Instructor

Naniloa Casteel is passionate about the Marine environment & loves to share the wonders of the kelp forest with her students! She started SCUBA in 2012 during a liveaboard Marine Biology course and Sailing adventure in the warm blue waters of the Leeward Caribbean Islands. Since 2016, she has helped as a citizen scientist volunteer in the Northern California Kelp forest, where she collects density data for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). She completed her PADI Dive Master with Aqua Safaris and progressed into becoming a PADI Instructor. She loves educating and sharing knowledge with her background in health and years in the ocean, she aims to grow her students’ confidence in skills development and simply sharing good ocean vibes!   Aloha!