I spent some time as a research diver aboard the RV Seward Johnson out of Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. Nothing like diving in zero visibility at 100’, feeling the nearby dolphins sonar pulses in our chests. “What the hell are these humans doing down here in the dark?”
For a time I was a marine scientist, which had been an ambition of mine since grade school. The years I spent in school, doing fieldwork, research SCUBA dives, and immersing myself in the study of the ocean were some of the best of my life.
I’ve taken a break as a volunteer SCUBA diver at the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, TN. Life got busy but I’ll be back.
Here’s a smattering of my marsci background:
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- M.A. Marine Science, University of Miami
- Researcher in the Marine Biology and Fisheries department evaluating the impact of the bait shrimp fishery on the benthic communities in Biscayne Bay and developed the report to Biscayne National Park
- Served as acting Assistant Diving Safety Officer for RSMAS/U Miami
- National Academy of Sciences, Ocean Studies Board, Washington, DC
- M.A. Marine Science, University of Miami
- Selected Publications:
- Study Director: River Basins and Coastal Systems Planning Within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Program Manager / Research Associate: Abrupt Climate Change: Inevitable Surprises
- Research Associate:
- Future Needs in Deep Submergence Science: Occupied and Unoccupied Vehicles in Basic Ocean Research
- Environmental Information for Naval Warfare
- Oil in the Sea III: Inputs, Fates, and Effects
- Program Specialist: Office for Coastal Management, National Estuarine Research Reserves
- CRS Publication: Marine Dead Zones: Understanding the Problem
- CRS Publication: Pacific Salmon and Anadromous Trout: Management Under the Endangered Species Act
