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Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Sanctuary Council Diver Announcement
DiverDecember 2015
In This IssueNew Ship Wrecks
Earth is Blue
Nature Conservancy
Japan Blocks Conservation Proposal
Ocean Film Festival
Climate Change Strategy
Big Sur Kelp
Stillwater Cove
Dear MBNMS,
Happy Holidays fellow divers, There has been quite a bitgoing on in the management plan review. Thanks toeveryone that took some time in sharing their thoughtsabout mooring balls for common dive sights and artificialreefs, the Sanctuary Management staff is now discussingthese two topics knowing how important they are to thediving community.
We had the opportunity to see the documentary SandWars. It certainly was an eye opener. We realized thesand plant in Marina is the last coastal sand plant in theUnited States. The loss of the sand from the southernportions of Monterey Bay has affected our beaches andnearby protected dune areas. We hope you have theopportunity to see this informative documentary to atleast have a better understanding globally what ishappening to near shore sand.
As always please feel free to contact Phil or I if would likea MBNMS presentation at your dive club or store, alsoplease share this newsletter with other divers and helpbuild our communication connections.
Happy Holidays, Brian and Phil
Three new shipwreck discoveriesin Greater Farallones NationalMarine Sanctuary
Japan Blocks 4 out of 5Shark ConservationProposals at Atlantic TunaMeeting
Fishing nations at theannual meeting of theInternational Commissionfor the Conservation ofAtlantic Tunas (ICCAT)have once again failed toadopt scientific advice andbest practices to safeguardseveral species of oceanicsharks.
The number of co-sponsorsin an ongoing effort to
strengthen the ICCAT ban on "finning" (slicingoff a shark's fins and discarding the body atsea) more than doubled to an unprecedented30 of 50 Parties, yet was quashed by Japanwith support from Korea, and China. Japan alsoled the fight to kill EU proposals aimed atprotecting common threshers and limiting catchof makos, while its attempt to raise proposedblue shark catch levels prevented consensus onthat measure. The only shark measure agreedwas a compromise between Canada and the EUaimed at conserving porbeagle sharks."We are deeply troubled that soundconservation proposals for exceptionallyvulnerable sharks continue to be defeated atICCAT, even as mandates, warnings, and publicconcerns grow stronger," said Sonja Fordham,President of Shark Advocates International, aproject of The Ocean Foundation. READ MORE
13th Annual SanFrancisco International
Ocean Film Festival March 10 - 13, 2016 Cowell Theater, Fort
Mason Center
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During an 8-day maritime heritage expedition on board theR/V Fulmar in Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary,three new shipwrecks were discovered. The major discoverywas the steam trawler Ituna lost 95 years ago. At 170 feetin length, it was the largest steam trawler fishing out of SanFrancisco and one of the first to utilize the Otter trawlsystem in the Pacific. Ituna was built in Glasgow, Scotlandin 1886 as a luxury steam yacht and designed by GeorgeLennox Watson, a famous yacht designer in Scotland. Theyacht went on to serve as an expedition ship during somethe earliest archaeological field studies in the Yucatan,Chiapas, and Oaxaca. Before being transformed into asteam trawler, Ituna was converted to a first-classpassenger-cargo steamer running between Mexican andU.S. Pacific ports for the Mexican Navigation andCommercial Company. On March 13, 1920, while underownership of the Frank E. Booth Company, the 34-year oldtrawler Ituna was en route from San Francisco toReedsport, Oregon when a gale hit and spit its seems. While12 of its 14 crewmen escaped, two went down with thevessel when it sank in a matter of minutes. The shipwreckwas found sitting upright on the seafloor and was easilyidentified by its iron clipper bow and ecliptic stern rising offthe seafloor. Two additional discoveries included a 167 footfuel barge and a commercial fishing trawler lost in morerecent years. The science team also conducted remotelyoperated vehicle (ROV) and autonomous underwater vehicle(AUV) surveys on shipwrecks discovered during the phaseone expedition in September 2014. The objective of themaritime heritage R/V Fulmar ROV-AUV phase II surveywas to conduct an archaeological site characterization ofmaritime heritage resources, including ship and aircraftwrecks in Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary.James Delgado and Robert Schwemmer served as Co-principal investigators working with staff from GFNMS,CBNMS, west coast region office, federal and state partners,and volunteers, in partnership with Teledyne SeaBotix, Inc.Teledyne provided a pilot to operate the SeaBotix ROV andan AUV to collect high definition video footage, still imagesand side scan sonar data for analysis. The mission is tosupport Maritime Heritage Program's Maritime CulturalLandscape initiative through targeted research on WestCoast sites, in particular, Greater Farallones National MarineSanctuary and the newly expanded region that extendsnorth of Point Arena, California. NOAA's Office of NationalMarine Sanctuaries collaborated with federal and stateagencies, as well as the private sector for this mission todocument resources and to create opportunities to locateand record submerged archaeological resources. Thesestudies provide a foundation for an inventory and enhancedpublic awareness about the historic resources located inGreater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
The Earth is Blue
The 13th Annual San Francisco InternationalOcean Film Festival is proud to be the premierocean film destination event of the year. Widelyrecognized as the main film event for ocean-related independent films, the SFIOFF offers athoughtfully curated selection of diverse filmsthat capture the beauty, power and mysteriesof the ocean. Each year, the SFIOFF presentsover 45 films from all over the world, andprovides audiences with the opportunity todiscuss current ocean events.
authored by Phil and Brian
NOAA's Climate Change Strategy
NOAA's new Climate ScienceStrategy aims to reduce effects ofclimate change on fisheries andliving marine resourcesForecasters at NOAA's ClimatePrediction Center issued the U.S.Winter Outlook today favoringcooler and wetter weather inSouthern Tier states with above-average temperatures most likelyin the West and across theNorthern Tier. This year's El Niño,among the strongest on record, isexpected to influence weatherand climate patterns this winterby impacting the position of thePacific jet stream. "A strong ElNiño is in place and should exerta strong influence over ourweather this winter," said MikeHalpert, deputy director, NOAA'sClimate Prediction Center. "Whiletemperature and precipitationimpacts associated with El Niñoare favored, El Niño is not theonly player. Cold-air outbreaksand snow storms will likely occurat times this winter. However, thefrequency, number and intensityof these events cannot bepredicted on a seasonal
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As National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA) Administrator Dr. Kathryn Sullivan says, "No matterwhat you see out your living room window or off of yourback porch, you are first and foremost a citizen of theplanet - and a citizen of an ocean planet." With that inmind, a year ago today we launched #EarthIsBlue to bringyou incredible images and videos of America's underwatertreasures. Watch our video to learn why we've been sharingthese images and how you can help us keep this blue planetvibrant!
The Nature Conservancy and itspartners are literally nursing coralreefs back to health in an attempt
to restore this vital marinehabitat.
BEAUTY AND BRAWN: CORAL REEFS HAVE IT ALL
To the long list of benefits that coral reefs provide to theworld - from fisheries production to sheer beauty - addcoastal protection from ocean waves. Conservancyscientists recently contributed to a new study in NatureCommunications that shows that intact coral reefs reducewave energy by 97 percent and wave height by 84 percent.What does this mean? It means we have at least 100million more reasons to protect and restore coralreefs. About 100 million people live within less than 10kilometers from a coral reef and less than 10 meters above
timescale." Click here for moreinformation from NOAA
SIMoN Staff Successfully SurveyKelp Forest Sites in Big Sur Using
the R/V FULMAR
From October 20 to 22, SIMoN staff and UCSanta Cruz research divers completed surveysat six sites as part of the Big Sur Nearshore
Characterization (BSNC) project using the R/VFULMAR. The 3-day trip allowed divers tosurvey areas within the 70-mile stretch of
coastline actively managed for landslides byCalTrans. Bottom time for six divers totaledover 37 hours across 50 dives. This project
builds upon marine resources surveys initiallyconducted from 2003 to 2005 as part of theCoast Highway Management Plan (CHMP) for
Highway 1 in Big Sur.
Areas of Special BiologicalSignificance (ASBS) Mooring Field
Monitoring Ends for 2015
September 20th was the final day for ASBSmonitoring in the mooring field at StillwaterCove in Pebble Beach. Summertime mooringfield monitoring has been conducted in 2014and 2015 to determine if any pollutants areentering the Stillwater Cove and Monterey BayNational Marine Sanctuary from boats mooredin the cove. Monitoring was conducted on theSunday or Monday of busy boating weekends atStillwater Cove. Samples were collected foranalysis of bacteria, oils, grease, chlorine,ammonia, copper and zinc. ASBS monitoringover the past two years has included storm andreceiving water monitoring, reference sitemonitoring and mooring field monitoring.Determining sources of pollutants entering theocean and Monterey Bay National MarineSanctuary is the first step in prevention.Mooring field monitoring as well as othermonitoring for the ASBS program furtherinforms the determination of natural waterquality as well as identifying sources ofpollutants.
Chamber Fund Rasing
Pacific Grove HyperbaricChamber
Monterey Bay National MarineSanctuary has become a premierdiving destination, offering some ofthe most beautiful and pristine diving
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sea level. They receive substantial benefits from the reefs -not the least of which is reducing risks from strong wavesand storms.The Conservancy has a long history of successful coralrestoration, from the Florida Keys to the Coral Triangle. InHawaii, we've partnered with NOAA on what we think is oneof the most unusual, innovative and effective coralrestoration projects in the world.
Sand Wars - Cemex Sand Plant On November 4th, MBNMS co-hostedan event with the International OceanFilm Festival, and Surfrider at theMiddlebury Institute in Monterey toscreen the award winning filmdocumentary - "Sand Wars." The event
attracted over 200 people who enjoyed a wine and cheesereception, and a screening of the 55-minute film followedby an hour-long panel discussion. Local experts on thepanel included Dr Gary Griggs, UC Santa Cruz, Dr JasonScorse, MIIS, Dr Ed Thornton, NPS retired and theyexplored the issues surrounding the widely unknownpractice of sand mining, it's impact on the environment, andits consequences both locally and globally on neighboringpopulations. The session was moderated by Bob Battaliowith CA Shore and Beach Preservation Association, and theaudience was very engaged with many questions for thepanel regarding the local sand mining operation and issuesof sediment transport in Central California. Communityevents can promote dialogue on local environmental issuessuch as coastal erosion. Green Planet Films
MBNMS SAC STAFF
CONNECT WITH YOURSANCTUARY
Monterey Bay National MarineSanctuary
The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Advisory Council is your voice to the SanctuaryManagement Staff.
If you have questions or input please contact your
local representative
AgricultureMr. Kirk Schmidt (831) 761-8644 [email protected] Ms. Kristina Beal (805) 466-2288 [email protected]
Business and Industry Ms. Jessica Grigsby (831) 479-1121 [email protected] Ms. Krista Hammond (831) [email protected]
Commercial FishingMs. Kathy Fosmark (831) 373-5238 [email protected] Captain Jim Moser (831) 246-1408 [email protected]
areas in the country. The City ofPacific Grove, on the MontereyPeninsula, has provided medicaltreatment to injured divers with itshyperbaric chamber since 1963. Whilethe City of Pacific Grove provides formany of the chamber's operationneeds, the diver donations support thecontinued ongoing operations thatoffset needed repairs that occur fromtime to time. Please consider adonation to help this much needed,important resource for the local divecommunity.
Donate to the Pacific GroveHyperbaric Chamber Fund
Donate Now!
Donations the chamber can be madeonline using a credit card or a PayPalaccount. The credit card transactionwill be securely handled by PayPal andyou do not need a PayPal account tomake a credit card donation. At theend of the credit card transaction youwill be presented with an option toprint out a receipt for your donation. Your tax-deductible donation to thePacific Grove Hyperbaric ChamberFund will go directly towards thereopening of the facility and itsoperations. Payment can also be made by checkmailed to:
Monterey Bay SanctuaryFoundation
99 Pacific Street, Suite455 E
Monterey, CA 93940
If you have any questions, please email
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Community Representatives (At LargeRepresentatives)
Mr. James Panetta [email protected] Mr. Dan Haifley (831) 465-9390 [email protected] Ms. Cynthia Mathews (831) 423-8977 [email protected] Ms. Margaret Webb (805) 927-2987 [email protected] Mr. Gary Hoffmann [email protected]
ConservationDr. Geoffrey Shester, Ph.D. (831) 643-9266 [email protected] Ms. Letise LaFeir (831) 684-9829
DivingCapt. Philip Sammet (831) 915-6600 [email protected] Capt. Brian Nelson (408) 483-8721 [email protected]
Education
Ms. Elizabeth (Tucker) Hirsch (908) [email protected] Ms. Amity Sandage (831) 466-5711 [email protected]
Recreation (Water Sports)Mr. Gary Pezzi (831) 440-5200 [email protected] Mr. Barton Selby (650) 245-1974 [email protected]
Recreational FishingMr. Richard Hughett (831) 757-5709 [email protected] Mr. Robert Chatham (831) 747-4274 [email protected]
ResearchDr. James Lindholm, Ph.D. (831) 582-4662 [email protected] Dr. John Hunt, Ph.D. (831) 566-0044 [email protected]
TourismMr. Michael Bekker (831) 649-2603 [email protected] Mr. Robert Massaro (831) 649-6544 [email protected]
HarborsMoss Landing HarbarMs. Linda McIntyre - Alternate - (831) 633-5417 [email protected]
Pillar Point HarborVACANT
Monterey HarborMr. Steve Scheiblauer - Primary -831) 646-3950 [email protected]
Santa Cruz HarborMs. Lisa Ekers - Alternate -(831) 475-6161 [email protected]
There are additional non-voting and supportingmembers of the Advisory Council. Go to AdvisoryCouncil Complete listing and Information
Know your Sanctuary
Monterey Bay NationalMarine Sanctuary
Monterey Bay National MarineSanctuary (MBNMS) is a Federallyprotected marine area offshore ofCalifornia's central coast.Stretching from Marin to Cambria,the MBNMS encompasses ashoreline length of 276 milesand 6,094 square miles of ocean.Supporting one of the world's mostdiverse marine ecosystems, it ishome to numerous mammals,seabirds, fishes, invertebrates andplants in a remarkably productivecoastal environment. MBNMS wasestablished for the purpose ofresource protection, research,education, and public use of thisnational treasure. MBNMS is partof a system of 13 National MarineSanctuaries and one marinenational monument, administeredby the National Oceanic andAtmospheric Administration
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2016 SAC Meeting Schedule
The 2016 SAC meeting schedule is not yetpublished on the MBNMS website. The last2015 SAC meeting will be held on Friday,December 11 at Heritage Harbor inMonterey.
Sincerely,
Brian and Phil MBNMS Advisory Council
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