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NEWS AND EVENTS
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Photo Caption Competition: Fill in
the bubble on the photo and win 6 days of diving with Dive Provo. |
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Image by Rob Rogers |
He is thinking what exactly??
Help Dive Provo "fill in the caption" and win a prize
of 6 days of diving for 1 person, good until November 15th 2010; black out dates
October 3-10 2009 and December 20th 2009-January 4th 2010.
Email
us your entries no later than July 31st.
Why the interest?
Indo-pacific Red Lionfish Lionfish (Pterois volitans) are a non-native invasive
species that have been documented along the entire US East Coast from Florida
through Massachusetts, east to Bermuda and south throughout the Bahamas and in
other Caribbean nations such as Turks and Caicos and Cuba. The expansion has
been extremely rapid and exponential in scope.
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Lionfish are:• Voracious predators being shown to eat native fish and
crustaceans in large quantities. (Juvenile Nassau grouper have been found in
lionfish stomachs in the Bahamas)• Not known to have any native predators•
Equipped with venomous dorsal, ventral and anal spines, which deter
predators and can cause painful wounds in humans.• Capable of reproducing
year-round with unique reproduction mechanisms not commonly found in native
fishes• Relatively resistant to parasites, giving them another advantage
over native species• Fast in their growth, able to outgrow native species
with whom they compete for food and space.
Non-native marine fishes can pose a major threat to marine fisheries,
habitats and eco-system function. Increased reports of non-native species
and the successful invasion of lionfish in Atlantic waters have proven the
need for early warning and rapid response to confirmed sightings. Members
from REEF (Reef Environmental Education Foundation) were down in Provo at
the end of last year to educate Dive Provo staff on the Lionfish problem and
to show us the most expedient way to remove the fish from dive sites. The
Dive Provo staff are now showing interested divers how to catch Lionfish and
are also removing Lionfish from dive sites on a regular basis.
For more information on invasive Lionfish and on other important
environmental issues where you as a diver can help visit
http://www.reef.org/programs/exotic/lionfish |
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Free Diving Prize Winners
The following individuals attended Dive Shows in their local areas this year,
and stopped by Dive Provo’s booth to register for our Newsletter and for a
chance to win diving with our company.
The winners were drawn from the many entries that we received, and won
THREE days of two tank morning dives with Dive Provo.
The two tank trips visit every area around Provo including the famous walls at
West Caicos, NW Point and French Cay. Congratulations to the following winners:
The Scuba Show 2009, Long Beach, CA: Charmaine McCartney
Beneath the Sea 2009, Secaucus, NJ: Cheryl Lee
Our World Underwater 2009, Chicago. IL: Joan Lange
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Come Visit us at one of the Following Shows for your chance to win!
Nothing beats a face to face meeting with the dive shop owner when trying to
decide where to spend your next holiday. So come meet owner and dive
operator Alan Jardine at one of the following 2008 Shows:
Washington
Dive Show:
Sept 25 - 26, 2009, Washington DC
DEMA (Trade Only): Nov 4 - 7, 2009,
Orlando, FL
Our World Underwater:
Feb 19 - 21, 2010 Rosemont, IL
Beneath the Sea: March 26 - 28, 2010,
Secaucus, New Jersey
The Scuba Show, May 15 - 16, 2010, Long
Beach, CA
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Dive Provo Owner
Alan Jardine
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For Telephone reservations, please call 1-800-234-7768 (in
the US)
954-351-9771 (all other
countries)
For mail or fax reservations:
Dive Provo Reservation Service, 5601, Powerline Road, Suite 205, Ft. Lauderdale,
FL 33309; Fax 954 351 9740
To contact Dive Provo directly on island:
Dive Provo, PO Box 413, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands.
Telephone 649-946-5040, Fax 649-946-5936 |
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