I'm sure that most of you have been to the New Jersey State Aquarium (Camden Aquarium) in the past. It is also likely that your inital response was " Yuck all of the fish are brown." The aquarium went through a seris of improvments that made it quite a bit more attractive (they even put colorful tropical fish in) but it never really overcame it's "brown fish" days. About a year and a half ago, the aquarium and it's brown fish were purchased by a Chicago company and a major expansion and remodeling project was put into action.

In May of this year the aquarium is set to reopen as the Adventure Aquarium. The aquarium will be nearly double it's original size and will offer awesome new exhibits. Among the new exhibits and attractions are a 4-D theater, Shark Realm, a West African River, and a Jules Verne Gallery.

The new 4-D Theater is just what its name implies: a journey into a new, fourth dimension of virtual experience. The 3-D, on-screen action is choreographed with state-of-the-art seating making you part of the action with unexpected physical effects to surprise and delight visitors of all ages. The premiere showing when Adventure Aquarium opens in May 2005 will be 'Deep Sea, the Ride' -- produced by the SimEx-Iwerks group, internationally recognized as a leader in immersive attraction experiences.

Shark Realm
There's nowhere and everywhere to turn as you watch sharks, stingrays and sawfish in a 550,000 gallon shark tank. Dramatic floor-to-ceiling views stretch two stories high. A 40-foot long walk-through tunnel is the ultimate in an enveloping immersive experience. The truly adventurous can "Swim with the Sharks" in a controlled setting. Snorkel along the tank's perimeter under the guidance and supervision of experts.

West African River Experience
Discover the underwater lives of hippopotamuses in this indoor exhibit as they cohabitate with free-flying birds, crocodiles, porcupines and more than 1,000 fish. This is a unique opportunity to observe species as they co-exist in nature but have never before been featured together in an aquarium.

Take your adventure to new depths!

Imagine a diving buffet.

Don't get the melted butter ready just yet.
I'm refering to The Advanced Open Water Diver Course. Advanced Open Water gives you the opportunity to sample different types of diving activities like underwater photography, wreck diving, boat diving, and a lot more. Even if you have done these types of dives before, did you get everything you could from them? If you have already been below 60ft, did you crack a raw egg and have it stay together like a hard boiled egg.

Why Advanced Open Water Diver?
After your five dives, you'll be more experienced, feel more comfortable in the water and simply enjoy diving more because you better understand the underwater environment

What do I need to start?
Actually-You can even start before you complete your Open Water Training Dives. Generally, you need to be an Open Water Diver and at least 10 years old!

What will I do?
This certification offers five Adventure Dives, including the Deep Adventure Dive, the Underwater Navigation Adventure Dive and any three of the following: Boat Diver - Drift Diver - Dry Suit Diver - Diver Propulsion Vehicle - Multilevel Diver - Night Diver - Peak Performance Buoyancy - Search and Recovery Diver - Underwater Naturalist - Underwater Videographer - AWARE Fish Identification - Wreck Diver

We hear this frequently. The answer is entirely personal and different for everyone.

You do not need insurance if:

• You never get sick
• Your companion, spouse, children, mother or father never get sick, have accidents, or wind up in a hospital for any reason
• You cannot get laid off, fired, or lose your job for any reason
• Your house could never get flooded, have a fire or get blown apart in a storm
• You never travel anyplace that could have hurricanes, tropical storms, mudslides, floods or any other kind of natural disaster
• Your final destination resort, live-aboard, etc. could never close or cease operations for any reason; financial or otherwise
• Your flight could never be delayed because of weather; you could never miss a connection and be forced to overnight and pay for taxis, food and a hotel room. (If its weather related all bets are off, the airlines are not obligated to do anything for you except possibly help you reschedule on a later flight.)

Traveling without insurance is a gamble. If you are willing to take the risk you can save yourself a small chunk of change. If you travel frequently, it can really add up. It's a good move for you as long as you understand you are taking the gamble-not the resort, airline, or live-aboard dive boat. If you cancel once final payment is made, there isn't much we can do. Even with the resorts and dive operators we work with frequently; it comes down to dollars and cents. If you cancel and they can't fill the spot they are out the money, and it wasn't their fault. They will offer sympathy but little else.

So there you have it. Just like life insurance, medical insurance, dive insurance, car insurance, etc, you hope you never need it.

Generally, our staff travels with Access America Travel with Ease-Comprehensive. It is both budget and user-friendly.

Our 2005/2006 Travel Schedule has everything from wreck diving in the st. Lawerence River to the Pacific Paradise of Palau. While all of our current destinations are listed below, they are not all listed on the website-yet. So if there isn't a link listed, please check with us for the details.

Explore the Bahamas June 4-10, 2005
Sail aboard the Cat Ppalu in the Exumas-the out islands of the Bahamas. Enjoy wonderful diving, and learn a little something too!
Only 2 spots left.

Go Wreck Diving in the 1000 Islands July 7-10, 2005
Tons of wrecks, good visablity, so much history.
Only 4 spots left!

Discover Dominica-The Nature Island of the Caribbean.
See awesome marine life like Frog Fish and Seahorses. Swim in the Emerald Pool next to a cascading waterfall. Ride the aerial tram high above the forest canopy.

Enjoy the Caribbean's Best Shore Diving in Bonaire October 15- 22
Bonaire's pristine reefs, that have been protect since 1979, make a beautiful back drop for both experienced and aspiring underwater photographers.

Festive Cozumel! November 5-12
Dramatic wall diving, phenomenal visabilty, and great watering holes.

The Pacific Paradise of Palau
Don't let the "Survivor Castaways" have all of the fun. Live-aboard the Ocean Hunter II and dive some of Cousteau's favorite sites.
Only 7 spots available!

Did you take an Open Water Course this winter? Are you planning on finishing your certification in May? Have you been itching to get back in the water?

We have 2 Open Water weekends in May:

On these two weekends we will be conducting:

• Open Water Dives
• Advanced Open Water Dives
• Rescue Training
• Nitrox Dives
• Underwa ter Photography Dives
• Peak Performance Buoyancy Dives
• Wreck Dives
• National Geographic Training Dives

If you have never been to Dutch Springs wilth us, stop by to try on the full wetsuit and let us know when you would like to go diving.

Want a new card?
Stop by with a photo or let us take one and you'll have your new card in a few weeks.

The Great White Shark we reported about in our last newsletter was released from the Monterey Bay Aquarium on March 31st. At the time of her release she was fitted with a transmitter to help researchers track her movements and continue to study her behavior.

Aquarium staff decided to release the white shark after she began to show signs that she was hunting the other sharks in the exhibit. She was also growing quite rapidly. In her six months in captivity, she gained 100 pounds and grew nearly a foot and a half in length.

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