I never thought I would do my NAUI ITC in the chilly, murky waters of New England but that’s exactly where I found myself in November! Luckily, the weather was nice and the added bit of environmental stress and difficulty really helped me as I worked towards my NAUI instructor certification. However, what I thought […]

I’ve only been back from South Africa for a couple of days and I’m already on my way to the airport for a month in the Brazilian Amazon! Stay tuned for updates from Manaus as I spend my time in the field studying piranhas!

My first chance to actually dive in South Africa outside of a cage came just a day after leaving Marine Dynamics!  After leaving Gansbaai I set out to meet up with Steven Benjamin of Animal Ocean for a couple of days in the water and under the surface.  Steve was nice enough to let me […]

I’ve been in South Africa for a few weeks and I love it here!  My first stop upon arriving was Gansbaai/Kleinbaai to visit the people of Marine Dynamics and the Dyer Island Conservation Trust.  Having put white sharks on the top of my priority list I was pretty excited to finally see one for myself. […]

After finishing my research cruise to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands I quickly found myself on a flight to Kailua-Kona on the Big Island to help out on a National Geographic TV shoot!  The project was a huge NatGeo production exploring the Big Island from the top of the volcanoes all the way to the deep […]