Janna Nichols
Tuesday, April 13
@ 7:30PM EST
Citizen Science for the Submerged (aka: We’ll Make a Fish Geek Out of You Yet!)

Presentation Abstract
Want to give more purpose and fun to your diving? Janna Nichols (REEF’s Citizen Science Project Manager) will show you how to monitor marine life and submit your data to the largest online marine life sightings database in the world, used by scientists, researchers, students, policy-makers, etc. Participating in REEF’s Volunteer Fish Survey Project is easy, fun, and can be done anytime, anywhere, year-round.
Many divers are looking for a purpose to their diving after the “Oh wow” factor wears off. Contributing your observations of marine life to the REEF database will increase your knowledge of what you’re seeing as well as giving you the satisfaction of knowing you are making a difference in the health of our oceans, locally and elsewhere.
Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) is an international marine conservation organization that implements hands-on programs to involve local communities in conservation-focused activities. REEF was founded in 1990 and is based in Key Largo, Florida, with remote staff in Illinois, California, and Washington. Its mission is to protect biodiversity and ocean life by actively engaging and inspiring the public through citizen science, education, and partnerships with the scientific community.
John Edmonds
Tuesday, April 27
@ 7:30PM EST
Welcome to Diving in SouthEast Florida

Presentation Abstract
Diving from Jupiter to Key West and everywhere in between.
South Florida is a unique area for divers to explore with many different options available to suit everyone’s diving preferences.
The area attracts divers from all around the world who venture out seeking large wrecks, shark encounters, Lionfish & Lobster gathering, black water diving, treasure hunting and spectacular photographic and video opportunities. In addition there are some rare annual events that draw divers & dive photographers like the Goliath Grouper Aggregation and summer time Coral Spawning.
Depending on the type of diving you enjoy, South Florida has something for you.
Bio
John Edmonds has been the “Calendar Events Coordinator” for South Florida Divers Inc for the last 6-Years. He is also a member of the South Florida Underwater Photography Society, and the South Florida Reef Research Team. An avid sailor and world traveler, most weekends you will find him on or in the water.

Jeff Milisen
Follow the Tentacles: Epipelagic Cephalopods and the Animals that Eat Them.

Dr. Jason Krumholz
Artificial Reefs for Diving, Fishing, and Conservation: A Scientific Perspective

Dr. David Charash
Cardiac Health and Diving

Weldon Wade
Diving in Bermuda

Richie Kohler
Shadow Divers

Dan Orr
Does Scuba Diving Have a Retirement Age?
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Scuba Diving Safety: Risk Versus Reward

Faith Ortins
Exploring the Polar Regions: Above and Below the Water

Jennifer Idol
Lens of Adventure

Robert Turpin
The USS Oriskany

Erik Rosenstein
Caves and Cave Diving the Yucatan Peninsula – Past, Present, and Future

Neal W. Pollock, PhD
Thoughtful Management of Decompression Stress

Rustin Cassway
The Octavian Project

Becky Kagan Schott
Stories Behind the Shot

Dr. John Littlefield
Underwater Archaeology in Turkey

Josie Iselin
The Curious World of Seaweed

Jill Heinerth
The Explorer’s Mindset

Andrew Martinez
New England Fish ID and the Marine Life App

Matt Meier
The Solomon Islands: World War II History and Pristine Reefs

Susannah Snowden-Smith
Insiders Guide To Cayman:
Everything you ever wanted to know about diving and photographing in the Cayman Islands but didn’t know who to ask

Dr. Anjani Ganase
Bringing Tobago’s coral reefs online: The Maritime Ocean Collection

Tyler Phelps
Exploration and Ecology of Twilight Zone Fishes

Faith Ortins
Diving in the Old World: Europe

Dr. David Charash
Diving in the time of COVID-19 and Updates to the Medical Guidelines

Karl Huggins
Dive Computers and Decompression

Gary Lefebvre
Diving Lake Champlain – From Recreational to Technical

Jeff Bozanic
Rebreathers: For Tech…but also for photographers, recreational divers,…and you!?

Bill Simpson
Assessing and Treating Diving Injuries in the Field…it isn’t Always DCS

Monty Fitzpatrick + Matt Cinciripino
Tobermory: Cold and Deep