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All, I am a member of the Magothy River Association (MRA) (www.magothyriver.org), which is a member organization of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) (www.aaus.org). The MRA dive team volunteers are responsible for the oyster reef conservation program on the Magothy River...

Skinsfan1311, Ever considered volunteer diving. I am a volunteer diver for the Magothy River Association (MRA), which is near Severna Park, MD. MRA divers primarily work on maintaining and collecting scientific data on the oyster reef on the river. If you are interested let me know and I...

WVDiver and others, For more information on getting involved with the MRA Volunteer Diver Program please contact: diver@magothyriver.org There's a training date for new divers into the program, which is usually in March. Dives are usually weekly on Sundays and Wednesdays, once in the...

All, Pedro from Northern VA (Bristow 10 mins from Millbrook Quarry). I started out diving in Aug 2004 and practically lived in the quarry until I joined up with the Magothy River Association (MRA) in May 2005. I exclusively dive at the Magothy River (near Arnold, MD; north of Annapolis)...

If you signed up for the February Rescue Class, you will not be doing the open water portion until Millbrook opens back up sometime in late April. Basically you will do the pool portion in February and then take the open water portion at a later date.

Jackie's reading selection is right on point. You will definitely see some marine animal questions, like rays, and some on coral reefs. Those questions could be the difference if everyone is about even with the dive knowledge ones. Open Water book review is important, so don't blow it off, it...

Conch Divers and all, I am heading down for a quick Thanksgiving visit with family in Orlando. I plan on diving one day, probably Saturday 11/26, with Capt Paul, Jupiter Dive Charters. I had a great time there with a group of Conch Divers back in late March that I am looking forward to...

Marcie, You little wreck diver. I am definitely jealous. Maybe next year I will head down to Morehead City and give it another go to actually get on dive boat this time. Maybe mid-late November is better than early April. The Papoose is the one they always show in dive magazines with tons...

Jackie, Glad to see you finally got in the tank. I still have been volunteering with the MRA. I have been out with them around 15 times. On 11/6 we salvaged at 14ft sailboat. The MRA is full of NAIB divers, so I get to hear all the stories. With my new work schedule, I won't be able to...

Jason, I am alive and well. I just moved to a new contract where my Internet access is limited. It was safe to say that I did a lot of surfing at work when I was an overhead. I will catch up with you guys on the other site

RAD Diver, I just re-posted the thread under a new title. I wanted to let everyone know it was a State of Virginia license plate and not a novelty item. I have heard attempts at getting this to become a reality for the last 10 yrs. Maybe we can do it this year. Pedro

All, During my last visit to Lake Rawlings, I saw the official State of Virginia-Scuba Diver license plates. They are in need of 350 paid application in order for the plates to be produced. It seems like Dive Connections out of Charlottesville, VA has taken the lead on this action. Supposedly...

FYI, Mike's post (rockclimber55) was made back last year 7/6/04. Pedro

All, It sounds like you guys had a dive experience, not so much a good one but they can't all be good. I had that fun experience of surge and waves at the reefs in Key Largo. There was no relief for us seasick people. I didn't purge myself through my reg but I did on the boat after the 2nd...

Cubabait, I would recommend Virginia Scuba ( http://www.vascuba.com/) in Manassas, which is only around 25 miles from Stafford. They have a great staff of instructors and cater well to both adults and children. They are also minutes away from Millbrook quarry, which is where most all shops...

Waterweasel, I got certified with VA Scuba but they don't have any organized dives after you are certified like the Fun Dives with The Dive Shop. Normal Fun Dives are $5 (BBQ/special ones more), which is not bad for guaranteed buddies and meeting new and old buddies. Chris, Glad you...

DJ, The Dive Shop is having a fun dive/BBQ this Sunday (6/26-10am) at Millbrook. Almost every Sunday through September there will be a fun dive (http://www.thediveshop-va.com/fun_dives.htm). You are guaranteed a dive buddies with varying experience/skill levels at these dives. Try going...

Bass protecting their young ones

Charlie taking pictures with Linda in the background

"The Replacements" boat from the movie