Following Doc White’s service in the Navy and a brief stint as a commercial airline pilot, Doc embarked on a new adventure by establishing a charter-dive business, specializing in oceanic research, photographic and film projects. Aboard R/V Mystique, Doc and Ceci have visited the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, Australia, New Guinea, Sri Lanka, the Galapagos, and Baja California to the Bering Sea, Alaska. Doc White is renowned for his award-winning photography, with his images appearing in prominent publications including the Wall Street Journal, National Geographic, International Wildlife, and BBC Wildlife, as well as documentaries and T.V. shows. His creative output extends to several published books, where he contributed as a photographer to The Fish in the Forest and Saving Sea Otters, and as an author, Dining and Adventures with Whales and Tempest in a Teapot. He is a member of the Royal Geographical Society, the San Diego Yacht Club, and the Explorers Club. Both Doc and Ceci have generously donated their time and photographic work in support of environmental groups and initiatives dedicated to protecting the world’s oceans.