After my short layover in Fort Lauderdale, I headed back to the Bahamas. This time to a different island, Bimini, to participate in a research experience with the world renowned Shark Lab. Over the next 5 days the group I was a part of was shown a range of the shark and stingray related programs […]
Category: 2013 Scholar Journey
Anilao, Philippines – doing things right.
I’ve just returned from Anilao in The Philippines. This place is a macro-muck divers delight bursting with brilliant critters in a diverse bath of colorful camouflage. Here’s a short taste of some of my footage from the first two days: Besides from “Secret Bay” ;), the night diving at Anilao Pier stood out as a […]
Subantarctic astonishment.
After two full days at sea heading east from the Falkland Islands, we arrived off the north east coast of South Georgia. Our first attempt at a landing at Right Whale Bay was abruptly interrupted by ‘Katabatic’ winds, gusting strongly down the post glacial valley forcing our scout party to retreat back to the safety […]
Dive site damage close to home
Throughout my year as the Australasian OWU-SS Rolex scholar, I have had the privilege to dive and film some very special underwater locations around the world. Seeing for myself the stunning diversity of marine life that lives across this planet has really made me think more carefully than ever about how decisions that are made […]
Full face masks with underwater communications, twins, sling tanks and zero visibility.
I’ve spent the last few weeks in Hobart, Tasmania to gain my ADAS Scientific diver certification through the University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies with Simon Talbot. The first pool day set the tone and pace of the course as ten other students and I were assessed on our swimming speed and […]