Dear friends, For those of you new to Island Explorations , I'm a marine biologist who for more than 20 years has organized and led expeditions to the world's most beautiful coral reefs to share the thrill of underwater exploration with people who are genuinely interested in experiencing and learning about tropical marine life.
Some trips also have other biologists and naturalists along, experts in marine life of the area.
A yearly trip is sponsored by the Waikiki Aquarium. Past trips have been sponsored by Stephen Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institute. The focus of each trip is learning the marine life of the area through diving, snorkeling, books and slide and video lectures while having fun, meeting new people, and seeing new places. Her books on Hawaiian marine life have been best-sellers for years. For the rest of the world, Ann is a University of Hawaii zoology alumni who has studied tropical marine life for more than 30 years.