To Dive For – Details, episodes & analysis

This week catch up with Haley and Sydney as they chat with Grace Keast, a citizen scientist and sea slug aficionado. Grace has worked with a number of different conservation organizations over the years and over time has fallen in love with the sea slug, an unsuspecting but magnificent creature! Her admiration of these animals has led her to establish the Western Australia branch of the Sea Slug Census where once a year she selects and trains volunteers, and creates events to survey the sea slug species of Western Australia. This week, she shares her favorite nudis, her biggest challenges, and her funniest moments beneath the ocean's surface. Full episode is available on Patreon.

This week our episode was delayed by a few days thanks to record-breaking hurricanes which have caused havoc in the Eastern United States. For hurricane relief donations, please consider some of the links below or other charities you may know of.

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Editing and Intro music by Haley Davis

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This week we dive into the world of cave diving with Jill Heinerth, a Canadian cave diver, underwater explorer, writer, photographer, and filmmaker. Through her diving, artistry, and collaborations with scientists, Jill is documenting unexplored caves and the organisms that call them home. Stay tuned as we discuss being the first Explorer-in-Residence of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, bouncing back from dive accidents, her book "Into the Planet", and SO much more!

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This week's episode takes us to Saba, a small island in the Caribbean that makes up for what it lacks in land mass with abundant biodiversity both above and below the water. This beach-less island turns out to be an unexpected crown-jewel of the Caribbean! This is what Lynn Costenaro fell in love with when she moved to the island to work at and eventually become the owner of Sea Saba. Since 2003, she has incorporated annual eco-programming in her dive shop's operations, and eventually this became so successful that these programs became their own standalone organization known as Sea and Learn Saba. Lynn and her team have spent the past several years investing in this initiative which helps to educate visitors and conserve the nature and culture of Saba along with sister islands! Tune in this week to learn all about the amazing work this organization is doing in the Eastern Caribbean. Head over to https://www.seaandlearn.org/ to learn more about Lynn and her team's work! Find us on Instagram and Facebook at @Todiveforpodcast to see pictures from this episode and more! head to https://slbartco.com/pages/to-dive-for-podcast for podcast merch! Intro music and edits by Haley Daviscover art by Sydney Bell (SLB Art Co)

What is aquaculture? Can aquaculture be sustainable? Why do we need aquaculture? Find out the answers to these questions and more this week as we interview Ethan, a marine scientist and educator within the Florida Department of Agriculture! Ethan also shares with us his amazing experience of living on a sailboat for the summer, sailing around the Caribbean, diving, and teaching kids about marine life. We promise this episode will keep you HOOKED! Find us on Instagram and Facebook at @todiveforpodcast for more content from this week's episode. Join us as a Patreon Subscriber to get the FULL LENGTH (1 hr and 40 minute) episode from this week! Editing and cover art by Sydney Bell (SLB Art Co) Intro music by Haley Davis

This week, help us Shell-ebrate our first year as a podcast! This episode we have a few fish tales to share as well as a new special segment where we answer listener questions! This recap of who we are and why we do what we love reveals some changes since our first episodes, but also confirms what we have known to be true all along: The Ocean really is To Dive For!

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Editing and music: Haley Davis

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We FINALLY got the chance to chat with a dive doctor! Lucia takes us through her journey of becoming not only a dive doctor, but an infectious disease doctor, intensive care doctor, and advocate for drowning prevention. During her career, Lucia has worked with the DAN hotline, the navy, commercial divers on oil rigs, and recreational divers! For more information on drowning prevention, visit SOBRASA's website. Find us on Instagram and Facebook at @Todiveforpodcast for more content from this week's episode Head over to our ⁠website⁠ to support us by buying merch! Join us as a Patreon Subscriber to head the FULL LENGTH (1 hr and 40 minute) episode from this week! Editing and cover art by Sydney Bell (SLB Art Co) Intro music by Haley Davis

Have you ever dreamt of solving crimes UNDER WATER!? This week, learn all about how Kelsey helps to do just that! She talks about the necessary training (and the extra training she's glad she had), her fears that ended up not coming true, and some of her most epic dive stories. New this week, head to patreon for the full length episode! Editing and music: Haley Davis Cover art: SLB Art Co

We FINALLY dive into the world of commercial diving in this week's episode! Lenny is a surface supply diver and electrician from Canada who uses her specialized training to do a variety of underwater jobs including aquaculture maintenance, vessel, barge & dock inspections, construction, pressure washing, surveying, and marine salvage & recovery. The options are endless in this field so join us as we learn what it takes to be a commercial diver and the amazing experiences that bring people to this career path!

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Tune in this week for a very special episode as Haley shares about her experience getting decompression sickness last year and how it shaped the way she dives now! Haley shares all about her symptoms, her treatment, and how it affected her mentally in an effort to normalize (or at the very least take away the taboo from) the topic of dive injury. Hear how her dive insurance helped to keep her safe while she lived on a remote island with no hospital, and what her first signs were that something might be wrong.

Join us this week as we dive deep with Tanya Streeter, a world champion freediver and environmentalist! Tanya takes us beyond her amazing records and into the behind the scenes of her freediving journey, talking about the years of hard work, challenges, and mental fortitude. We also dive into the peace, clarity, and self-empowerment that freediving has given her and how she gives back to the ocean today through her conservation and education efforts. We are so grateful for Tanya's words of wisdom and authenticity. Hopefully this episode will inspire you to redefine your own limits!

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Intro music by Haley Davis