Night Dive on the Wolfe Islander...

The Club organized another very successful night dive on the Wolfe Islander tonight (Thanks Todd). We were delighted to be accompanied by several well-equipped and well-trained divers from the Great Lakes Underwater Explorers. (They brought considerable candlepower to the wreck..!). Our last night dive on the Wolfe provided several great American Eel sightings - and this one was no different. The other picture above is of my patient buddy, who was content to hang around while I bothered eels and fiddled with camera settings..! For the record keepers, the water temp at depth was 52℉ (11℃). That beat the heck out of 3℃ back on the boat..!!! Many thanks to Frank and Proteus Diving for another great outing from Treasure Island.. The new onboard heaters below are the bees' knees...

Talk on the plight of the American Eel

There will be a talk by a biology professor from Queen's at the Marine Museum on Sunday, February 21st, beginning at 2pm. The subject, one of a Winter series dealing with environmental issues, is the American Eel. This beautiful and graceful creature used to be very numerous in Lake Ontario, but divers are lucky nowadays to have a sighting a year. Come and listen to the talk to discover the reasons - or to learn what hypotheses are being advanced for the disappearance of the Eel, which used to sustain a whole fishing industry down river.

Members turn out for Preserve Our Wrecks...

Several members of the Club attended the Dive 'n Dine event held by Preserve Our Wrecks this evening. A dive outing to the Wolfe Islander was followed by a delicious barbecue. Despite relatively poor visibility on the wreck, the dive was enjoyed by everyone in attendance. It was an opportunity for many to see the recently parked second motorcycle, a Yamaha and to play, 'count the gnomes'. A special treat for a few of the 14 divers was a rare sighting of an American Eel. For the record, there was no discernible thermocline and the water temperature was 68F (20C).