My First Cavern Dive : )

Today was my first day at the New England Aquarium. I was wicked excited, because I have been going to the NEAq since I was very little, so it was cool to see the Aquarium from a different perspective. When I arrived, I meet up with Paul Leonard, Senior Aquarist for the Penguins.  He showed…

I started out by going along the wall looking at all the scarlet psoluses, bat stars, and anemones. The wall is pretty easy to navigate just, follow the rock sand line down and back. The kelp along the wall was really impressive. It reached the surface then spread out along it. I thought it would…

I hopped on the same boat today at 7am, but this time with a wide angle lens. We went t o a spot called Salt City, as it was near the conveyor belt that moved all the salt to the ships. Once I descended I practiced and changed my settings while focusing on some coral,…

7-31-11 I jumped off a dock, a solid 12, maybe 15feet in height today. Into the ocean. In Newfoundland. In full dive gear. Talk about a RUSH! Now, why the heck did I muster up the courage to jump? Maybe it was because Holly and Jaime wanted scallops for dinner? Uhhhm.. no. Did I mention…

On Sunday, I was with another staff member on their birthday, this time with penguin aquarist Mia Luzieti! Similar to the GOT, the first task of the morning for the Penguin team is food prep. The penguins’ food rotates through several different species of fish, and that day we were feeding them herring, anchovies, and…

Bonaire is one of the small islands off the coast of Venezuela that make up the Netherlands Antilles.  Our travels began early with a flight out of Boston and a layover in San Juan.  When we arrived that night, the heat and humidity were still high.  We stayed at Captain Don’s Habitat and I saw…