Aboutjoelbiddle

JOEL BIDDLE

JOEL BIDDLE...
Lecturer and former Educational
Director for Reef Relief, a non-profit
dedicated to “Preserve and Protect”
Coral Reefs, based in Key West,
Florida; Joel grew up in Bermuda and
the United States. At 3 years old, his
father put a dive mask on his face
and Joel has been hooked ever
since.

Joel has taught scuba and free diving.
He has dived extensively in the
Caribbean, Mediterranean, Aegean,
and Red Sea and has also explored
reefs of Costa Rica, the Galapagos, Hawaii, and Bali.

WATERS OF WONDER PROJECT
Waters of Wonder... is a 60 minute DVD Film that incorporates selections from 18 years of video footage on Caribbean reefs by Tom Jackson, of Key West's Seascapes Productions: a full service digital production studio - accompanied by Biddle's text, narration, and original music score.
WOW Game... a student version of Waters of Wonder includes the DVD, Waters of Wonder, plus 4 DVDs featuring a series of full color, underwater action menus in a game show format for a fun, easy-to-use film review for students. Footage and effects by Tom Jackson with text, narration, and soundtrack by Joel Biddle.

REEF-LIFE OF THE GREATER CARIBBEAN...a fish identification guide book. Over 225 species of fish and corals (from videos by Tom Jackson) were composited into 65 full-color two pages spreads designed by Biddle with text and and identification keys takes readers on a virtual reef dive into the splendors of coral reefs.

PRESENTATIONS
Joel has given numerous video and slide presentations on coral reefs including:
* Florida Museum of Natural History * Mel Fisher Maritime Museum
*Florida Association of Science Teachers (FAST)
*National Marine Educator's Association (NEMA)
*The Diving Marketing & Equipment Association (DEMA)
*Professional Association of Diving Professionals (PADI)
* Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota
* SeaCamp Lecture Series
* Diving Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA) Conferences
* John Pennekamp State Park Museum & Visitor’s Center

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