Category: Dive in to an ‘Ocean State’ of Mind
Making Headlines | Ocean Space Habitat on Nat Geo
Having realized limitations in deep Mesophotic intervention from work in 2010, Lombardi teams up with Subsalve USA to develop a portable inflatable habitat for improved decompression efficiency. Lombardi receives second award from National Geographic Society to deploy and evaluate the system. Lombardi and Godfrey are first to successfully deploy a purpose built inflatable portable decompression…
Read MoreRhode Island diving
An interesting topic here in the Ocean State – Rhode Island diving. I’m a lifetime resident and native of Rhode Island. I grew up spending my summers at the beaches in South County, fishing the Jetties at Pt. Judith, and eventually learning how to dive at our infamous, though highly inglorious Ft. Wetherill State Park. As…
Read Moreswimming in sharky waters
The recent news that ultra swimmer Penny Palfrey’s team went so far as killing three sharks to enable her recent record is nothing short of appalling. Palfrey’s record to conduct a 67 mile ocean swim in the Caymans was nearly cut short as she was approached by several oceanic white tip sharks, so when it…
Read Moreone shark, two sharks, red shark, blue shark…
Within just minutes of dumping a shot of secret sauce (mackerel oil) overboard to add to our chum slick, the first blue shark made a pass by the boat to say hello. And I can assure you, they were much more prepared for us this past weekend, than we were for them… The two hour…
Read MoreJAWS celebrates 35 years!
Thirty-five years ago, this very weekend, Steven Spielberg brought fear, panic, and mass hysteria to beaches worldwide. While the film JAWS was unquestionably remarkable for its time and included a number of industry firsts in the area of production and special effects, it marked a terrible turn for humans’ appreciation and conservation of sharks worldwide.…
Read MorePast to Present | Summertime Blues
In 2008, OO organized an eco-educational experience for a group to observe and interact with blue sharks off of the Rhode Island coast in cooperation with Dr. Brad Wetherbee of the University of Rhode Island and Snappa Charters. The work was featured in Rhode Island Monthly Magazine with the article receiving 2nd Place in Science…
Read MorePast to Present | Jamestown Bridge Reefs
Lombardi’s commercial and scientific work collide. Following the demolition of the ‘old’ Jamestown Bridge, he participates in post-demo survey and cleanup efforts. Debris from the site is placed offshore to create two artificial reef sites. Lombardi works in cooperation with Conusub, the RI Department of Environmental Management, and the University of Rhode Island to conduct…
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