MARINE MICROORGANISMS, VENOMS, STINGS AND BITES

Please note the change in the order of our meeting on March 1st. The presentation that evening will begin at 7:30PM, and we will have our business meeting afterward.

Please join SFDI on Wednesday, March 1st when Dr. Gary Rose will speak to us for the second time. You may recall that, a year and a half ago, he made a presentation about different species of sharks. This time, Dr. Rose will speak to us about what we all don’t see – microorganisms: bacteria, protozoa and worms. He is as concerned, if not, more so with their impact on humans than that of the large ocean creatures that we all seek while diving. Dr. Rose will discuss and explain to us, in an entertaining way, the variety of microorganisms that we are exposed to each time we dive in Florida waters, as well as the treatment those exposures may require. In addition, he will review how to avoid and manage venoms, stings, and bites. Plenty of time will be set aside for questions and answers.

ABOUT DR. GARY ROSE

Gary Rose MD has been a diver for over 40 years and is a PADI Open Water Instructor. As a plastic surgeon and Associate Professor of Microbiology at the College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University, he has fulfilled his life’s passion as a marine biologist with his research into marine microorganisms, large ocean apex predators, and much sea life in between. Dr. Rose is a member of the Divers Alert Network and The Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society. You can find him on weekends diving our local waters, shipwrecks and ledges