I’ve probably been to the Dominican Republic nine or ten times with the Indiana University Office of Underwater Science, but it just never seems to get old.  The diversity of field projects that are currently happening in the country, and the treasure-trove of new work waiting to be done make it one of the most […]

I’m inside Divers Alert Network HQ: center of the diving accident management world.  Thousands of phone calls come through this building every year, some of which require fast action in order to save lives.  Medics are on call 24 hours a day to address diving accidents all over the world and perhaps the most knowledgeable […]

‘LEFT!’ comes a cry from the top deck of the Princess II as a four-meter great white shark materializes out of nowhere.  I pull on the line frantically, barely dragging the tuna head out of the reach of ‘Carlos,’ one of about fifty great whites, or white pointers, regularly spotted in the Neptune Islands.  Thankfully […]

A measly two days after the AG awards ceremony Jayne Jenkins, the Vice President and coordinator of the Australasian scholarship arm, whisked me off to Lord Howe Island to meet Tas and Loz of Pro Dive Lord Howe.  The newly married couple run a fantastic dive shop on one of the most incredible islands I’ve […]

I arrived in Australia the morning of October 6th (at the ungodly hour of 6 AM) and was greeted by my two good friends Tane and Alex.  Back in December 2009 the three of us undertook an expedition to the Togean Islands, a small chain of islands nestled in the Gulf of Tomini in Northern […]