CNN

This scuba instructor believes diving is the key to protecting coral in the Maldives

Zoona Naseem led nine children, some as young as eight years old, out towards the open waters of the Maldives in the Indian Ocean, rattling off a list of reminders: switch to regulators, inflate ...
University of Delaware

The Life Aquatic

Michael Birns thinks of this quote often. As UD’s diving safety officer and scuba instructor, Birns wants to create a “world of ocean advocates.” Finance majors. Engineers. Fashion students who may ...
Bernews

EcoDive To Launch Scuba Instructor Course

Bermudian Sam Bennett, the owner of EcoDive, will launch a scuba diving instructor course on the island in May. EcoDive, a Scuba Diving International [SDI] training and certification centre, was ...
University of Delaware

Deep dive on UD’s scuba program

When Michael Birns arrived at the University of Delaware in December of 2021 as the diving safety officer for the College of Earth, Ocean and Environment and the scuba instructor for the School of ...