After the Christmas break I headed over to Palau to meet up with Steve Lindfield, 2008 AU Rolex Scholar. Since Steve finished his scholarship, he has completed his PhD and is now living and working in Palau!   Steve showed me a lot of the work he has been involved with in Palau on small-scale […]

With 5 days in Florida again before I returned to Sydney, I decided to head up to Crystal River with Elena (2014 EU Scholar) and Daniel to spend some time swimming with the manatees. From Fort Lauderdale we drove and stayed overnight, then headed out with Birds Underwater early the next morning for our first […]

After my time had finished with Cristina in the Bahamas, I had a short lay over in Florida before I headed back to a different island in the Bahamas for my next trip. I was staying in Fort Lauderdale with Jeff and Missy Trotta, who very kindly hosted me in their home for an entire […]

After DEMA, I headed to Freeport, Bahamas, to spend some time with world-renowned shark guru: Cristina Zenato at UNEXSO. Cristina is very well known for her unique way with Caribbean Reef sharks, and also her significant cavern diving and exploration throughout the Bahamas. I was fortunate enough to spend two weeks learning from this inspirational woman, and […]

After disembarking the National Geographic Orion vessel in Fiji, I headed to Orlano, Florida to attend the biggest diving conference in the world; DEMA. This 4-day conference is phenomenal, with everyone in the diving and marine industry from around the world convening at the one location. This was a wonderful opportunity to meet a lot of […]