Global Underwater Explorers’ Post

Various GUE Communities from around the globe submitted 2023 recap videos to be played during the Global Underwater Explorers 2023 Conference in Gainesville, FL. Follow along to learn more about each of the projects and events held by these scuba communities over the past year.

We sat down with 2022-23 GUE NextGen scholar, Jenn, to talk all things scuba diving and GUE and break some very common myths about the organization. Applications are now open for the 2024-25 GUE NextGen Scholarship. Learn more here -> https://buff.ly/2FtTa1e

Renowned Cave Explorer, Bill Stone gives a fascinating presentation for GUEtv based around if/when A.I. will replace Cave Divers. There are some parts of cave exploration that remain either too risky, or too expensive for cave divers to reach. However that doesn't mean that these places need to remain unreachable (at least not for us). Will there actually be a rise in the use of A.I. to reach these previously unreachable parts of caves? Bill Stone shares all of this.

A brief snippet from Daniel Ortega's presentation at the GUE conference in Florida, discussing how to Revolutionize Marine Conservation, a project named The Marine Genome Project.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! We are excited to announce that this year's GUE Community Day will be September 21st! We will have a live stream on the 21st hosted by Jarrod Jablonski and Dorota Czerny with special guests. More information to follow soon! Start planning with your local dive community how you are going to celebrate! Make sure to let us know what you are doing so we can add it to our GUE Community Day events calendar.

GUE is actively committed to expanding its inclusive GUE community of young, recreational, and/or scientific divers working alongside their technical counterparts. Hence, the GUE Project Portal is the latest announcement in a suite of initiatives catered towards the next generation of divers. This comes together with the GUE NextGen Legacy Project, which aims to connect GUE communities with project leaders, established scientists, and aspiring scientists - all helping each other. You can check out the NEW project portal here - > https://buff.ly/4aMrqRF

Project diving has always been one of the core principles of GUE. Now, we are expanding our efforts to protect the underwater environments we explore by launching a suite of support tools for a diverse set of community-led projects in the form of a Project Portal, which can be found here: https://buff.ly/4aMrqRF The Project Portal is split into three main sections: 1. Project Reports Portfolio 2. Access to project registration and database 3. Project Guidance and Resources Library Users will find a catalog of project reports showcasing the exploits of GUE divers over the years, as well as easy-access buttons to register and browse for active projects. In addition, for those who request access, aspiring project managers will be given access to a veritable library of project materials designed to walk divers through the process of developing all manner of projects (from the inception and planning process to checklists for project design, templates for report writing, and outreach). Materials have been collated together via GUE’s Project Coordinator, resources from DAN and other organizations, and existing tools from project-focused GUE communities around the world. This is a truly collaborative effort in project development and highlights its importance for the mission of GUE.

NextGen Scholar Annika Andresen details her experience taking GUE’s Technical Diver 1, regarded as one of the agency’s most rigorous classes. If the failures don’t get you, your helium bill just might. Dive in. Applications for the 2024-25 NextGen scholarship are now open! Start your application here -> https://buff.ly/4aSX7ZV

Thinking about apply for the NextGen scholarship? Check out the 2022-23 Scholar Jenn's journey and feel inspired to start yours:

A brief snippet from Faith Ortin's presentation at the GUE conference in Florida, discussing how the The 3 E's of Conservation and sharing some of her INCREDIBLE Dive stories