Month: September 2013
Past to Present | Creatures of Light
A 2013 expedition voyaged to the remote Solomon Islands to explore and document novel displays of biofluorescence on coral reefs. The work was a next step in Lombardi’s exposure to the phoenomenon which stemmed from ONR funded work in the late 1990’s.
Read Morerub a dub dub, my ride in the sub
Among the ambitious field agenda for this expedition to continue fluorescence exploration in the Solomon Islands is carrying out the work across the full spectrum of depths – from shallow flats and mangroves, to coral reefs, through the mesophotic zone, to scratching the surface of the aphotic realm, where light fades to black. Complicating this…
Read MoreIn Memoriam | Lyle J. Smith
Lyle Smith, long time friend, and Owner/Operator of Coastal Diving Services LLC passed away on September 11, 2013. As I’m away from home, I can’t express how deeply regretful I am for not being able to be in Rhode Island to say goodbye to Lyle. The little peace I’ve been able to find is in knowing that…
Read Morerising 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…
Read MoreDiving Site Safety & Supervision
Diving itself, aggressively anyway, is very much a young man’s trade. To realize any longevity in the field, rising to some form of supervisory position is an inevitable path. While incredibly rewarding to facilitate productive work underwater, the stress that comes with being responsible for other people’s lives can be overwhelming. Diving Supervisors (commercial industry),…
Read MoreNational Geographic Live! – Michael Lombardi: Inventions Enable Diving to New Depths – YouTube
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Read MoreRising Seas – where should we go?
The September 2013 issue of National Geographic Magazine includes a beautifully developed and presented feature about ‘Rising Seas’ – the imminent threat of sea-level rise due to a variety of factors. The cover page includes a series of questions addressed in the article which read as follows: 1. What will we protect? 2. What will…
Read Moremotives in exploration – science or discovery?
With one foot out the door on a next expedition – this one highly scientifically driven as we search for novel fluorescent proteins on deep coral reefs – my wheels are spinning on over drive to consider the next move. As with any business, you gotta be thinking at least three steps ahead so as…
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