To Dive For

On this week's special edition Fish Tales Episode, hear a first hand account of Haley and Sydney's recent research cruise to the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary! You'll get to learn about the ins and outs of large-vessel dive operations as well as learning more about technical diving operations from last week's episode! you'll also hear about our favorite moments,...

This collaborative episode with ECO magazine in their Deep Dive multimedia series features three scientific technical divers at various levels of their training and dive careers. Come along with us as we learn about all the hard work these ladies have put in, their favorite parts of tec diving, their craziest/funniest stories, and why its always important to trust your gut. This episode is our fir...

In this week's episode Haley and Sydney interview Flynn Delany from Stony Brook University as he discusses the importance of roots, overweighted muck diving, underwater gardening, and all things seagrass. Follow his awesome work through his lab Instagram account @peterson_lab to see more! Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠Facebook⁠: @todiveforpodcast Visit ⁠https://tidalteesapparel.com/pages/to-dive-f...

It takes two to tango, and in corals that involves an incredible amount of planning. Learn a bit about the delicate process of coral spawning and its intricate timing in this week's episode featuring Krista Laforest. As a researcher at Nova Southeastern University, she and her team have become master match makers for corals in an effort to make future reefs more resilient. Learn from Krista about...

The world is your oyster! This week's episode features Christa Russell, an oyster reef ecologist and Ph. D. student at Dauphin Island Sea Lab...although if you ask Christa, curiosity is her career! Join us in learning the inside scoop on oyster reefs, how diving ties into shellfish restoration, and why these coastal ecosystems are worth saving. Follow us on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ : @to...

In this episode, learn all about PhD candidate Nadège Aoki from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and her incredible work in coral larval real estate! Nadège uses sound to encourage coral larvae to make the most important decisions about where to settle down and make a home for themselves. She also shared with us all about some of her favorite marine worms and jellyfish, some super cool dives she...

this episode, hear stories of 100th dives, getting caught in a downwelling while diving a sea mount in Komodo, nitrogen narcosis in a Florida Spring, grouper grunts, baby octopus, and diving into the new year! Hear from some of our old guests who have sent in some of their greatest dive stories for your listening pleasure. Don't forget to stop on by our instagram page for photos of these incre...

In this episode, you'll learn all about what it means to be a curator of an aquarium, how to work your way up in this fishy field, what its like to be a young female curator, Brittanie's favorite fish and marine species, and all of the incredible things she's been a part of through the years. Join us in celebrating her accomplishments, and laughing with her at the sometimes crazy days...

Dive into what it means to be an Instructor within an Academic Diving Program at Nova Southeastern University. Scuba Instructor, Alec Leitman, shares with us how he juggles participating in the university's dive program, getting a master's degree in marine biology, and helping out various coral research groups! Follow along with Alec's journey here . Merch is available here , and don&#...

This episode we interview Ambar Witter, a boat crew trainer and dive master in Southeast Florida. Be our buddy as we go behind the scenes of training boat crew for an elite dive operation and uncover the secrets of diving in a dynamic reef system. By the end of this episode, you’ll be itching for a drift dive and showing your boat crew some extra love! Merch is available here, and don't forget to...

This episode we interview Clark Morgan, a PhD student and researcher at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. Come along with us as we learn more about the Goliath Grouper and its conservation status, as well as what it takes to be a grouper researcher and some of the crazy stories that develop from working with animals the size of your refrigerator. We hope you'll learn to love this dinosaur as...

This week tune into our first Fish Tales episode where we share crazy dive stories. This week's episode features stories of maxing out MODs, underwater treasure hunts, getting lost, getting caught in crazy storms, and more! Thank you to listeners Kelly, Marcie, Laura, Jorge, and Kana for you great dive stories! Be sure to share your stories to be featured on a future Fish Tales episode. Follow us...

This episode, come along for the ride as Andrea Whitaker tells us about her many adventures, passions, and hobbies. Andrea is an active conservationist and environmental advocate in all she does, and she has lots of chances to share her love for the marine ecosystem in her several different jobs including Dive Instructing, Photography, and Sea Turtle Conservation! In this episode, she'll tell us w...

On this episode come along with us as we figure out what Physical Oceanography even is, learn about baby fish riding currents like highways, talk about gender representation in the sciences, and laugh a whole heck of a lot (and loudly, but we're not even sorry). We hope you are super excited to hear from our incredible guest, Caroline, as she is one of our dearest friends, fiercest advocates, and...

Dive in with us as we meet up with Olivia from Fully Submerged Scuba to discuss topics from social media's role in the dive industry, to what it's like to be a female professional diver, to feeding gators! What a wild ride this was, and we wouldn't have it any other way.  Follow us on Instagram and Facebook : @todiveforpodcast Visit https://tidalteesapparel.com/pages/to-dive-for-podcast to bu...

In this episode, co-hosts Haley and Sydney introduce themselves and the show, while sharing their favorite stories, their biggest aspirations, and their quirkiest traits. Come along with us as we work to create a place for the diving and marine science communities to not only talk the talk, but swim the swim! Follow us on Instagram and Facebook : @todiveforpodcast Visit https://tidalteesapparel.co...

To dive for is a podcast started by two marine scientists on a mission to amplify the voices and stories of those who spend their lives in and on the water. We share interviews with incredible divers and marine scientists, as well as listener stories, marine science news, and fish facts! Tune in each week to learn about the wet 71% of our planet and DIVE DIVE DIVE!