
On July 19th I began the second half of my journey as the 2023 American Academy of Underwater Science (AAUS) Mitchell Scientific Diving Research Intern for the Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society (OWUSS). After departing the Florida

A dive into this summers projects One of the first projects I got to work on this summer was for the Cypress Island Aquatic Reserve where we were deploying artificial reef modules (ARMs). These reef modules

The Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg was sunk as an artificial reef on May 27th, 2009 and has since acted as a site for recreational divers and fishermen alike. The wreck lies at 140ft just off Key

I saw my first turtle in the Maldives before the seaplane even landed. Bleary-eyed after 40 hours of non-stop travel, I was initially convinced that I was seeing things, but as I continued peering out across