Seeing the Reef Through Fresh Eyes: How Fish ID Changes How Divers Perceive the Reef
by Christina Ewerhardy When I first arrived in Dahab and began diving in the Red Sea, I was a freshly graduated biologist with just 20 dives under my belt and…
Author: Christina Ewerhardy
Christina holds a Master’s degree in Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution from the University of Göttingen. Her first dive took place in 2009 in the waters off Elba Island, Italy - a tentative step to explore whether she might pursue Marine Biology. That dream was set aside for a time, only to resurface after graduation when she arrived in Dahab to work briefly with the Red Sea Environmental Centre. The Red Sea quickly captured her heart, and she chose to leave academia behind, moving permanently to Dahab. There she became a dive instructor, and today she serves as Operations Manager and Head of Conservation at Scuba Seekers, leading projects that unite her scientific training with her passion for the ocean.