Environment Committee Report
The environmental committee was formed in the early spring of 2001, chaired by Marnie Laing. Since then the committee has not had a chance to meet. However, this has not stopped CAFA members from participating in environmentally related activity.
CAFA members participated in two environmental projects in the 2001/2002 year:
Lake Sasamat Underwater cleanup
This event was organized by the UCBC and involved 5 scuba divers and four freedivers:
- Tom Lightfoot
- Peter Scott
- Stephanie Ortlepp
- Mike Krukowski
Over 500 lbs of garbage, mostly cans and bottles were removed from the lake that day.
Roy Mulder told me that freedivers play a key role in these underwater cleanups. We find much of the garbage as well as lift much of the garbage that the scuba divers find, allowing them to keep a flatter profile.
Lingcod Egg Mass Survey
This event was organized by the Vancouver Aquarium. Four freedivers helped to participate in the survey:
- Tom Lightfoot
- Helen Lightfoot
- Peter Pazdera
- Doug Morgan
- Diane Price participated as a scuba diver
Six survey dives were done in a freediving mode:
- Tom/Helen at Batchelor Cove
- Tom/Peter at Whytecliff Express
- Tom/Peter at Ansell
- Doug did three surveys in the Lantzville area
The environmental committee should re-convene to establish objectives and ensure a greater participation in environmental issues in the next year.