Captain
Carl Fismer
Spanish Main Treasure
Company
info@DiveForTreasure.com
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About
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- "Go and
tell your king that he is king of the land, but I am king of the
sea"
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Everyone's Favorite Pirate, Captain Carl
Fismer, President and Founder The Spanish Main Treasure
Company.
A 30 year veteran of treasure search and
salvage, Captain Carl is one of the most respected and
knowledgable professionals in the world. During his career he has
worked over 300 shipwrecks in the United States, Bahamas,
Dominican Republic, Jamaica, the Indian Ocean and Central and
South America. He has recovered millions of dollars in
Spanish gold, silver, jewels and other artifacts.
"Fizz", as Captain Carl is known to friends,
directed part of the salvage of the Santa Margarita, sister
ship to the Nuestra Senora de Atocha which was discovered
by Mel Fisher. Then in 1986 he led an expedition to the Silver
Shoals in the Dominican Republic, and there located the famed
galleon, Concepcion which sank during a hurricane in 1641.
This galleon, one of the richest ever discovered, had eluded
treasure hunters for over 300 years.
Through his relationship with Sir Arthur C.
Clarke, Fizz and his company, The Spanish Main Treasure
Company have sole custody of the Taj Mahal Sunken
Treasure, discovered by a team of divers led by Sir Arthur
while diving off the coast of Sri Lanka. This treasure is
available for purchase, lease or short term displays.
In addition to this and actual salvage
operations, Captain Carl has appeared in many television and video
documentaries, founded and acted as curator for maritime museums,
produced treasure exhibitions for everything from theme parks to
childrens' hospitals, and is considered an expert in underwater
metal-detecting, search and recovery techniques. If this were not
enough, he is continuously searching the world's oceans for future
salvage sites. There's no doubt why he is known as "Everyone's
Favorite Pirate".
Quotation at top of page is attributed to Barbarosa.
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The Company
Services Offered by SMTC:
EXHIBITIONS
SMTC specializes in producing treasure-related
exhibitions for theme and entertainment parks, special
occasions, schools, childrens' hospitals and shopping malls.
These presentations have proven to increase attendance and
interest whenever and wherever given. Just about everyone
seems to have an interest in treasure, and a SMTC
presentation will bring them to your establishment.
CONSULTING
SMTC also offers consulting services to individuals
and organizations involved in the salvage of historic
shipwrecks. We can help you with research and the technical
aspects of the business in every way. Additionally, we offer
information on shipwrecks, treasure, coins and artifacts.
TREASURE/COIN BROKERS
We can identify and locate many items of treasure. We have
a full inventory of treasure and artifacts: if we don't have
it, remember we're treasure hunters - we know how to find
it.
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The Crew
Many people are involved with Spanish Main Treasure
Company. Here are three of them.
 Captain Gary Mace. Dive
Instructor, Captain, "MacGyver"
Capt. Gary closely
works along side Capt Carl Fismer to put
together the projects they go after. He has been
instrumental in creating the business plans which SMTC works
under. He also owns Conch Republic Divers in the Florida Keys
and is a professional dive instructor, a certified USCG 100T
Master Captain, and conseived the TV show Treasure
Divers. With Skip and Gary on the project, things get
fixed. Capt Fizz and Capt Gary are the primary owners of
Spanish Main Treasure Company.
 Marlin "Buddy"
Martin, Divemaster and Equipment Supervisor
Buddy's treasure experience began in 1973
when he found a Spanish coin, dated 1711, on the beach. Buddy
started diving with Mel Fisher's subcontractors in the late
1970s and Fisher's Cobb Coin Company from 1987 through 1990.
Around that time Buddy joined longtime friend, Captain Carl,
at Spanish Main Treasure Company and became a
full-time, professional treasure diver. Since then, Buddy has
been an invaluable member of the team in its ongoing Hogsty
Reef project.
 Skip Hines,
Chief Mechanic, Diver and Troubleshooter
Skip is easily the most indispensable member
of the crew. When something goes wrong or breaks, we turn to
Skip. His philosophy of repair is called "Swamp Rules", which
roughly means, "Just fix it, NOW!" Skip performs miracles with
just about anything mechanical. A veteran treasure hunter,
Skip has been with SMTC for eight years now.
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