Hello, I'm Dr. Bill and I'm a dive-a-holic (not to mention a male but there are others who preceeded me so I'm taking their lead).
I am a marine biologist (kelp forest ecology), underwater videographer and writer. I write a weekly newspaper column called "Dive Dry with Dr. Bill" out here on Catalina Island where I've lived and dived for most of the last 35 years. I also produce a local cable TV show with the same name featuring underwater videos primarily from the Channel Islands and Baja.
I first sucked air from a SCUBA tank in the winter of 1961-1962 in Chicago and dove freshwater on SCUBA without certification and hard hat for the first 7 years. Attended Harvard where I majored in applied math and biology with a focus on marine. A course by E. O. Wilson got me interested in island biogeography so I moved to Catalina following graduation in 1969 to teach marine biology (on SCUBA) at a small prep school.
Taught at the school until it closed in 1979. Was fortunate enough to become friends with Jean-Michel Cousteau during that period by serving as a consultant on his Project Ocean Search programs. Also was a consultant on part of the Cousteau's Rediscovery of the World series back in 1985-1986.
Returned to grad school to get my PhD in marine ecology at UCSB (where I had record albums... remember them... older than my classmates). My dissertation is guaranteed to put anyone to sleep at 700+ pages (it requires its own library shelf). My research utilized satellite remote sensing and GIS to analyze the parameters associated with kelp bed persistence around (where else) Catalina!
Currently focused on an educational video series on kelp forest ecology for regional and educational cable TV markets. Spend most of my time these days diving (~250/year) and editing video.
Personal life? With all that diving and editing, I don't have time for one until I meet my ultimate dive buddy who can partner with me in these endeavors. Most women I meet prefer a longer surface interval than I give them. Enjoy international dive travel on a backpacker's budget (I'm a marine biologist, remember... I don't have, or want, a "real" job!).
This is becoming as long as my dissertation... zzzz. Anyone out there interested in diving Catalina is welcome to contact me for info or a possible dive buddy. I don't bite... except on full moons.
Dr. Bill Bushing
I am a marine biologist (kelp forest ecology), underwater videographer and writer. I write a weekly newspaper column called "Dive Dry with Dr. Bill" out here on Catalina Island where I've lived and dived for most of the last 35 years. I also produce a local cable TV show with the same name featuring underwater videos primarily from the Channel Islands and Baja.
I first sucked air from a SCUBA tank in the winter of 1961-1962 in Chicago and dove freshwater on SCUBA without certification and hard hat for the first 7 years. Attended Harvard where I majored in applied math and biology with a focus on marine. A course by E. O. Wilson got me interested in island biogeography so I moved to Catalina following graduation in 1969 to teach marine biology (on SCUBA) at a small prep school.
Taught at the school until it closed in 1979. Was fortunate enough to become friends with Jean-Michel Cousteau during that period by serving as a consultant on his Project Ocean Search programs. Also was a consultant on part of the Cousteau's Rediscovery of the World series back in 1985-1986.
Returned to grad school to get my PhD in marine ecology at UCSB (where I had record albums... remember them... older than my classmates). My dissertation is guaranteed to put anyone to sleep at 700+ pages (it requires its own library shelf). My research utilized satellite remote sensing and GIS to analyze the parameters associated with kelp bed persistence around (where else) Catalina!
Currently focused on an educational video series on kelp forest ecology for regional and educational cable TV markets. Spend most of my time these days diving (~250/year) and editing video.
Personal life? With all that diving and editing, I don't have time for one until I meet my ultimate dive buddy who can partner with me in these endeavors. Most women I meet prefer a longer surface interval than I give them. Enjoy international dive travel on a backpacker's budget (I'm a marine biologist, remember... I don't have, or want, a "real" job!).
This is becoming as long as my dissertation... zzzz. Anyone out there interested in diving Catalina is welcome to contact me for info or a possible dive buddy. I don't bite... except on full moons.
Dr. Bill Bushing
