ABOUT OUR MISSION

The Mesophotic coral ecosystems inhabit deep, low light regions. "Meso" means middle and "photic" refers to light. Colloquially, the Mesophotic Zone is often called the 'Twilight Zone" of the ocean. 

Recreational divers typically dive less than 200 feet; Mesophotic divers dive to depths of 400+ feet. It's more than daring; however, it's the optimal way to explore the Mesophotic coral and biota ecosystems. 

Photo of Randall Kosaki, PhD, NOAA Chief Scientist, diver, holding "rebreather" tanks,  which operate on an entirely different technology than recreational diving tanks..  

According to Rich Pyle, a noted Mesophotic diver, per dive, a human is roughly 10 times more productive than mechanical devices at finding previously undiscovered biota.

Our secondary mission is to work with marine students, such as the QUEST program, located at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo. 

We are vitally interested in reaching preschool children through bilingual picture books, the principal language being Hawaiian.