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on the finer points of last minute expedition logistics

OK, so I just forced myself to take a quick break from the last minute chaos of expedition logistics. With less than 24 hours until we take off on the 2010 in TOTO deep project, the realities of what we are undertaking are finally setting in. This is largely a function of wrapping up other…

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Expedition Announced | In TOTO Deep – November 12 – 21

Ocean Opportunity is pleased to announce its support of the forthcoming expedition entitled ‘2010 | in TOTO deep’. The project is setting out to document the deepwater reef systems of the Tongue of the Ocean, Bahamas. Image via Wikipedia The team will utilize advanced diving modes to explore to depths in excess of 120 meters,…

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Past to Present | the Inland Blue Holes

In 2008, Lombardi’s journeyed to Abaco to explore and document the inland blue holes with veteran cave explorer Brian Kakuk. These caves are deep, dark, even tedious at times – yet full of potential.The project was made possible with support from Bahamas Underground, the 1LT Gregory Zavota Memorial Fund, and Ocean Opportunity Inc.

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Past to Present | Technical Diving for Science

Lombardi and Drs. Marc Slattery of the University of Mississippi and Michael Lesser of the University of New Hampshire make the first mixed-gas dives for science at NOAA’s Caribbean Marine Research Center. This marked a significant milestone in US government supported diving for science programs, where new operational standards were drafted for this NURC center.…

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Breakthrough Discovery | Fluorescent Mantis Shrimp

Lombardi, Albertson and McGauley work with Charlie Mazel on several night dives off of Lee Stocking Island during early experimentation of fluorescence discovery and imaging techniques. A fluorescent mantis shrimp was discovered preying on a small fish, and resulted in among the first descriptions of the functional role of fluorescence in the marine environment.

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