Annie Guttridge is an underwater photographer and conservationist with a passion for freediving, education, and marine research. She has over 14 years of shark research experience and over 20 years diving. She is an author, television presenter and co-founder of Saving the Blue, a nonprofit dedicated to field research and public education aimed at protecting threatened shark species across the Atlantic and Caribbean.  Her fieldwork has taken her around the globe including extensive work in The Bahamas, the United States,...

Country of residence: USADiving since: 1999Level/agency of certification: DivemasterTristan Guttridge is a marine scientist and conservationist whose research has focused on shark and ray behavior, ecology, and conservation for more than two decades. He is the co-founder of Saving the Blue, a nonprofit dedicated to field research and public education aimed at protecting threatened shark species across the Atlantic and Caribbean, with projects targeting hammerhead sharks, silky sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, and the critically endangered smalltooth sawfish. His fieldwork has...

Country of residence: USADiving since: 1998Level/agency of certification: PADI AOW/nitroxDr. Craig O'Connell is a shark biologist, marine conservationist, an award-winning inventor, and television host whose research has taken him all over the world to study sharks and other wildlife. He is the founder of O'Seas Conservation Foundation, a nonprofit that combines cutting-edge shark research with hands-on youth education through the Montauk Shark Lab.  His work focuses on identifying critical shark nursery areas, developing novel shark protection methods, and connecting the next...