Unique Experiences

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Lunch or Dinner with Captain Stephen D. Nagiewicz — Chairman, Board of Trustees, Shark Research Institute — in Brick, New Jersey

Steve is also a licensed professional Ships Master and has 30 years experience diving the world’s oceans searching for shipwrecks, and promoting shark and ocean conservation issues as a writer, photographer, oceanographer and field researcher.

He owned and operated the dive boats Diversion & Diversion II, conducted side-scan surveys, oceanographic and scientific research for universities and industry, search and salvage of shipwrecks, bulkhead and hull inspections, TAT cable survey and support services and underwater repair. He has logged over 4,000 sport, technical/mixed gas, and commercial dives. He has written more than 100 articles about diving, oceanography and shipwreck archeology for numerous national publications and newspapers. Steve has been featured on national network news programs as well as the Discovery Channel. He was a presenter at the famed Writers of the Future Awards Ceremony in Hollywood, CA as part of the L. Ron Hubbard awards for Writing and Illustrations in Science Fiction. 

 Steve managed the James J. Howard Marine Sciences Laboratory at Sandy Hook for the State of New Jersey. The lab houses NOAA, National Marine Fisheries, MAST, Rutgers and the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium.

He operates Oceanography for Kids, an  interactive visual program for children on topics about the oceans and NJ marine life. He lectures at aquariums, diving symposiums, and many dive shops and clubs around the United States, and at more than 50 local/regional school systems. Steve currently edits and writes for DVDs and teaches high school Earth and Environmental Sciences.

Steve is a Fellow of the Explorers Club, has served on its Board, and was its Executive Director for several years, planning many fund-raising dinners and events for the Club.  In addition, he served as chairman of the Club’s Philadelphia Chapter for three years, and participated in Flag Expeditions. Steve is also a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society.

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Item Special Note

Being auctioned is dinner or lunch with one the world’s foremost shark experts or celebrities. It is a unique opportunity to “talk shark” face-to-face, one-on-one, with a real authority on sharks. 

How it works:

1. Bid on a celebrity, shark scientist or conservationist that lives or works in your area, unless you are willing to drive or fly to meet them in their area.

2. The winning bidder pays for the lunch or dinner and may bring as many guests as he or she wishes.

3. We will introduce the winning bidder to the celebrity, scientist or conservationist. The two of you then set a mutually agreeable  date, time and place to meet within one year of the close of the auction.

All winning bids are charitable contributions deductible from US Federal 2013 income taxes.  Funds raised by the auction will be used to support shark research and conservation programs.