Tune in online to my Boston radio interview this Saturday!

August 31, 2010 @ 10:54 pm

Tune in to my interview on Boston ’s WMWM this Saturday (9/4) at 4 p.m. EST for my book, “Indie Rock 101.” I’ll be talking about the book with DJ Cosmic Amanda and sharing some of my recorded songs. Listen online at www.wmwmonline.com. Should be fun!

Shark conservation panel discussion at the Blue Ocean Film Festival

August 29, 2010 @ 5:59 pm

Yesterday was an amazing day of meeting fellow shark conservationists at the Blue Ocean Film Festival in Monterey, CA.

At 10:30, I attended a panel discussion, “New Strategies In Shark Conservation,” of shark conservation experts moderated by wildlife cinematographer Richard Theiss. The panel guests brought a wide range of perspectives, disciplines and approaches to their discussion around the problems sharks are facing today.

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On Spearfishing, Swimming with a School of Orange Stripe Surgeonfish & Veganism

August 18, 2010 @ 10:27 pm

orange striped surgeonfish

I’ll never forget the recent privilege of scuba diving about 85 feet underwater in Kauai and coming across a large school of beautiful orange stripe surgeonfish. They were cautious but not frightened as I approached and followed from close behind, and for a few wondrous moments they allowed me to swim amongst them before I had to return to my dive team. I also saw a few octopi, eels, starfish, crabs, dozens of sea turtles and whitetip reef sharks sleeping and cruising near the bottom.

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