Aqua Diving Academy

06/10/2026

Friendly reminder of our first community science dive!! Please meet me at Kettle Cove State Park at 2:30pm. We will begin with 30-40 minutes of tidepooling then head into the water. Dress appropriately as it will be a little chilly. I will already be there - I have a white Mitsubishi outlander and will be parked on the far side of the lot away from the beach.

If you have one, bring a writing slate as we will need to take notes of our observations underwater. I only have a few extras so if you are interested in keeping up with this, I advise you to buy your own (they're only 20$). I have paper sheets of what we need to fill out, we can copy it onto our slates.

If you have cameras, feel free to bring them. I will have my go-pro but more footage is always welcome.

Lastly, if you need to rent gear, head to the store ahead of time. Julie knows some of you will need gear but it could take her up to 30 minutes to sort it all out - so I recommend you get there an hour ahead just in case it's busy.

COMMUNITY SCIENCE DIVE ON THE 27 HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE NEXT OPTION TO JOIN IS THE 22.

05/27/2026

POTENTIAL COMMUNITY SCIENCE DIVES!!

MIMIC/INVASIVE SPECIES SURVERY

These dives will start with 30 minutes of tide-pooling, then wrap up with a dive surveying for invasive species through eelgrass and rocky reef.

I will train a large group of you, then you all can go off on your own to collect data. Report back to the shop via a google forum that will go live within the next week.

Please let us know which day(s) work for you!

June 12, meet at shop or meet at Kettle Cove at 2:30 pm

June 22, meet at shop or meet at Kettle Cove at 11:30 am

June 27, meet at shop or meet at Kettle Cove at 9:30 am

05/05/2026

Here's the link for the diver dinner tonight!

Topic: Aqua Diving Academy - Community Science Dive Dinner
Time: May 5, 2026 06:45 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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https://us04web.zoom.us/j/75851407047?pwd=OkXGGKlS3olQG0kGhNANtCLoklqFdQ.1

Meeting ID: 758 5140 7047
Passcode: 52cTYQ

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05/05/2026

Final reminder of tonight dive dinner!! Hope to see you there!!

WHERE: Buffalo Wild Wings 85 Western Ave, South Portland - BIG ROOM TO THE RIGHT (just tell the hostess you are here for the dive event and they will be able to direct you.
WHEN: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm (or whenever you want to leave :)

DIVE DINNER!!!

Join us Tuesday, May 5th to kick start the beginning of our community science diving series! We will have two key speakers - Jeremy Miller from Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve and Sarah Freshley from Friends of Casco Bay, to enlighten us about the work they do and how we will contribute to their data collection. Come learn how you can join our dives, what certifications you can get and how you can aid in the health of our local waters to bring purpose to your dives!

WHEN: Tuesday, May 5th @ 6:30 pm
WHERE: Buffalo Wild Wings - South Portland

04/28/2026

1 week away! Put in the comments if you can come!

DIVE DINNER!!!

Join us Tuesday, May 5th to kick start the beginning of our community science diving series! We will have two key speakers - Jeremy Miller from Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve and Sarah Freshley from Friends of Casco Bay, to enlighten us about the work they do and how we will contribute to their data collection. Come learn how you can join our dives, what certifications you can get and how you can aid in the health of our local waters to bring purpose to your dives!

WHEN: Tuesday, May 5th @ 6:30 pm
WHERE: Buffalo Wild Wings - South Portland

04/21/2026

DIVE DINNER!!!

Join us Tuesday, May 5th to kick start the beginning of our community science diving series! We will have two key speakers - Jeremy Miller from Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve and Sarah Freshley from Friends of Casco Bay, to enlighten us about the work they do and how we will contribute to their data collection. Come learn how you can join our dives, what certifications you can get and how you can aid in the health of our local waters to bring purpose to your dives!

WHEN: Tuesday, May 5th @ 6:30 pm
WHERE: Buffalo Wild Wings - South Portland

03/30/2026

Say congratulations to our two new Perfect Buoyancy certified divers! They completed our buoyancy challenge and earned their new cert along the way! Only a few more weeks left in the pool, call the store and reserve your spot before summer hits!

02/26/2026

Looking at some new merch...starting off with some sticker fun though...Aqua Diving has their Wicked Water line coming in! Check it out!

02/23/2026

CLOSING AT 2PM Today - Stay Safe!

02/23/2026

FREE OPEN WATER CERTIFICATIONS....but you have to do it today, in Casco Bay

*Just kidding, I know there would be someone who would take me up on this so....again, just kidding...Aqua Diving Academy does not advise diving today and will not be teaching today :)....the store is open though (at least for the morning) ! Stay safe!