NJ Council of Diving Clubs

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New Jersey Council of Diving Clubs
PO Box 841, Eatontown, NJ 07724-0841
(membership open to Dive Clubs and Individuals)
Founded in 1956 -- reorganized in 1973

The New Jersey Council of Diving Clubs is now composed of 19 member clubs and some associate and individual members. 50 years ago the NJCDC was formed to promote a positive and safe image of diving and to represent the diving community through its various committees. At the moment, the council is very involved in legislation keeping access to the fishery for all divers in the area. We are also looking at Diver Access, Shipwreck Access, Beach sand pumping, and dumping of chemicals at the HARS ....... to mention just a few topics.

The Council meets at the St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Chestnut Street, Union, on the last Wednesday of every other month starting with January (the odd months). The meetings begin at 7:30 PM. Everyone is welcome. Go to our meeting dates page for meeting dates and a map.

The Next Meeting is: March 28, 2012 7:30 pm
St. Luke's Church meeting Room, Washington & Chestnut St., Union, NJ

How about making your dive club's ideas known? Come to the meetings!
Don't belong to a club - join one!
Want to express your ideas on dive related issues - come to the meetings!
Can't make meetings but want to support the work that the NJ Dive Council is doing? Become an Associate Member (Dive clubs can do this too if they don't want to attend meetings)!
The information is on the Council Membership application page. Full Club (voting) membership is $35 a year; associate (non-voting for clubs not in the area and individuals) membership is only $20 (reduced due to the economy). You will get a snail mail or e-mail copy of the council meeting minutes. Your dues support all the work we do -- it DOES take phone calls, faxes and many meetings and even in this tech world - lots of paper!
Now on Facebook! NJ Council of Diving Clubs Facebook

From Kim Hansen:
Hello fellow divers,
For those of you that were not able to attend Beneath the Sea this year, you missed Herb Segars at the Council booth with his new book "Beneath the Garden State: Exploring Aquatic New Jersey". I can tell you first hand that the book is awsome and I cannot wait for my copy to come in! He is taking pre-orders for delivery May 2012.
Herb's website is: http://www.gotosnapshot.com/ Go to the my book page.
Herb is also available for presentations and book signings! Please contact him if you are interested in having him come to your club meeting!
We are very grateful to Herb for his time this weekend as well as his donation of 2 hardcover books for BTS raffle prizes. We are fortunate to have such amazing talent here in New Jersey!

The NJCDC officers (2012- 20113):

Chairperson - Glenn Arthur (Ramapo Club) e-mail: njcdcvc (at) juno (dot) com	Secretary - Kim Hansen (NJ Divers Assoc.)
Vice Chairperson - John Pearson Shore Aquatic Club)	Treasurer - James Boylan (Wreck Raiders)

The New Jersey DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife is informing anglers of the recent changes for summer flounder and black sea bass regulations for 2012 fishing season.
The recreational summer flounder regulations for 2012 are as follows:
* minimum size limit of 17.5-inches
* bag limit of 5-fish per person per day
* open season from May 5 through September 28.
The recreational black sea bass regulations for 2012 are:
* minimum size limit of 12.5-inches
* bag limit of 25-fish per person per day
* open season from May 19 through October 14 and November 1 through December 31.
Please note that the black sea bass season regulations will likely change again. Anglers should check the division's website for future changes . The division will also notify subscribers to the NJ Marine Fishing E-mail List about changes pertaining to these or other marine species - see http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/lstsub.htm for information on the list and how to subscribe.

Report Mitten Crabs - here is the flyer (in pdf) - a non native species on the East Coast.

2012 Marine Digest Available Online

The NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife has announced that the 2012 Marine Digest is available online in PDF format. An interactive Flash version will be available soon on the publisher's website. The PDF version can be downloaded in its entirety and in smaller segments. The print version will begin arriving the week of May 1 in coastal bait and tackle shops, marinas, sporting good stores, and marine supply stores.
To view (and print) the Digest or access the Flash version (when available), visit http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/digmar.htm on the division's website.

Smoke II / Ed Bogaert Reef

To honor our friend and NJ Dive Council director, on August 8, 2008, the NY Fireboat was sunk on New Jersey’s artificial reef. We believe it is a fitting tribute to a man who certainly never sought accolades or acknowledgements, but greatly appreciated the love behind them. See who Ed was and how to contribute to the new artificial reef vessel in honor of Ed Bogaert! Bogaert's Reef Webpage