Just a heads up... I'm doing a spearfishing video presentation at the Pirate Coast Dive Festival on Sat June 14th at 1:00 pm in Sarasota.
It will include freediving & scuba spearfishing in the Gulf, FL east coast & more.
There are a bunch of speakers and presenters from Mote Marine and other dive organizations, including more on spearfishing.
Here's the main link:
Pirate Coast Dive Festival 2008
And the Mote Marine site:
Mote Marine Laboratory - Mote Marine Laboratory
To follow is the schedule.
Chad
Capt Chad Carney
727-423-7775
Florida Skin Diver
Saturday June 14, 2008
Pirate Academy 1
Time Topic Presenter
11:00 AM Fishing and Diving the Gulf with Matt Fueyo Matt Fueyo
11:30 AM Spearfishing in the Gulf of Mexico Will Wright
1:00 PM Spearfishing Video Chad Carney 1:30 PM Scientific Diving on the Gulf Coast William Dent
2:00 PM Gulf Coast Marine Archeology Dr. Coz Cozzi
2:30 PM Closed Circuit Rebreather Diving with the Optima Howard Packer
3:00 PM Technical Diving on the Gulf Coast- Deep Water Wrecks Jim Joseph
3:30 PM Free diving quiet freedom Mark Rush
4:00 PM Coast Guard Auxiliary Boating Safety Coast Guard Auxiliary
Pirate Academy 2
Time Topic Presenter
11:00 AM Marine Mammals of the Gulf Coast Dr. Randy Wells
11:30 AM Sharks of the Gulf of Mexico Dr. Jose Castro
12:00 PM Sea Turtles of the Gulf Coast Tony Tucker
1:00 PM Gulf of Mexico Coral Reef Systems Kim Rithchie
1:30 PM Coral Reef Recovery Following the 2005 Anoxic Event Dustin Johnson
2:00 PM Scallop Populations in Sarasota Bay Dr. Jay Leverone
2:30 PM Red Tide Blooms of the Gulf Coast Dr. Gary Kirkpatrick
3:00 PM Solutions to Avoid Red Tide on the Gulf Coast S.T.A.R.T.
3:30 PM Sarasota Bay Estuary Program Dr. Gary Raulerson
4:00 PM State of the Bay Video SBEP
4:30 PM Common Snook Populations on the Gulf Coast Dr. Nathan Brennan
Sunday June 15, 2008
Pirate Academy 1
Time Topic Presenter
11:00 AM NAUI and Diving on the Gulf Coast Elizabeth Travis
11:30 AM Boating Safety Coast Guard Auxillary
12:00 PM So you want to be a dive professional Florida underwater Sports
1:00 PM Black Beard Cruises to Adventure Beth Oliviera
1:30 PM Aqua Lung Gear Presentations Brian Jung
2:00 PM Underwater photo and video Tom Siebly
2:30 PM Finfish Identification Brad Tanner
3:30 PM Fossil Diving in the Gulf of Mexico Steve Thacker
4:00 PM Blue holes of the Gulf of Mexico Jim Culter
Pirate Academy 2
Time Topic Presenter
11:00 AM Artificial Reef Building on the Gulf Coast Larry Beggs
11:30 AM Charlotte County Artificial Reef Program Betty Staugler
12:00 PM Manatee County Artificial Reef Program Alan Lahippe
1:00 PM Sarasota County Artificial Reef Program Michal Solum
1:30 PM Parrot Head Artificial Reef Building at the Silver Tooth site SBPH
2:00 PM Venice Mitigation Reef Site off Venice Kathleen Weedon
2:30 PM Whale Sharks in Gulf Waters Dr. Bob Hueter
3:00 PM The Goliath Grouper in the Gulf of Mexico Dr. Felicia Coleman