The 2007 Annual Summer Meeting will find us at Ocotal Beach Resort in Guanacaste, north West Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Costa Rica Dive, known for their legendary service, will handle our diving. Costa Rica’s North Pacific coast is the diving world’s newest discovery. Few places in the world have waters with such varied and plentiful marine life. Costa Rica is know today as a unique dive destination, and not only for its marine life, but because of its m any other attractions. Divers have the opportunity to visit National Parks, go white water rafting, sky trekking, zip lining or zipping, big game fishing, horseback riding, bird watching, swim on secluded beaches, enjoy breathtaking sunsets, warm star filled nights, and feel welcomed by friendly Costa Rican people.

The Ocotal Beach Resort is a small luxurious hide-away where visitors can relax and enjoy the marvels of the Pacific Ocean in year round summer weather. Ocotal is only 2 miles from Playas del Coco, a quiet fishing village and vacation center, where guests can get a taste of local color and nightlife. Ocotal is also Costa Rica’s premier diving resort. ISAM has reserved a special block of rooms for our 2007 Summer Meeting. We have boats arranged for our group’s exclusive use during the week. Rolando Arburola, owner of Costa Rica Dive, will personally escort our group and dive with us in Costa Rica. We want ISAM members to personally experience the famous service of Costa Rica Dive. If you check with scuba internet forums you will find Rolando’s services highly praised.

The ISAM dive group has scheduled 3 days of local dives and 2 days of diving at Catalina Islands, which offers exciting pacific big animal action. The decision to take divers to Catalina Island will be at the discretion of the dive masters after observing divers in the water. Monkey Head is a local dive site the ISAM divers will visit. Spotted Eagle Rays glide through here by the dozen. ISAM will dive Vidor, a singular rock formation known for its giant morays and whale sharks. On most dives large schools of fish allow divers to swim freely among them. The local dive site, Punta Gorda, has been reported to have thousands of Cow – Nosed Rays swim by in columns. At the local dive site, Las Corridas, divers have come face to face with 200 to 300 Jewfish. At these same spots photographers may catch a tiny Sea Horse or Hawk Fish among the hydroids. On any of the dives with Costa Rica Dive you will be amazed by the tremendous variety of marine life and big pelagics in the water. The volcanic rock formations of Costa Rica’s northern gold coast provide a spectacular setting for some the world’s best diving.

Keynote Speaker.
The scientific sessions will be conducted by Ann Barker-Griffith, MD , of SUNY Upstate Medical University and will feature as our keynote speaker Joel Silverstein. He is one of the leading specialists in diver training, exploration and decompression analysis. Mr. Silverstein is the author of three books , and six training programs, a major contributor to the NOAA Diving Manual, and well over 100 articles or scuba diving training, exploration and technology. He has conducted almost 5,000 dives all over the world with such noted dives at the USS Monitor and 12 expeditions to the Andrea Doria.

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May 20 -27, 2006
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