Eco Dive Center Newsletter Archives

Hey Scuba Buddy!

Hey it's Ron, I'm the administrator for Eco Dive Centers' Buddy Board and I would to like to formally invite you to join us for these two cool events. Since you're on our buddy board, I'd like to give you guys free scuba rentals and airfills for this Saturday's beach clean-up. Also, we're having a secret party Saturday night in Playa Del Rey, I'll give you directions to the party at the beach clean-up. But, you have to find me because I'll be busy working, I'm one of the divemasters in the surf zone. The party starts at 8pm and the whole Eco Dive team will be there and we would like it if you join us, but you have to participate in the clean-up. HA! See ya Saturday morning at the beach. Just in case, here's my cell phone 310 980 0350.

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Ron

Santa Monica Pier Underwater Clean-Up / Saturday September 15th
Want to participate in the largest volunteer event in the world, dive at a rarely-seen landmark, and leave the ocean a little better for us all? Well then, what are you doing this Saturday, September 15th?

It is International Coastal Clean-Up Day and Eco Dive Center has adopted the world famous Santa Monica Pier for the annual underwater clean-up. Everyone is welcome, divers and non-divers alike since Heal the Bay organizes a massive beach clean-up at the same site! Bring out the whole family or your non-diver friends. The dive site is located north of the Pier and parking is available in the big lot. We'll be waiting for you at Tower 1550, so parking in the 1550 lot is the easiest. (Access the lot from Pacific Coast Highway if you are coming from the North, or take Seaside Terrace down from Ocean Avenue/Colorado Blvd if you are coming from the South or East.)

Divers will meet at 8:00 AM to check-in and prep for the dive briefing. After the briefing, grab your buddy and do your dive. We'll want to see you bring back some interesting garbage. Divers in previous years have found fishing poles, spare tires, entire bicycles, and more bottles, cans, and plastic bags than you can imagine.

Here are a few rules :

1. Show up with your certification card and proof of dive accident insurance (eg. DAN).

2. Have all the dive gear you need including a collection bag. Eco Dive Center will offer a discount on rental for participants and free air fills before Friday but we won't have gear at the beach. (Supplies are limited and we can't take reservations, so come by and pick up some gear.)

3. Be prepared to collect your finds -- a simple mesh bag works great -- and document them. Heal the Bay wants to report how much garbage is found on the sand and under water.

Call us at (310) 398-5759 to get on the list or email Brian at brian@ecodivecenter.com. We'll see you on Saturday!

Invitation to Puerto Gallera, Philippines / April 2008
Hey Gang! Are you ready for a Dive Adventure of a Lifetime? A journey to an exotic place that will blow your mind in & out of the water?! Then you've got to go on this trip to the tropical and warm waters of Puerto Gallera, Philippines. We have 33 spots (15 reserved) for this one. We had a small group scope the place out a last year and boy did we have some fun! Here's the lowdown - super clear water, easy drifts and wall diving galore with vibrant soft & hard corals, lots of clown fish, nudibranches, lionfish, mantis shrimp, turtles, frog fish, giant clams, pygmy seahorses, eels, reef fish and.. and... get the idea? Definitely get your underwater camera equipment ready for this trip. And topside,... the restaurants and nightlife are a blast and just minutes away from the resort. Lots of time to play after your day of diving, upto five dives per day!!! So come on and join us for this unique, once in lifetime trip! "Underwater Pictures" Also click... "Detailed Information" "Link to the resort"

Write-up by George Fernandez, EDC UW Photography Instructor