Oceans of Opportunity

Tag: Exuma

rising tides, seafaring states, & a ‘piece’ of mind

I’m blogging from the Hele Islands, a small group of largely uninhabited cays within the Solomon Islands, where I’ve spent the last ten days supporting scientific dives as part of an expedition for the American Museum of Natural History. While I hate to use the word ‘adventure’ given my feeling that it consumerizes more purist…

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Past to Present | Lusca’s Breath

Lombardi provides cave diving support at several locations in Exumas, Bahamas for Dr. Marc Slattery of the University of Mississippi, and during subsequent field projects for private biotechnology companies. Numerous new sponge species are discovered which reveal the potential for natural product discovery. This prompts a keen interest in the field, and an emerging professional…

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