Andrew Anningson
Andrew has been working in film and television in Halifax since 1996. Combining a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Acadia University and year in residence at the Maine Photographic Workshops, culminating in a Professional Certificate in still photography, Andrew has filled many creative as well as more business oriented roles within the film and television industry.

Andrew was Salter Street Films' first DVD author, and over the years has had hundreds of thousands of his discs replicated and sold throughout North America. Andrew was promoted to Director of Client Services and Supervisor of Salter Street Digital's video postproduction operation, until his recent departure to pursue his own projects.

Andrew is launching his latest solo production in the realm of underwater videography, which draws upon the skills and knowledge of the many talented and creative colleagues he has worked with over the years.

Stewart Dowds
With nearly two decades of experience in film and television, Stewart is an accomplished editor, director and more recently, underwater videographer.

Throughout a decade of diving, Stewart has developed an extensive list of credentials. Stewart is a certified Re-Breather Diver as well as a Wreck Diver, Ice Diver and Advanced Nitrox diver. In addition, Stewart has risen to the level of Assistant Instructor in the PADI professional certification program.

Stewart has combined his love of the ocean and his film and television experience to capture some extraordinary images that bring the beauty of Nova Scotia's unsurpassed ocean habitat to the small screen to be enjoyed by all. The excitement that was generated from Stewart's underwater videos is the inspiration that lead to the conception of this project.

John Stone
Captain John Stone has twenty-five years of military experience.

A seasoned diver, John first donned scuba gear in 1979 while in Cyprus. Since that time he has literally dove all around the world. His passion for the sport and wonder of the underwater environment has motivated him to enable others to experience first hand the majesty of the underwater realm. Throughout the years, John has rose through the PADI hierarchy achieving the Master Instructor rating, the highest level of recreational instructor. He actively teaches all levels of recreational diving including specialties such as; Wreck, Ice, Deep, Nitrox and Night diver. In addition John is a certified IANTD, Adv Nitrox and Tri Mix diver, which places him in a select group of people who have explored Nova Scotia's deepest diving limits.

A highly accomplished diver, boat handler and instructor with more Nova Scotia dives under his weight belt than he cares to remember, John is an indispensable source of knowledge in the areas of diving, dive safety, local terrain and conditions.

Nancy Anningson

Nancy has worked as a Manager of Finance and Business Development – in the corporate world and the non-profit sector – for almost a decade. She has also been involved in the television industry for several years, providing Closed Captioning services for Salter Street Digital and PowerPost Productions.

Nancy was excited by the opportunity to work with the Sea Monkeys, to market and promote their projects. At present, she is traveling across Nova Scotia selling advertising space on the Dive In Nova Scotia DVD to accommodations, restaurants, boat charters and adventure tourism operators.

Upon viewing the amazing underwater video footage the Sea Monkeys began shooting in 2003, Nancy immediately set out to become a scuba diver – earning her Open Water and Advanced Open Water certifications – in order to witness Nova Scotia’s underwater beauty first-hand!