My First Cavern Dive : )

Heading to the wreck today! Wow. I am so excited. Most of the people on my boat had been there but this was a big deal for me. I have dove one wreck before, but it was wicked small compared to this. This is the wreck of the Hilma Hooker, it is around 240ft long…

When I heard earlier this summer that I would be staying with and diving with Sea Rover Rick Stanley, I couldn’t wait. Rick and his wife Debbie run OceanQuest Expeditions in Newfoundland, Canada, just out of St. John’s. And while I’d never dove in water that cold or that far north, I wasn’t worried after…

I spent my next day working with Charlie Innis the director of animal health for the entire aquarium. Right when I arrived at the aquarium I headed up to the top of the Giant Ocean Tank (GOT) where a team of divers were removing the bonnet heads sharks to be sent to the rehab center…

Time for some work on the boat! Today we’re doing some work on the deck of Rick’s boat; the tiles on it needed to be pulled up and replaced with a new surface that’s easy to clean and safe to work on. The original tiles were laid down with roofing tar, so this took some…

My next stop was with NOAA and Sea Rover Mark Dixon. We went out collecting oyster cages for a study looking at the impact of oyster beds on fish life. The fish are monitored through GoPros attached around the cages. When the cages were pulled up I was able to see some of the fish…

  You see, I have attended Boston Sea Rovers for a few years now. It is an amazing, crazy, busy weekend. But as the intern, stepping out of my dads truck in my dress and heels, instantly tripping, and then being introduced to Greg Skomal as I am handed my business cards, well that was…