Region:
North America
Scholar Date:
1988 to 1989

Landing in Seattle I was surrounded by a whole new environment. The first thing that stuck out to me was the towering mountains in all directions. My journey to Shannon Point Marine Center in Anacortes was

…I explored the whole island, swimming in Cinnamon Bay and then hiking down to the salt ponds after driving over to the East End. During the drive I pulled off on some overlooks to see some

“I only saw three lionfish throughout all my dives (very good), but I only saw a few fish larger than 12 inches on the reefs (not good).”

Hello! My name is Griffin Hoins and I am honored to have been selected as the 2023 Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society® National Park Service Research Intern! For almost 50 years OWUSS has been supporting young divers