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Conference ticket prices increasing -12/18/2008:
Ticket prices for the Midwest Marine Conference will be increasing on December 20th. If you have not purchased your tickets yet get them today and avoid increase.

Visit http://www.masm.org/Events/Event.aspx?ID=58 for all the details.

Forums Back up. -12/6/2008:
MASM is proud to announce that the new forum software is up and running now. We have a new clean look and feel to our website and forums as a result of the new software. We will continue to make a few minor changes here and there so please be aware that you may come across a few bugs here and there. If you come across any prolonged errors please let us know.

Site transition update -12/5/2008:
I'm happy to report that we have completed the move to the new Web and Database servers. The new servers are running the latest versions of Microsoft's server and database software and will increase performance and reliability in the future.

We are still finalizing some setup and configuration of our new forums software which was 100% rewritten from the ground up to take advantage of interactive web 2.0 features. If all goes well the forums should be back up in the next 12-24 hours.

Thank-you for your patience during this transition.

Directors -11/5/2008:
MASM is looking for members that are interested in taking a more active role in the operation of the club. We currently have a couple open seats on the club's board of directors that we would like to fill.

If you are interested in helping to shape the future of the club and have the time and energy please contact us at President@masm.org

Forums Back On-line -5/17/2008:
The forums are now back on-line. I still have a few minor tweaks to perform but the important functionality is working correctly. This down time and hard work will pay off when the next version of our forum software is released.

Thanks again for your patience during this transition
Chad Penney
MASM Webmaster

Forums Temporarily offline -5/14/2008:
MASM is performing some maintenance on our forums to prepare for the next version of our forum software. Access to the forums during this process may be sporadic.

We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to have things back to normal soon

Thanks for your Patience,
Chad Penney
MASM Webmaster

Membership Subscription Change -12/7/2007:
In an effort to further organize the club we have changed the PayPal account number associated with member dues. This means that those of you who's dues are payed automatically through PayPal will need to visit the MASM website to renew your membership.

You'll only need to do this once, the system will renew your membership automatically (if you wish) the next time it is due. You will get an e-mail notication two weeks prior to your renewal date. To set up auto pay or renew your membership, go to http://www.masm.org/member.asp

New meeting place -10/15/2007:
Hello all MASM members and members-to-be!

Our new meeting place is the Cranbrook Institute of Science! Meetings will take place on the 2nd Saturday of every month from 2-4pm

More details coming to this thread soon, so keep an eye out!

Hope to see you all there!

Reef News
Texas boats fishing Louisiana reefs (UPI) 1/4/2009 11:15:12 AM NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Louisiana oystermen say too many boats from Texas are using their oyster reefs just as the industry is beginning to recover from Hurricane Katrina.
Photo Release: Chevron donates 1 million baht to Songkhla Aquarium (Thaipr.net) 1/5/2009 2:32:21 AM ÇÑ¹·Õè 5 Á¡ÃÒ¤Á 2552 16:31 ¹. Sophon Raktinderm (right) Onshore Support Superintendant, Songkhla Onshore Workshop, Chevron Thailand presented to Songkhla Deputy Governor Wittaya Panichpong (left) a donation of 1 million baht to Songkhla Aquarium.
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Texas boats fishing Louisiana reefs (Moldova.org) 1/4/2009 12:14:34 PM Louisiana oystermen say too many boats from Texas are using their oyster reefs just as the industry is beginning to recover from Hurricane Katrina.The turf battle has sparked a free-trade and property-rights debate with many Louisiana oystermen saying boats from out of state put the industry's future at risk, The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune reported Sunday.They worry about what they can get ...
Bush to protect vast new Pacific tracts (International Herald Tribune) 1/5/2009 8:48:01 PM The action will protect vast tracts of American-controlled islands, reefs, surface waters and sea floor from fishing, mining, oil exploration and other commercial activity.
George W Bush moves to protect ocean reefs fish and volanoes (Daily Telegraph) 1/5/2009 7:55:07 PM George W. Bush is planning to create the world's largest oceanic protected area in the Pacific as part of a bid to improve his record on the environment before leaving office.
Caring for a Goldfish Aquarium (PIZZAHEROS) 1/4/2009 11:02:29 AM When starting any new aquarium, you should get everything in place before buying the fish. If you are going to put gravel on the bottom, you may want to put only a thin layer. This will make it easier to keep clean, as Goldfish tend to be messy.
Whale Watching Excursions Now At Aquarium of Pacific (Grunion Gazette) 1/5/2009 3:10:19 PM The ocean’s leviathans are parading in ocean waters off the coast of Long Beach, and people are encouraged to come cheer them on.
Life has bloomed in red tide's wake (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune) 1/5/2009 11:10:52 PM Marine life is returning to near-shore reefs that were so smothered by a devastating outbreak of red tide along Florida's central Gulf Coast in 2005 that the area became known as a "dead zone."