Dr. John Potter

John works at the Tropical Marine Science Institute (TMSI, part of the National University of Singapore) as a Research Associate Professor. He is also an Associate Director of the TMSI. John’s training is in oceanography and underwater acoustics, and he has been researching biosonar and marine mammal acoustics for almost two decades. John founded the Acoustic Research Laboratory in the TMSI with projects on Acoustic Imaging (including an award-winning Acoustic Video Camera that uses only natural sound) Bottlenose Dolphins, Humpback Whales, remote sensing of coral reef health and other projects.

John is also a Master Scuba Diver Trainer in addition to being certified for scientific diving by NAUII and CMAS. John has dived as a scientific research diver for NATO, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and NUS.

John is also an International Fellow of the Explorer’s Club and carried the Explorer’s Club flag (#33) on the JIOQ expedition.

Caroline Durville

Caroline has written a number of freelance articles for local magazines and environmental publications, illustrated by her own photographs. She is a qualified creative web designer (and author of this site). Caroline is also a certified PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor with additional CMAS certifications, able to lead and train divers in a variety of environments. Caroline has dived extensively as a scientific research diver, assisting the ARL and collaborators in Hawaii with marine research, including diving using semi-closed rebreather scuba equipment with singing Humpback whales in Maui.

Dr. Mark Orams

Marko (as he is known) is a marine scientist with an background in marine mammal behavioural ecology. He has a particular interest in the marine mammal tourism industry and has conducted a variety of research projects directed at understanding the impacts of whale and dolphin watching on these marine mammals. Marko has a strong competitive yachting history having competed in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race in 1989/90 as part of Sir Peter Blake’s winning entry Steinlager 2. He was also a member of Team New Zealand’s successful defence of the America’s Cup in Auckland New Zealand in 2000 and was an onboard scientist during Sir Peter Blake’s expedition up the Amazon river in 2001.