Author Archives: Nikole

Oct 21, 2010 diving with JASA

On Thursday, Oct 21, 2010 Matt was working as crew on the Deep Obsession so I invited some of my friend to come up diving with us. We did a 3 tank trip, and all 3 dives were great! First dive we went to Shark Canyon…and as the name calls for we were delighted to...

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Oct 17, 2010 Diving with JASA

On Sunday Oct 17, 2010 I took my friends out diving with me on the Deep Obsession. My cousin Lauren came up from Miami along with Mariano who was learning Nitrox that day with me. Mariano seems to think that 2 thumbs up is the “I am excited” signal but Lauren and I laughed because...

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Sea Turtles make the NEWS

Yesterday Oct 18, 2010 I got to be apart of research at its best! I helped FAU scientists with the release of baby loggerhead turtles. There is a great article about it wptv.com Channel 5 We took Jim Abernethy’s boat, the Shearwater, out 10 miles off shore to release these turtles in hopes to have...

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Diving at JASA on the Deep Obsession

Oct 13 I went out diving on my new job’s boat. It was a great day…calm seas, good vis, and no current so we got to experience some of the best reefs in the area. Below are some of my favorite photos from that day. Sally came out to join me on these dives and...

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Baby Sea Turtles at JASA

First Day on the job and I got to meet some bay sea turtles! Awesome! From May to September, many consider Florida’s central east coast to be the top sea turtle nesting area in the United States. It’s during this time that the female sea turtle makes her way up the beach and lays about...

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