Hello there!! Lot's of people have asked me how to keep in contact or to hear about what I am getting up to when I go down South. So I've made a blog to keep in touch with you all and keep you crazy people informed of my Antarctic Antics. Rothera (below) on the Western Peninsula of Antarctica will be my new home for the next year to eighteen months. My job as Marine Assistant is to keep the long term time series data up to date. This includes coxing a rib and taking CTD (Conductivity Temperature Depth) samples down to 500 m at various sites near the base, in the winter when we can’t get the boat out we will sample in Cheshire cove and have to cut through the thick sea ice. For people that don't know, I have recently finished studying Marine Biology and Oceanography BSc at Plymouth and have been employed as a Marine Assistant for the British Antarctic Survey. Additionally, I will be conducting dive surveys to photogr...
This Blog started in Antarctica where I was a Marine Scientist for 18 months. Since then, it has followed my progression into a Professional Marine Scientist, Diver and Skipper. Now I am a Freelance Marine Scientist, and director of my own company and offer my services of diving, skippering, deckhand and Open Water swim coaching. When not working I enjoy going on remote adventures mountain biking, climbing and freediving. Read here for my random stories of adventure and science!