Marc Shargel's words and photographs will carry members of the Aqua Tutus Dive Club around the world and the solar system, making stops at the sun and moon, then landing on earth to visit National Parks in Utah, the Grand Canyon in Arizona, Iceland and Alaska. We'll then dive underwater to see the marine life of Cuba, islands off Baja California, the Galapagos, British Columbia, Bali and more. The journey will end back home in California, with visions of sites from north of Eureka to San Diego.
The presentation will conclude with an illustrated discussion of the catastrophic disappearance of kelp forests from Mendocino to Big Sur, and the current efforts to preserve what we still have.
Shargel has been diving the coast of California and the oceans of the world for 46 years. He's been a vocal advocate for marine conservation in California since the 1990s. Among the highlights of his underwater photographic career have been a dozen multi-day expeditions down the Big Sur coast. He made his first boat trip south of Point Sur in the company of renowned marine explorer Robert Schmieder, back in the early 1990s. His presentation will include astonishing images from remote and very deep Schmieder Bank.
Marc Shargel has presented at Aqua Tutus meetings in previous years both to show his photography and advocate for marine conservation.
Check for meeting details at the Aqua Tutus website, or come to Round Table at 7:00 (map).
The public—that's you—is welcome to join us. The meeting details are all here.