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Our 2012 Shark sightings in South Florida

Got2Dive's 2013 New Years Resolution

SharksCount! 

Got2Dive’s fall scuba adventure with a few of our dive buddies was a dive program called Shark Savers SharksCount. Our scuba endeavor started out in the classroom with a video presentation about Sharks and a briefing by our SharksCount instructor Nikole. The course taught us about the shark population past and present and their presence in the water today. We learned about the drastic decline in the number of common Florida sharks that were once widespread in our ocean reefs.

What is Sharks Savers SharksCount?

A network of recreational volunteer scuba divers that 

• count the number of sharks where ever we dive
• identify the various sharks
• log and share location of shark sightings 

Citizen Scientists

After Shark Savers instruction, divers are considered “citizen scientists.” 

Though with no specific scientific training, these citizen scientists are able

to perform research-related tasks such as collecting shark data during 

recreational dives. The Shark Count program gives recreational SCUBA 

divers the tools and knowledge to be authorized to collect and submit 

their findings using customized data and shark ID sheets. Once the data 

sheets are filled out, it is e-mailed to Shark Savers and added to the shark
count information database.

The purpose of citizen scientists is to help improve the protection, conservation and education of these apex predators.  The information collected also allows scientists and advocacy groups the opportunity to

have access to data that can then be analyzed to assess the status and 

local trends of the Florida sharks that we see. Since SCUBA divers see sharks most frequently, it only makes sense to help collect data and make a difference.

After participating in the Shark Savers classroom studies, we had the jawesome opportunity to put our new knowledge and fresh skills to use at
Shark Canyon and Juno Ledge in south Florida. We here at Got2Dive will
be counting sharks on all of our SCUBA diving adventures because every
shark counts.

To discover more and learn how you can help or become a citizen scientist recreational SCUBA diver, contact Shark Savers SharksCount program at: www.sharksavers.org/sharkscount

2012 Got2Dive Year In Review

Dear Friends of Got2Dive,
 We wanted to wish you a Happy New Year! We hope you, your family and friends had an enjoyable holiday season.

  2012 SCUBA Year  

What a fin-tastic Got2Dive SCUBA year it has been! In 2012 we took a giant stride into the salt and fresh waters here in Florida. Through out the year we met  all kinds of people from snorkelers, to free divers, newly certified SCUBA divers and some awesome surface supporters! We also had the chance to met up with some of our old dive fin-addicts and SCUBA dive together.

Capturing the Depths of Your Memories

You made our Got2Dive year unforgettable!  As we “Captured the Depth of Your Memories” you made some incredible memories for us that we will always cherish! This video montage is dedicated to all those awesome people we had the opportunity to meet and we would like to say “Tanks for the memories”!


Hello 2013

We are so excited to dive into 2013 looking forward to getting more involved:

•In protecting our beautiful marine environment

•Volunteering more with HSA SCUBA

•Following SCUBA students

•Meeting new fin-Addicts

•And diving with our old dive buddies anywhere and  everywhere!

 If we can log it we  will dive it!

Come and sea it for yourself…get tanked!

       
Happy 2013!
Got2Dive