A Merry Divemas celebration, followed by an “Immerse Yourself” presentation on aquaculture in the Keys, are scheduled at the History of Diving Museum on Wednesday, Dec. 17
Festivities begin at 5:30 p.m. with photos and meet-and-greets with Scuba Santa, cookie decorating, ornament-making and a holiday-themed scavenger hunt through the exhibits, which will have extended hours.
Merry Divemas is a free community event and does not require a reservation, but donations are appreciated. The event ends at 6:45 p.m., followed by an “Immerse Yourself” presentation at 7 p.m. The History of Diving Museum will host Ken Nedimyer for a presentation on aquaculture in the Keys.
Nedimyer is the founder of Reef Renewal International and the technical director for Reef Renewal USA, a Keys-based company focused on restoring coral reefs. He also helps manage Reef Renewal Foundation International, which is focused on developing coral nursery and replanting programs in the Caribbean. Nedimyer has set up coral nursery and reef restoration programs in 15 countries and is working on developing new techniques for growing, propagating and replanting corals throughout the Caribbean.
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He will discuss the events that led to the development of the Florida Live Rock Aquaculture program as well as the process of developing a live rock aquaculture farm in the Keys. He will also discuss how an exemption in the live rock aquaculture program opened the way for the development of Florida’s first offshore coral nursery in 2002.
This session will also be recorded and posted to the HDM YouTube channel. This month’s sponsors are Bob Murray and Barbara Overton, and the Newton family.
The museum, in Islamorada at MM 83, features 14 exhibits plus two annual limited-time featured exhibits as well as a museum store. More information, including registration for Nedimyer’s presentation, is at divingmuseum.org.
