our team
Mick first had a scuba tank on his back at age 8 (thanks to his dad Ken!). His passion for the ocean has been strong ever since.
Being a Batemans Bay local, the Great Southern Reef was often Mick’s playground, always in a boat enjoying scuba diving, spearfishing or diving for the odd family meal.
The ocean has always been his happy place.
Dan is a curious explorer of the outdoors, usually looking for interesting rocks, fossils, gold, historic things and cool spots along the rivers of mountains.
Dan is a calisthenics, gymnastics and fitness trainer, which consumes a lot of his time. Dan has also achieved a Guiness World Record for the ‘heaviest weighted ring muscle up’.
Dan is fascinated by the ocean skippering with Beneath the Bay has opened a world to him of meeting other divers and seeing the amazing places we visit during our dives.
Thomas is a Canberra local who who makes the journey to the coast to teach in the pristine waters of Batemans Bay. Thomas is also an avid snow skier and will be found on the slopes when not underwater.
Thomas has been diving since 2016 and instructing since 2020. He is known for his patience searching for small nudibranchs at local dive sites, and getting pufferfish to pose for photos.
Thomas enjoys instructing students and watching their skills progress across the weekend and helping them gain higher PADI certifications.
Tony is an keen scuba diver who’s passion for the ocean and scuba diving was sparked after completing his PADI Open Water Diver Course in 1986.
In 1996 Tony became a PADI Divemaster and by this time had logged hundreds of dives along the East Coast from the Great Barrier Reef in North Queensland to the kelp forests of Tasmania.
Fast forward 15 years and with a strong footing as a Divemaster Tony followed the advice of his diving colleagues and set about obtaining his PADI OWSI rating.
Underwater Photography has become a more recent diving interest and after a chance conversation with Mick, Tony found himself part of what has become Beneath the Bay.
Coming soon!
Norm maintains his love of science and the ocean through the Reef Life Survey, and enjoys the majesty of diving with the grey nurse sharks; but finds the small creature such as the nudibranchs, the cryptic fishes and cephalopods endlessly fascinating.
As a diver Norm sees himself as an eco-tour guide who wants to show you the wonders of our local underwater world.
Coming soon!
Emily’s pink fins are known to attract the Eastern Blue Groper, who are both very curious and hungry.
Emily is building her dive numbers while enjoying wreck diving and hanging out with the grey nurse sharks. She is currently working towards her PADI Divemaster course with Beneath the Bay and in the future, will share the experience of diving with her family.
Emily has a dream to dive with the Orcas and considers snorkelling with Whale Sharks as something that should be on everyone’s bucket list.