Divers Alert Network

In this episode of The DANcast, Andrew Morgan, president of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) and marine operations / boating safety officer at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, breaks down the task-focused world of scientific diving.

The conversation explores how AAUS establishes consensus on safety and standards to support reciprocity between universities, government agencies, and other institutions employing scientific divers.

Plus, Andrew shares an inside look at the role aquariums play in conservation, including how the Monterey Bay Aquarium uses field research to battle kelp forest decline and test the reintroduction of lab-cultured sunflower sea stars.

Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/dhLE96MUh3s.

Andrew Morgan, American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) What separates a scientific diver from a recreational one? Andrew Morgan, president of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS), joins The DANcast ...

The DAN Research team attended the 2026 Office of Naval Research (ONR) Undersea Medicine and Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Deep Submergence Biomedical Development Program Review.

The event featured presentations from researchers, physicians, and military personnel. Key topics included atmospheric dive suits, dive support technologies, gas physiology, environmental protection, DCS, disabled submarine (DISSUB) response, diving technologies, oxygen toxicity, on-demand oxygen (GILS), and human performance.

The program review highlighted the interdisciplinary nature of the undersea medicine and performance sector, and featured several researchers whose work is partially funded by or conducted in collaboration with DAN.

Learn more: https://dan.org/safety-prevention/diver-safety/divers-blog/onr-undersea-medicine-navsea-program-review/

DAN at the ONR Undersea Medicine & NAVSEA Program Review DAN recently attended the annual ONR Undersea Medicine and NAVSEA Deep Submergence Biomedical Development Program Review.