously comfy couches.
You can see more of my decorating favorites for my living room here on my Pinterest site. Or, of course, share your own ideas!
(My future room, now) (My future room...in my Company C dreams!)The centerpiece of my new house is the first room on the right as you walk in. I struggle with what to call it. "Living Room" implies formality while "Family Room" leads to images of Legeos bounding out of containers. And both names demand a TV. But this room will be TV free. Here, my sons and I will cuddle on the couch and read books. We will play endless games of Othello, Sorry, Uno, Scrabble. It is where I will read, grade papers, design menus, write, pay bills, sit with friends and a glass of wine and appetizers. It is THE room. It is our center.
(I took these photos at Company C in Portland, Maine)It has such potential: a long space fixed on one end with a fireplace and built in bookcases. On one wall are a huge sheet of windows looking out front. I would love to make the fireplace look as cool as this: (photo from BHG.com)There are so many fabulous things to do with the fireplace. I am going to start by kicking out the fireplace screen. Then I may paint the top half white, put in a mirror, or just paint the mantle. Or I may extend bookcases across the top. Check out the great thick shelves in this photo. They add so much to the room.I may get rid of the 50s style curvy tops, have toyed with painting the back of the bookshelves to match a future rug and will get new hardware on on the shelves at the base. The rest of the room is one clean set just calling out for furniture. There is just one small problem. I have NO furniture for it. I envision a couch, perhaps a sectional and a few chairs. I want a table that has drawers to hide clutter. I still am trying to figure out how to use the far end of the room. Perhaps a cocktail table/mini bar?
I want to start, though, with color. And my hope is to build my room around a rug. So much of the rest of the house will be water colors: soothing blues and greens. For this room I am thinking warmth: reds, golds, oranges, yellows.
What I want most of all would be to decorate my whole living room around one of these spectacular rugs from Company C. Each rug is handmade and inspired often by nature: beaches, rocks, mountains. Angela Adams (also started in Portland, Maine), also has rugs that are works of art. These modern styles are not only glorious in their shapes and colors, but oh, the textures. Think mixed media on the floor. I could never choose between either company...if I could afford one of their rugs! Alas, they are just not in this single mom's budget. So, instead, they will inspire me!I would be happy to match the rugs with any of the lamps from Inhabit. There beautiful hand printed cloth covered pendent lamps come in shades of teal, aqua, oranges and reds.
As for furniture, I have yet to see more gorgeous pieces than those from Salem Board and Beam. The owner reclaims boards from old barns. I love his maple coffee tables. Having just been to SOWA, there are clearly so many other great artisans making furniture with wood. I love this table as an end board.
I don't have any couches...or at least any under 15 years old. I am just starting to explore the crazy world of seat cushions, chaises and sectionals. And reality means that I will be lucky if I can get one, or at least one that is higher end than Ikea. In the meantime, I keep checking out this Apartment Therapy blogpost on deliciously comfy couches.
You can see more of my decorating favorites for my living room here on my Pinterest site. Or, of course, share your own ideas!
Pillows as Art: Parker|BROWN Textiles, Rockport
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Last year as I meandered through the stores of Rockport, I discovered, on the edge of town, the loveliest of stores. There, at Parker|BROWN textiles, Helen Parker, mom and artist, creates hand dyed pillows and textiles. And now, as I am starting plans to decorate my new home, I keep thinking about the gentle blues of of her folded pillows, a lovely design that she created from yarn and the softest of chenille on her sea themed pillows. I just wanted to sit in her studio which is directly attached to the store, to talk to her more about the creative process and to inhale the colors. I had to return to reality that day, but I will return to her store.
Parker|BROWN Textiles, 67 Broadway, Rockport, 978-546-8050
Last year as I meandered through the stores of Rockport, I discovered, on the edge of town, the loveliest of stores. There, at Parker|BROWN textiles, Helen Parker, mom and artist, creates hand dyed pillows and textiles. And now, as I am starting plans to decorate my new home, I keep thinking about the gentle blues of of her folded pillows, a lovely design that she created from yarn and the softest of chenille on her sea themed pillows. I just wanted to sit in her studio which is directly attached to the store, to talk to her more about the creative process and to inhale the colors. I had to return to reality that day, but I will return to her store.
Parker|BROWN Textiles, 67 Broadway, Rockport, 978-546-8050
Let the Decorating Begin: Images from Easy Canvas Prints
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(Our two new photos on canvas from Easy Canvas Prints!)A new house means clean walls, just asking to be filled with travel memories, family photos and art work. I have one piece of good art that I treasure: my triptych of paintings from Mike Bryce of Rhode Island. Although our family watercolors and pastels may not make it to an art festival any time soon, I will find frames for some key designs by my sons and myself.
Paintings by Mike BryceBut I also have dozens of photos documenting trips around the world and the growth of my boys. Financially traveling is far from reality right now. But those images serve as daily reminders of where I have been and where, someday, I hope to take my children. When Megan of Easy Canvas Prints asked if I wanted to check out how they transform photos to artwork, I couldn't refuse. So last fall I sent them an image that they transferred to canvas. It was of Two Lights State Park in Maine. Rocks tumble upon rocks creating tide pools, Pollock-esque lichen paintings and vistas along the Maine Coast. It is a sight of peace and beauty. And my image arrived. Easy Canvas Prints did a fine job wrapping my image on the canvas.
But when I put it on the walls, I realized I had made two mistakes. First, the size (eleven by fourteen inches) didn't capture the glory of the Park. Second, because my image didn't have enough contrast it just looked flat up on the wall. I hung it anyway and do love being able to glance at a place that holds memories for me, and after a recent visit, my sons.
Megan, though, offered to do one more. This time, it would be a bigger print: 24 inches by 36 inches! With a better sense of what works, I started by jumping into the Easy Canvas Prints world of stock photos. I knew what I wanted this time: sun and the drama of mountains or the beach. I felt transported when hiking in the Canadian Rockies, Alaska and Hawaii. In each of those places I had moments where I would gasp at the natural beauty, time frozen before the Internet. Yet as much as I liked the stock photos, none were, well...mine. So, ultimately I chose a photo that I took while visiting Playa Del Carmen.
The photo is from a trip to the Iberostar Toucan and remains a sentimental and emotional memory for me and a favorite for my sons. And this time I knew that between the azure of the sky, the light off the beach and the rocks, the contrast would do justice to the canvas. Once we move, it will hang in our new family/living room. There it will keep us in touch of the possibility of travel in our future. In the meantime it will bring beauty to us. Until I move, I have hung it above our couch in our main room. And this, time, this time I just want to leap into the photo. The size is perfect and absolutely captures the openness, peace, and glory of the Caribbean. Look at again on the top photo: the size just draws the eye right in.
Just like last time, Easy Canvas Prints did a fantastic job of printing and wrapping the canvas. Their site was as easy to use as I remembered. Best of all, I discovered that they have a great feature where you can see how the size of the print will look over, say, your couch. With so many walls to decorate, I hope to turn back to Easy Canvas Prints if (and when) we travel again.
Thanks to Megan at Easy Canvas Prints for these two great images. Easy Canvas Prints did provide these to me for free, but my write up is all my own. Best of all, though, if you like Easy Canvas Prints on Facebook, you can get 50% off plus free shipping! So click here to start: http://www.facebook.com/
(Our two new photos on canvas from Easy Canvas Prints!)A new house means clean walls, just asking to be filled with travel memories, family photos and art work. I have one piece of good art that I treasure: my triptych of paintings from Mike Bryce of Rhode Island. Although our family watercolors and pastels may not make it to an art festival any time soon, I will find frames for some key designs by my sons and myself.Paintings by Mike BryceBut I also have dozens of photos documenting trips around the world and the growth of my boys. Financially traveling is far from reality right now. But those images serve as daily reminders of where I have been and where, someday, I hope to take my children. When Megan of Easy Canvas Prints asked if I wanted to check out how they transform photos to artwork, I couldn't refuse. So last fall I sent them an image that they transferred to canvas. It was of Two Lights State Park in Maine. Rocks tumble upon rocks creating tide pools, Pollock-esque lichen paintings and vistas along the Maine Coast. It is a sight of peace and beauty. And my image arrived. Easy Canvas Prints did a fine job wrapping my image on the canvas.But when I put it on the walls, I realized I had made two mistakes. First, the size (eleven by fourteen inches) didn't capture the glory of the Park. Second, because my image didn't have enough contrast it just looked flat up on the wall. I hung it anyway and do love being able to glance at a place that holds memories for me, and after a recent visit, my sons. Megan, though, offered to do one more. This time, it would be a bigger print: 24 inches by 36 inches! With a better sense of what works, I started by jumping into the Easy Canvas Prints world of stock photos. I knew what I wanted this time: sun and the drama of mountains or the beach. I felt transported when hiking in the Canadian Rockies, Alaska and Hawaii. In each of those places I had moments where I would gasp at the natural beauty, time frozen before the Internet. Yet as much as I liked the stock photos, none were, well...mine. So, ultimately I chose a photo that I took while visiting Playa Del Carmen. The photo is from a trip to the Iberostar Toucan and remains a sentimental and emotional memory for me and a favorite for my sons. And this time I knew that between the azure of the sky, the light off the beach and the rocks, the contrast would do justice to the canvas. Once we move, it will hang in our new family/living room. There it will keep us in touch of the possibility of travel in our future. In the meantime it will bring beauty to us. Until I move, I have hung it above our couch in our main room. And this, time, this time I just want to leap into the photo. The size is perfect and absolutely captures the openness, peace, and glory of the Caribbean. Look at again on the top photo: the size just draws the eye right in.Just like last time, Easy Canvas Prints did a fantastic job of printing and wrapping the canvas. Their site was as easy to use as I remembered. Best of all, I discovered that they have a great feature where you can see how the size of the print will look over, say, your couch. With so many walls to decorate, I hope to turn back to Easy Canvas Prints if (and when) we travel again.
Thanks to Megan at Easy Canvas Prints for these two great images. Easy Canvas Prints did provide these to me for free, but my write up is all my own. Best of all, though, if you like Easy Canvas Prints on Facebook, you can get 50% off plus free shipping! So click here to start: http://www.facebook.com/
7 Temmuz 2012 Cumartesi
Coral Reefs of Ulithi Atoll - Yap, Micronesia
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Just back from another week spent in part snorkeling the vibrant coral reefs of Ulithi Atoll. Ulithi is located about 90 miles East of the island of Yap located in the Federated States of Micronesia. The crystal clear waters around Ulithi make it a snorkelers ( and divers ) paradise. Healthy coral reefs provide excellent habitat for a variety of creatures and unlike many other places we still encounter reef sharks here on a regular basis.
I have been coming to this area for about 8 years now with Oceanic Society groups and this is still one of my most favorite places to explore with ecotourists. The island that we stay on, Falalop, is populated by about 400 persons. In 2005 after securing permission from the island Chief Oceanic was given the go-ahead to start bringing in small groups of ecotourists. With only about 100 visitors per year Ulithi is a location few others get the chance to explore. Below are just a few pictures from our most recent trip.
Cleaner wrasse go to work on a tilefish, the Blue Blanquillo.
A more adventurous cleaner wrasse in the mouth of a moray eel.
Here an octopus gets friendly with a lurking grouper.
Healthy reefs never fail to disappoint.
Some Fourspot Butterflyfish in search of food.
A Guineafowl puffer apparently whistling away the day.
A Peacock Razorfish moments before he disappears into the sand. Click this link to see his quick escape.
Our groups days were spent snorkeling, but this was really a trip about sea turtles. These four participants are part of a growing number of ecotourists that are taking part in what is being referred to as "voluntourism" where individuals pay to participate in conservation projects. In this case we were in Ulithi specifically to work alongside the 16 local sea turtle monitors employed by the Ulithi Marine Turtle Project. So while our days were spent searching the reefs for cool critters our nights were devoted to tagging and measuring the green sea turtles that nest on the islands of Ulithi Atoll. In the next few days I will share more about that effort.
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| BulBul Island and the "Blue Hole" |
I have been coming to this area for about 8 years now with Oceanic Society groups and this is still one of my most favorite places to explore with ecotourists. The island that we stay on, Falalop, is populated by about 400 persons. In 2005 after securing permission from the island Chief Oceanic was given the go-ahead to start bringing in small groups of ecotourists. With only about 100 visitors per year Ulithi is a location few others get the chance to explore. Below are just a few pictures from our most recent trip.
Cleaner wrasse go to work on a tilefish, the Blue Blanquillo.
A more adventurous cleaner wrasse in the mouth of a moray eel.
Here an octopus gets friendly with a lurking grouper.
Healthy reefs never fail to disappoint.
Some Fourspot Butterflyfish in search of food.
A Guineafowl puffer apparently whistling away the day.
A Peacock Razorfish moments before he disappears into the sand. Click this link to see his quick escape.
Our groups days were spent snorkeling, but this was really a trip about sea turtles. These four participants are part of a growing number of ecotourists that are taking part in what is being referred to as "voluntourism" where individuals pay to participate in conservation projects. In this case we were in Ulithi specifically to work alongside the 16 local sea turtle monitors employed by the Ulithi Marine Turtle Project. So while our days were spent searching the reefs for cool critters our nights were devoted to tagging and measuring the green sea turtles that nest on the islands of Ulithi Atoll. In the next few days I will share more about that effort.
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
2012 Great Annual Fish Count
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We are gearing up for the 11th Annual GAFC on July 28th, 2012. So far we have over $4,000 worth of raffle prizes, and the list is growing! For all the info on the event, click on the the picture of the flyer, or visit the dedicated GAFC page at www.neadc.org/gafc/
We are looking for volunteers for the event, if you would like to help out, email Uma at vicepresident@neadc.org
We are gearing up for the 11th Annual GAFC on July 28th, 2012. So far we have over $4,000 worth of raffle prizes, and the list is growing! For all the info on the event, click on the the picture of the flyer, or visit the dedicated GAFC page at www.neadc.org/gafc/We are looking for volunteers for the event, if you would like to help out, email Uma at vicepresident@neadc.org
Club Events this week!
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This week we've got a bunch of dive club (and related) events going on this week.
Wed. 05/16/12 NEADC General Meeting with Dan Laughlin. Dan will go over the Aquarium renovations, and what is happening with the Giant Ocean Tank.
Thu. 05/17/12 REEF's The Northeast's Dirty Dozen Webinar. An online fish ID program, put together by REEF and focusing on New England. It's a great primer for the Great Annual Fish Count this summer! Click here to register. The Webinars are available for viewing for one week after the presentation, if you can't make it.
Sat. 05/19/12 NEADC Dry Dive - Visit Cape Ann's dive sites by car to learn how to get there and what each site offers from NEADC's experts. RSVP to shoredive@neadc.org BEFORE THURSDAY
Sat. or Sun. 05/19/12 Intro to Kayak Diving - If you've ever been curious about scuba diving from a kayak, here's your chance to experience it. Tom has put together a collection of Frequently Asked Questions about Kayak Diving, and is leading dives on 5/19, 5/20, 5/26, 5/27. Email Tom at Tbergendahl58@verizon.net for dive site, and more information.
Tue. 05/22/12 Northeastern Marine Science Center's Cinema Series: "BAG IT". Try going a day without plastic. We follow "everyman" Jeb Berrier as he embarks on a global tour to unravel the complexities of our plastic world. What starts as a film about plastic bags evolves into a wholesale investigation into plastic's effects on our oceans, environment, and bodies.Marine Science Center
Wed. 05/16/12 NEADC General Meeting with Dan Laughlin. Dan will go over the Aquarium renovations, and what is happening with the Giant Ocean Tank.
Thu. 05/17/12 REEF's The Northeast's Dirty Dozen Webinar. An online fish ID program, put together by REEF and focusing on New England. It's a great primer for the Great Annual Fish Count this summer! Click here to register. The Webinars are available for viewing for one week after the presentation, if you can't make it.
Sat. 05/19/12 NEADC Dry Dive - Visit Cape Ann's dive sites by car to learn how to get there and what each site offers from NEADC's experts. RSVP to shoredive@neadc.org BEFORE THURSDAY
Sat. or Sun. 05/19/12 Intro to Kayak Diving - If you've ever been curious about scuba diving from a kayak, here's your chance to experience it. Tom has put together a collection of Frequently Asked Questions about Kayak Diving, and is leading dives on 5/19, 5/20, 5/26, 5/27. Email Tom at Tbergendahl58@verizon.net for dive site, and more information.
Tue. 05/22/12 Northeastern Marine Science Center's Cinema Series: "BAG IT". Try going a day without plastic. We follow "everyman" Jeb Berrier as he embarks on a global tour to unravel the complexities of our plastic world. What starts as a film about plastic bags evolves into a wholesale investigation into plastic's effects on our oceans, environment, and bodies.Marine Science Center
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