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The Caymans we love

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 Discover our Cayman Islands. In this lecture we cover the three islands, both above and below. Spectacular photography and tips about the best each island has to offer. This lecture is the result of our sixth trip to the Cayman islands. We love this place and it shows.

30 - 45 min

9:00 min
Honduras & Bay Islands
 Accessible, Inspiring and Charming		 Why is it that we do not see more symposia about the Bay Islands of Honduras? Probably because too many people have been there and did not want the others to learn about their secret. Come with us and find out why we fell in love with this Central American destination. 30 - 45 min

8:00 min

 
Lost in the Turks and Caicos Islands We went to Turks & Caicos without too much expectations. 3 weeks and 7000 images later we have a lot to cheer for. To discover the real Turks and Caicos you must go beyond Provo though. Our lecture takes you to less traveled paths and includes our appreciation of the incredible quality of diving. Let's simply tease you with the sharks that brushed their snout against the port of Danielle's housing! 30 - 45 min

9:20 min

 
The Japanese Gardens of Hawaii Diving Hawaii is a dream for many and a question mark for others. The producers spent 4 weeks on the Big Island (Hawaii) and, between the volcanoes, mountain tops and the Aggressor fleet’s own vision, they found the answer to the question that bugged them for many years: Is diving any good in Hawaii?

30 - 45 min

8:15 min
The Treasures of Fiji Most people think about diving in Fiji as being only soft corals. As Michel Gilbert and Danielle Alary found out, there is more to Fiji that what you may think. Share a journey that took them on the Fiji Aggressor, at the Jean-Michel Cousteau Fiji Islands Resort and more incredible places in this small country populated by people with a big heart.

30 - 45 min

4:00 min
Belize, Gem of the Caribbean Michel Gilbert and Danielle Alary went twice to Belize in the same year… there must be a reason. Share the incredible images they have produced both topside and underwater. Listen to an exquisite experience involving Maya ruins, an incredible wealth of nature and unknown resorts like Blancanneaux, the personal hideaway of film producer Francis Ford Coppola.

30 - 45 min

7:30 min
Ice Haven Each Winter, in the Gulf of St-Lawrence, hundreds of thousands of Greenland seals give birth and breed on the ice pack. Their 2,000 miles journey brings them to one of the harshest environment to give life. Come with us as we visit the Magdalen Islands archipelago and enter into the realm of the seals in their Ice Haven.

30 - 45 min

14:00 min
Travel Tips for 
the Underwater Photographer		 20 years in the business of travel writing/photography is a learning experience, avoid the mistakes Michel & Danielle made over these years and discover some tricks of the trade. With humor and wit, this couple will explain how you can make your travel more enjoyable and bring back incredible images. In this post 9/11 era we all need a little bit of advice in travel matters.

30 - 45 min

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The Last Mermaids of Florida The Florida peninsula plays host to more than 3,000 west  Indian manatees. An endangered species, the manatee is the most wonderful and most accessible sea mammal. Journey with us as we explore their realm and learn about their evolution, their behavior and their fate. Filled with facts and the latest information on research, this presentation delights audiences, both adults and students.

30 - 45 min

4:00 min
Chartering and Diving
 the British Virgin Islands 		 Over the past decade, we have spent more than six months exploring the British Virgin Islands(BVI). This Caribbean destination is, without a doubt, the most  perfect place to combine two great watersports: sailing and diving. Learn how easy is it to charter and even captain your boat in this area. Explore the beautiful underwater scenery, including the wreck of the RMS Rhone, and venture near St-John and St-Thomas, two US Virgin Islands located very close to the BVIs.

30 - 45 min

7:10 min
The Ghost of the Rhone Many publications have dubbed the Rhone "The perfect wreck". Sitting in waters between 12 and 80 feet deep, this mixed vessel – it was both a sail ship and a steamer – sank in 1867 off Salt Island, in the British Virgin Islands. Accessible and spectacular, this wreck has been designated as part of the British Virgin Islands National Underwater Park. Listen to the compelling story of the ill fated vessel and explore it with us as it sits now, a testimony to the incredible power of nature.

30 - 45 min

5:45 min
Portraits of our Favourite Creatures In more than 20 years under the sea, we have made thousands of encounters; let us show you our favourite creatures and give some hints on approach techniques for underwater photography buffs. From Little Cayman to Curaçao, Hawaii to Fiji, this is a delight for the fish portrait enthusiast.

30 - 45 min

8:00 min
The Leeward Islands Come with us as we visit St-Martin, St-Kitts and Saba. We visit the two former only on land, learning about history and nature. The underwater journey takes place around Saba, a pinnacle that rises from the sea bottom, taking the form of an extinct volcano. This tiny island has a lot to offer to the underwater explorer, as is exemplified in our presentation.

30 - 45 min

8:00 min
The St-Lawrence Estuary 
 A Cold Water Experience		 Most people think the St-Lawrence River Estuary is a dark, cold and lifeless body of water. Quite to the contrary, this ecosystem boasts some of the most incredible cold water diving in North America. Walls covered with sea anemones, wolf eels, common rorquals, belugas, blue whales, the Estuary is a wonder that you need to discover.

30 - 45 min

4:15 min
Curaçao
A Taste of the Netherlands		 Everybody knows know about Bonaire, the tiny Netherland Antilles island that has become a synonym for scuba diving. However, Curaçao, its sister island, boasts some incredible diving as well. Let us give you a straight view of the destination, a place with charm and a taste of old Europe.

30 - 45 min

8:00 min
Is There Diving Above 30 feet? Many people think deep when they think about diving.  Mention you spent your dive in 17 feet of water and you receive the "macho look" from the "real" divers.  However, they might be missing the point.  There are so many things to see at shallow depths that you should pass the deep dives in favour of more bottom time on shallow reefs. Technical diving is great… so is shallow diving.

30 - 45 min

8:00 min