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Our CHUM meeting this month is on October 25 and I'll be discussing, along with my buddies, my experience with DCI in Cayman a summer or two ago. I talked about it briefly here at the time. If you're in the neighborhood, stop by for a beer and a burger. We meet at Jake's on Chimney Rock &...

Hi all, If you've gotten a message when trying to access CHUM's site, we are aware. Simply click out and click back in and it should work. Sorry for the inconvenience. We're working on it.... Thanks!

CHUM is going to eat steak and play bingo on September 1. If you're in the neighborhood, drop by. We'd love to have you join us.

We've got a poll on our CHUM site - when do you fix your own gear? And what are your favorite scuba hacks? We'd love to know.

The Flower Gardens Banks National Marine Sanctuary is looking for volunteers to help them with their "Get Into Your Sanctuary Day" event on Saturday, June 25 at Sea Center Texas in Lake Jackson. They're hosting a variety of activities and information areas in the aquarium that day to show...

CHUM could use some IT help; you may or may not have noticed that we've been having website issues for a few weeks now and we're actively looking for someone to help us. If you or someone you know thinks you may be able to help us with our site, please contact me here or there and I can give...

It's that time again when we say THANK YOU and hoist a few to honor our outgoing officers. Join us on Tuesday, Feb 9, starting around 6 pm (or whenever you can get there) at Lucky's Pub in the Heights. We'll be drinking to ReefHound and VanessaArrr - both of whom are leaving the board. There's...

We are fortunate to have two, count 'em two, speakers this month to talk to us about diving in Cuba. Frank Wesson, captain of the MV Spree and Jesse Cancelmo will share their experiences traveling to, being in and diving in Cuba. Because of this rare opportunity to have both Capt. Frank and...

Well, here we are at the end of another DAM year. For those uninitiated, DAM, in CHUM lingo, translates to Dive A Month. We're thrilled that our members have taken up the challenge to dive at least once a month for 12 consecutive months....and we're doing it again in 2016. To see who's earned...

Talking about shark biology and fisheries science....sounds like a great way to spend a Thursday night, no? Hell, yea it does. Join us on Thursday, November 19 for a presentation by Travis Richards, a PhD student who is very involved in the projects at the Wells Fisheries Lab. While his...

We're pleased to have the Dive Safety Officer with Moody Gardens, Jake Emmert, as our speaker this month on Thursday, October 15. He's going to share with us how Moody Gardens utilizes diving as a tool for animal husbandry such as animal feeds and exhibit scrubs. He'll also talk about the new...

As part of the Chief Chummette duties, I get the pleasure of kicking off the CHUM's Diver of the Year nominations. In honor and in memory of our friend who loved to dive, we affectionately call this the Richard "PacketSniffer" Mork Diver of the Year Award. So yes, it's that time once again and...

CHUM's own Simon and Tracy Donaldson aka Legobloxs and birddog, recently returned from a diving trip to Iceland and Greenland. Join us on September 17 as they share tales of their frozen adventures. They'll be telling tales of diving between tectonic plates, diving the amazing Strytan...

As you may or may not know, CHUM lost our permanent home at Stag's Head Pub and we've been working hard to find another. For our meeting this month - May 21 - we're schooling at The Spaghetti Western #2 on TC Jester. Please note that there are two locations; we are at the TC Jester location...

As is CHUM's tradition, we are having an Outgoing Officer Happy Hour next week to honor and thank the outgoing officers who have so ably served our club. Since we believe that everyone is an honorary CHUM member, everyone's invited. See what I did there? ;) Here are the details; come join us...

Join CHUM as we dive on the Spree in the waters of the Dry Tortugas with a stop at the USS Vandenburg on the way home. Here's the scoop: Dates: Friday, August 30, 2013 - Tuesday, September 3, 2013 Arrive Key West/Stock Island Friday afternoon Board the Spree at 8 pm Dive...