This blog series details the travels and experiences of SeaTrek’s Gus Meloy, a geologist going through the pinnacle of his education. Six weeks of intense field and course work are described while providing insight about the country of New Zealand. This is a unique perspective he intends to share through a series of entries.
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Geology in the Field: A New Zealand Experience, Part 1
This blog series details the travels and experiences of SeaTrek’s Gus Meloy, a geologist going through the pinnacle of his education. Six weeks of intense field and course work are described while providing insight about the country of New Zealand. This is a unique perspective he intends to share through a series of entries. Week […]
A Study of Lionfish Distribution in the Bahamas
This Island Times blog entry was originally published in the NAUI Sources magazine – First Quarter, 2015. It is a personal essay illustrating how SeaTrek science student, Hunter Ramo, completed an independent research project on the invasive lionfish in order to earn academic credit for school. Along with his fellow Bahamas Explorer shipmates, Hunter’s project […]
Rescue with Farva
This Island Times blog entry is part of a series of personal essays illustrating how SeaTrek has impacted the lives of our students and staff. We thank Dakota Fenn, former student/intern and current staff member, for this insightful look into “NAUI’s Rescue Diver Course” with SeaTrek BVI. Ever since I was a little kid, […]
A Home Away From Home
This Island Times blog entry is part of a series of personal essays illustrating how SeaTrek has impacted the lives of our students and staff. We thank CC Mesenbourg for this heartfelt account of what SeaTrek has meant to her. I am from a small town in Michigan. Where I am from, people do […]
Leading My First Dive
This Island Times blog entry is part of a series of personal essays illustrating how SeaTrek has impacted the lives of our students and staff. We thank Weston Hughes (aka. Wolfman) for this insightful and heartfelt account of what SeaTrek has meant to him. We descend beneath the slowly dancing surface of the Sir Francis […]
The Tale of "Buzz"
This Island Times blog entry is the first in a series of personal essays illustrating how SeaTrek has impacted the lives of our students and staff. We thank Michael Cohen (aka. Buzz) for this insightful and heartfelt account of what SeaTrek has meant to him. When I found out last October that I was accepted […]
The Tale of “Buzz”
This Island Times blog entry is the first in a series of personal essays illustrating how SeaTrek has impacted the lives of our students and staff. We thank Michael Cohen (aka. Buzz) for this insightful and heartfelt account of what SeaTrek has meant to him. When I found out last October that I was accepted […]
Bahamas Explorer
After its start in 2003, SeaTrek’s voyages in the British Virgin Islands had begun to really take off. Students returned for multiple voyages to participate in the exceptional scuba, sailing, and marine science training afforded by SeaTrek and its engaging and expert staff. Capt. Monk and Capt. Kat had been discussing how they might meet […]
NAUI Sources Article
This Island Times blog entry focuses on the heart and soul of SeaTrek BVI – former students who have evolved into our highly qualified and dedicated staff. To all of you, we say “THANK YOU!”