scientific diving
Photo by Kewin Lorenzen .
reef, cave, lake, kelp
550+ total scuba dives
250+ twinset dives
GUE HQ
scientific diving profile
Professional: GUE Rec 1 Instructor Intern / Rec 2 (triox) / Scientific / Photogrammetry / Media Creator (2023)
Practical: SRT cave (2024), DAN DMTC (2023), Emergency Oxygen Provider (2021), RYA L2 Powerboat (2020)
Technical: GUE Cave 1 / DPV 1 / Technical Fundamentals (2024); TDI Sidemount, NSS-CDS Cavern (2022)
Freediving: PFI Freediver Level 1 (2022), static apnea 4 minutes, constant weight / free immersion: 25 m
experiences
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Global Underwater Explorers - Global Project Co-ordinator (2024-)
Active and current work with GUE HQ events and projects (science, archaeology, exploration, media) around the world
Project Co-ordination: Project Portal reports and resources, curriculum and data development, safety and project diver
Media: SDSS, Project Baseline, GUE, Halcyon, AVATAR
NextGen Legacy Project and Global Scholarship lead
Marketing, outreach, e-learning, events, Rec1 internships
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Phreatic Organisation - project diver, Gulf of Orosei, Sardinia (2024-)
Active and current volunteer for Phreatic, participating in projects and applying for grants. Photo by Greta Freiwald
Topside expedition support and bio-speleology (Locoli)
Cave cartography (Cala Luna), cave photogrammetry (del Fico), eDNA collection and research (Bue Marino)
Documentation, social media, outreach, GUE C1
Grant applications, project co-ordination, NGO growth
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Global Underwater Explorers - NextGeneration Scholar (2022-23)
A year of dive training sponsored by Global Underwater Explorers & Halcyon Dive systems. Photo by Bert Brezicha
Courses: Drysuit and Doubles primers, Gas Blender, Rec 2, Scientific Diver, Photogrammetry, Documentation, ITC
Project diving in Egypt, Oman, Dubai, Italy, Netherlands
Creative weeks, NASA / USA, Inkfish, DAN DMTC course
GUEtv, YouTube, blogs, Quest, DAN Europe, In Depth
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Shark and Technical Cave Diver, Freeport, Bahamas (2022)
Training with diver Cristina Zenato concerning shark conservation and cave exploration. Photo by Kewin Lorenzen
Caribbean Reef Shark Handling Course
Measuring individual sharks using laser photogrammetry
TDI Sidemount, Cavern and Cave 1 diver
Afterwards, we went to LA and completed the PFI Freediver course (cold water kelp forests) with Lance Lee Davis
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TAJRC in Red Sea Ecology, KAUST, Saudi Arabia (2021-2022)
Research specialist (field and laboratory technician), and scientific illustrator, TAJRC lab. Photo by Michelle Havlik
Scientific scuba diving, Niskin / hydrophone deployments, mesophotic reefs / mangrove measurements / miniDOTs
Website communications, social media, scientific illustrations for journals and books
Field plans, procurement, clownfish monitoring
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Four Seasons Resort, Kuda Huraa, Maldives (2020-2021)
Worked as a Reefscapers Marine Biologist for the Marine Savers ‘Marine Discovery Centre’. Photo by Maani Latheef
Led snorkel trips for turtles / mantas / sharks
Coral propagation scuba diving projects
Turtle rehabilitation, cetacean ID cruises
Report writing, presentations, outreach activities
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Marine Action Research, Zavora Lab, Mozambique (2019)
University-funded (Zochonis travel award) marine biology and Divemaster internship. Photo by Michelle Carpenter
PADI Divemaster qualification, beach clean ups
Nudibranch and predatory fish surveys
Benthic community quadrat sampling
Humpback whale land-based surveys
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COREsea, Koh Phangan, Thailand (2018)
Marine Research and Conservation centre (SE Asia), marine research and scientific diving internship
PADI OW and AOW qualification, beach clean ups
Underwater photography, belt transects, quadrats
Live Coral Cover bleaching, morphology, IDs
Marine predator and fish ID surveys