Howard Robins is one of the founding members and current Vice President of The Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia and past board director of the Underwater Archeological Society.
Howard has been an active diver for over 30 years and has remained
close to the scuba industry. He has extensive wreck diving experience throughout
the world and now lives in Vancouver.
The ARSBC began in 1989 as a non profit society dedicated to the
enhancement of British Columbia's marine environment. The group
with its supporting membership of 200 strong has been successful in sinking
4 decommissioned 366 ft Canadian built destroyers, one 178 ft coastal freighter
and in 2001 HMCS Cape Breton, a 455 foot WWII Victory ship was sunk in
Nanaimo off Vancouver Island. Through these volunteer programs, the
ARSBC has advanced the sport of diving through public education on the
use of man made reefs. The ARSBC has shared its ship recycling and preparation
technology with other countries such as Austrailia, New Zealand, San Diego
USA and Mexico in helping to develop their artificial reef programs based
on what is widely known as "the Canadian model".
Howard's presentation will focus on the methods of creating artificial
reef projects and discuss how their development have become a tourism success
in Canada and around the world. In British Columbia you will understand
the impact of these "made for diver reefs" and how they have helped to
enhance BC's scuba dive tourism industry, the marine ecology and the economic
benefits to BC's coastal communites.
Bernie Chowdhury |
David Gilchrist |
Dennis Hale |
Dan Hall |
Howard Robins |
Terry Irvine & Jeff Post |
Jim & Pat Stayer |
David Trotter |
Georgann & Mike Wachter |
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You may register for Shipwrecks/2003 by completing and mailing the REGISTRATION FORM. If you are unable to attend this year but would like your name added to the Shipwrecks Mailing List, please fill in and submit the Mailing List Form or for more information you may e-mail infoshipwrecks or contact David Mekker at (905) 644-9389 (Hamilton) or Barbara Marshall (905) 382-2389 (Fort Erie).