For Your Information:
From Jesse Cancelmo July 19, 2019
An even better article about disinfecting your dive gear is Prevent Coral Disease from FGBNMS
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From Jesse Cancelmo 13 June, 2019
See attached pdf of the article in Dive Training magazine. It was a feature article in March/April ’19 issue. Amazing Sex Lives of Corals and Sponges (12 pages)
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From Jesse Cancelmo 18 May, 2019
Stony Coral Disease
At last week’s FGBNMS Advisory Council meeting, Adrienne Simoes Correa gave a presentation on stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) that is rampant in Florida and many parts of the Caribbean.

Please communicate this information via the links below to your club members and to other clubs, especially the protocols for disinfecting dive gear to eliminate the risk for spreading the pathogens.
Coral Disease Outbreak
Citizen Participation
Jesse Cancelmo
FGBNMS SAC representative – Recreational Diving
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Found by Tom Burns:
High-resolution maps of Earth’s remotest coral reefs – for the Scientists amongst us! – May 2019
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From Jesse Cancelmo:
FGBNMS Update – Oct 2018
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From Jesse Cancelmo:
Giant Manta Ray listed as Threatened
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From Jesse Cancelmo:
Please see below recently issued National Marine Sanctuaries 5-year Strategic Plan. As the Houston-Clearlake Recreational Diving representatives for the Sanctuary Advisory Council, I am requesting you communicate this information to all of your club members the best way you see fit. In the send-out, please let dive club members know that if they have any questions or comments about this strategic plan, they can contact me directly at jesse@cancelmophoto.com or text me at 713.302.7920.
ONMS Strategic Plan Sept 2017
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Posted September 4 2017: Cleaning and Decontaminating Flood Soaked Scuba Diving Equipment
OceanicVentures Blog
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Information on the Invasive Lionfish problem is available at:
http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/lionfish/
http://flowergarden.noaa.gov/education/invasivelionfish.html
http://flowergarden.noaa.gov/science/lionfishresearch.html
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NOAA has signed an MOU authorizing an MPA relationship with Cuba, including sister sanctuaries with Florida Keys and Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuaries.
Memorandum of Understanding
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Please note the following safety recall for this brand of BC…
Aqua Lung Expands Recall of Buoyancy Compensators Due to Drowning Hazard