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2011 Honoree

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Dr. Bill Bushing

This year’s honoree is Dr. Bill Bushing, affectionately known simply as “Dr. Bill” among the diving community. Dr. Bill began diving in 1961. He has logged thousands of dives mostly in Southern California waters for research and educational purposes. He has published over 450 newspaper columns and peer-reviewed scientific papers. Dr. Bill has been a resident marine biologist on Catalina Island since 1969 and served as a consultant for Jean-Michel and Jacques Yves Cousteau in Cousteau’s Rediscovery of the World television documentary.

Dr. Bill’s Ph.D. in marine ecology from the University of California Santa Barbara focused the giant kelp forests around Catalina Island. His research developed a methodology for creating a network of marine reserves.

In the 1990’s Dr. Bill served as a consultant for the Santa Catalina Island Conservancy. During this period he instituted a number of important conservation programs including non-native invasive plant control and active ecological restoration of damaged sites.

Bill writes a weekly newspaper column, Dive Dry with Dr. Bill on marine life and ecology, and has two cable television programs. He has provided footage for PBS, NBC, ABC, CBS, The Weather Channel and other broadcast outlets as well as several DVDs on Southern California. Dr. Bushing has also produced 22 educational underwater videos, and lectures for various dive clubs and other marine or conservation oriented groups.

Dr. Bill has served on the Advisory Board of Oceanic Defense and was named to California Ships-to-Reefs Science Committee.

Previous Honorees

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2022

Leslie Leaney

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2020

Marty Snyderman

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2019

Glen Fritzler

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2018

Lloyd Bridges

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2017

Howard and Michelle Hall | Torrance R. Parker

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2016

Zale Parry

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2015

Chuck Nicklin

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2014

Dottie Frazier

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2013

Dr. Samuel Miller III

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2012

Dale and Kim Sheckler

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2011

Dr. Bill Bushing

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2010

Wyland
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2009

Sal Zammitti
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2008

Karl Huggins
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2007

Steve Benavides
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2006

Dave Bunch
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2005

Dick Anderson
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2004

Bob Given
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2003

Bill Wilson
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2002

Ken Kurtis & Billy Wright
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2001

Lorraine Sadler
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2000

Jim Hall
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1999

Bonnie Cardone
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1998

Steve Madaras
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1997

Dick Long
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1996

Roy Hauser
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1995

Nick Icorn
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1994

Bobby Meistrell
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1993

Roger Hess
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1992

Al Bruton
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1991

Bill Johnson
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1990

Andy Pilmanis
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1989

Captain Eddie Tsukamura
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