This Summer, I spent the months of August and September in Southern Finland in the Tvarminne Zoological Research Station taking part in Occupational Scientific Diver Training in the Finnish Scientific Diving Academy. The Tvarminne Zoological Station is at the heart of a long standing nature reserve. Which means that the amount of pristine wildlife we […]

“Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body to your thoughts. Whenever your mind becomes scattered, use your breath as the means to take hold of your mind again.” – Thich Nhat Hanh These words rang true and clear in my mind during my time in the Cayman Islands learning […]

Science communication, the link between the public and academics, has been a key interest of mine for a long time. In the modern world, a central part of this story telling process is videography and photography. To this end, for the last month I took part in an underwater photography course with Saeed Rashid in […]

One last slow breath… remove snorkel, equalize, dive. This series of steps was drilled into me during my PADI Free Diver level 1 course with Adam Sellars…  After 3 days of cancelled, delayed and narrowly missed flights from Dublin to Bali, I arrived in the middle of the night in Amed. In the darkness, I found […]

My name is Hannah Douglas, I am a Marine Science BSc graduate from Wicklow, Ireland. I am passionate about ocean welfare with particular interests in benthic ecology and marine law. During university I worked as a yoga teacher, illustrator and in childcare. I also trained as a scientific diver and scuba instructor, in my final […]