PROJECTS
& ETC.
DIVEIN
W e h ave been in vol ved with
pr ojects al l over Pu er to Rico,
bu t 2015 was u n iqu e in th e
n u m ber of excu r sion s we
m ade to oth er par ts of th e
Car ibbean .
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In Ju n e , Evan join ed th e
NOAA Ocean Expl or er
pr ogr am on e l ast tim e for th eir
m esoph otic r esear ch cr u ise to
Pu l l ey Ridge off th e gu l f coast
of Fl or ida. H e assisted with h is
tech n ical divin g sk il l s to
sam pl e th e fish assem bl ages at
m esoph otic depth s (between
40 - 150 m ) u sin g cl osed cir cu it
r ebr eath er s (CCR). Evan h as
par ticipated in th is par ticu l ar
cr u ise for th r ee con secu tive
su m m er s, wor k in g al on gside
CCR diver s fr om th e Fl or ida
Aqu ar iu m an d th e Un iver sity
of M iam i.
In Novem ber, we m ade ou r
way over to Pan am a to
r epr esen t Isl a M ar at th e 68th
Gu l f an d Car ibbean Fish er ies
In stitu te con fer en ce in
Pan am a City. W e wer e th er e
to pr esen t ou r in dividu al
r esear ch , bu t al so to m ar k et
an d pr om ote ou r app, Ar tedi
(see page 10). W e h ad an
in for m ation al booth an d wer e
del igh ted with th e am ou n t of
in ter est in both ou r com pan y
an d ou r iPad app.