Interview with GUE President Jarrod Jablonski

 It is a very big pleasure to share with you this interview. JJ words are always very exciting!
This is what inspire us to do the best and keep going in this amazing project!
Enjoy!

1. Why is GUE Lost Island Project Significant?
JJ - "In addition to the exciting science being conducted, the Lost Island Project is an important milestone for GUE as it represents the next stage in our development. Our formational principles are heavily project and science/conservation based and we have always been working toward reinventing a next generation Cousteau society. Over the last decade we have been building the necessary infrastructure and now are able to begin building into this exciting new future. The Lost Island Project is the first in a series of projects which will merge recreational diving with credible scientific analysis."



2. Why is important for GUE to support a research project?
JJ -"Education and exploration have disproportionately consumed much of GUE’s focus in the early years. This was needed as GUE built and refined quality diver training and capable exploration capacity. But conservation and the associated research programs are the third tier of our mission and are a critical component in our organizational objectives. Our recently launched documentation diver program ties heavily into these goals and is an optional part of this project. Meanwhile this experience is part of the background development for a series of GUE science diver programs. The Lost Island University collaboration and experience will help refine GUE’s direction and be an important part of expanding our credibility in the scientific community."

3. What do you think about the Lost Island Project?
JJ -"I am very excited about the project diving and research projects planned. From my perspective it is an ideal blend of great diving together with useful and exciting research. I love to have fun while being productive and learning new things. As such this project is a perfect blend of activity. I am sure divers from around the world will be very excited from having taken advantage of such a neat opportunity."

4. Why should people join the Lost Island Project?
JJ -"Anyone looking for a unique diving experience which can also expand their capacity and diving skills should join this project. These experiences help form an important skill set that GUE will call upon in many projects to come. The optional GUE Documentation Diver is being taught in an ideal setting as it provides this unique GUE program in a perfect setting, allowing divers to learn and then build capacity within a new range of diving skills. Meanwhile, the chance to work on an active University research project is a unique and rare opportunity for most divers. Finally, people get a unique chance to dive a remote and exciting area of the Mediterranean with all the logistics well covered. I guess a better question is why not join."
JJ.