gismonkey
Marine Scientist

Age

34

About gismonkey

Biography:

Been diving since July 2006 and loving it. I have been working in fisheries/marine conservation since 2001; first with salmon on the west coast of the USA, most recently with the ecology of coral reef fishes in Micronesia.

Location:

Guam

Interests:

Sailing, bread baking, studying fish, sewing swim/dive wear

Occupation:

Research associate (coral reef fish)

Gender:

Male

Certification Agencies:

PADI

Dive History:

Oregon (cold, dark, wet)
Fun times in Ginnie Springs, FL (a very cool place to dive, but not the most amazing one)
Mike's Beach Resort, Hood Canal, Washington
Guam, Saipan

Certification History:

PADI OW, AOW, Rescue, DM, OWSI, MSDT

Certification Level:

PADI MSDT

# of Logged Dives:

500 - 999

Dive Classification:

Instructor / Assistant Instructor / Dive Master / Dive Con

Years Certified:

Five Years

Dive Equipment:

SP Mk25/S600/R295; Oceanic VT4; Subgear XP10; DSS Kydex backplate + LCD30 wing; a couple of Scubapro Solara masks; prescription mask done in San Diego by prescriptiondivemasks.com (it's an IST Corona, which I'm ambivalant about, but I love seeing underwater); Mares Volo Power fins; ScubaPro Mk18/G250HP/R295; other stuff