Ted Maney is a biology instructor and underwater researcher at Salem State University. Formerly the Diving Safety Officer at Northeastern University and a past President of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS), Ted has been training scientific divers and conducting underwater research for over 35 years. Current research projects involve benthic marine ecology studies of rock walls, kelp beds, and eel grass communities in addition to offshore mussel aquaculture. Ted earned his M.S. at UMass Boston studying the ecology of the marine gastropod Lacuna vincta and its role as a member of the kelp bed community.