Category Archives: Diving & Marine

It’s a whole different world!

Posted on September 28, 2024 by katrina
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TweetWhen you thinking of diving in a tropical location, you think of clear vis, amazing corals, wonderfully bizarre animals and huge schools of fish, right? Well, next time you have a chance, take it a little farther. Most tropical destinations … Continue reading →

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Diving! Again or Still or Whatever :)

Posted on August 19, 2024 by katrina
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TweetI’ve just spent a couple of excellent weeks diving, with old friends and new. I’m at that really nice place in training a new dive guide, where I need to be there, but he’s almost ready to fly on his … Continue reading →

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Lions and Tigers and Bears!

Posted on September 26, 2024 by katrina
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TweetOh, well, maybe not. 🙂 I mentioned in my last post that I’ve been up to my ears for the past couple of months. Part of this is because Ben Frank, our amazing dive guide and dive operation supervisor, has … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Photographer **BIG Grin**

Posted on September 1, 2024 by katrina
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TweetA week or so ago our extraordinary dive master Ben Frank and I joined Rob Myers (marine biologist, photographer and author of Micronesian Reef Fishes) for a day on the reef. We were diving at Nefalil and Hiroshi Point on … Continue reading →

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Dive Class Adventures

Posted on March 31, 2024 by katrina
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TweetLast Saturday I went out with my current Open Water class for their final certification dive. Not only did they complete their skills exceptionally well, they also helped to locate the mooring pin for a missing buoy, and replace the … Continue reading →

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Coral Monitoring Adventures

Posted on February 27, 2024 by katrina
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TweetThis past week I was able to join KCSO (Kosrae Conservation & Safety Organization, a NGO), KIRMA (Kosrae Island Resource Management Authority), and Kosrae State Marine Resources in surveying the coral and reef health at 8 different locations around Kosrae … Continue reading →

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A Happy Dance with My New Lens :)

Posted on February 9, 2024 by katrina
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TweetWow! A week or so ago I got a new lens (the Olympus M.9-18mm f4.0 – 5.6) for my Olympus EPL-1 and it is amazing! Fast to focus even in low light conditions and able to capture amazing detail. We … Continue reading →

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Tec Diver?

Posted on January 4, 2024 by katrina
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TweetBruce just got in some 100 cubic feet tanks and he and Ben quickly put together a set of doubles. Sepe’s 3 year old son, Higgin, decided to try them out. Aren’t you suppose to be bigger than the tanks? … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 2, 2024 by katrina
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TweetWell, the water was pretty rough, but I had a private student who had to finish his class. So we did two short dives right outside Utwe harbor. Here are a few photos of my student and the reef. It’s … Continue reading →

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Coral Monitoring Video

Posted on October 11, 2024 by katrina
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Tweet Here is a great video of all the crazy stuff we are doing out on the reef, enjoy! KVR Coral Monitoring Blog 1 from Seth Greenspan on Vimeo.   Tweet

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