Mark Hulsbeck
Mark Hulsbeck in 2007
Born	Mark Whitney Hulsbeck (1956-02-20)February 20, 1956 (age 69) Cincinnati, Ohio
Alma mater	University of South Florida
Occupation	Professionalaquanaut

Mark Whitney Hulsbeck (born February 20, 1956)^[1][2] is an American professionalaquanaut. He serves as an Oceanographic Operations Field Manager and research diver for theAquarius Reef Base, the world's onlyundersea research laboratory, operated byFlorida International University. Hulsbeck is nicknamed "Otter".^[3][4][5]

Hulsbeck was born inCincinnati, Ohio, and grew up inVenice andOrlando, Florida. He served in theUnited States Navy for five years as a helicopter rescue aircrewman. He subsequently earned a degree ingeology from theUniversity of South Florida.^[6] Hulsbeck then joined theNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps, in which he served as Navigation Officer on theNOAA shipMalcolm Baldrige during itscircumnavigation of the Earth.^[7] Hulsbeck's professional qualifications include aUnited States Coast GuardCaptain's license. He is also aProfessional Association of Diving InstructorsMaster Scuba Diver Trainer, anInternational Association of Nitrox and Technical DiversNitrox Instructor, aDivers Alert Network Oxygen Instructor and a Dive Medical Technician.^[8]

In October 2001, Hulsbeck took part as a habitat technician in theNASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations 1 mission (NEEMO 1), the first of a series ofNASA-NOAA missions which use Aquarius as ananalog environment for space exploration. The NEEMO 1 crew lived and worked underwater aboard Aquarius for seven days.^[9] In July 2006, Hulsbeck served as a habitat technician during theNEEMO 10 mission, the crew of which also lived underwater for seven days.^[10][11][12] Hulsbeck's other missions aboard Aquarius have included a June 2004coral reef study led by Dr. James Leichter of theScripps Institution of Oceanography^[13] and an October 2007 mission studying the role ofsponges in coastalnitrogen cycles.^[14] Hulsbeck had taken part in nineteen Aquarius missions as of July 2011.^[8] In June and July 2014, Hulsbeck served as lead habitat technician aboard Aquarius duringFabien Cousteau'sMission 31 expedition, living and working underwater for 31 days.^[15]

In May 2007, Hulsbeck and otherNURP/UNCW divers, including fellow Aquarius diversJames Talacek and Jim Buckley, set up a coral monitoring station pylon offshore from the Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory inDiscovery Bay, Jamaica, for a cooperative program among Caribbean countries called Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change (MACC). The station was part of NOAA's Integrated Coral Observing Network (ICON).^[2][16] The station was subsequently destroyed duringHurricane Paloma in November 2008.^[17]

Hulsbeck enjoys reading, diving and boating. He is married with three children and a son from a previous marriage.^[8]

• Bohnsack, James A.; Sutherland, David L.; Harper, Douglas E.; McClellan, David B.; Hulsbeck, Mark W.; Holt, Christopher M. (1989)."The Effects of Fish Trap Mesh Size on Reef Fish Catch Off Southwestern Florida"(PDF).Marine Fisheries Review.51 (2):36–46. RetrievedMarch 27, 2012.
• Sutherland, David L.; Bohnsack, James A.; Harper, Douglas E.; Holt, Christopher M.; Hulsbeck, Mark W.; McClellan, David B. (1991)."Preliminary Report, Reef Fish Size and Species Selectivity by Wire Fish Traps in South Florida Waters"(PDF).Proceedings of the 40th Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute:108–125. RetrievedMarch 27, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

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