After being in business for over 20 years now, the question we get most often from people who meet us is how did you get this cool job? How did Seaweed Diver start? Well, we figured it's about time to put the story out!

It all started back in 1975 when Fred Metzmeier, owner, was a NAVY CB stationed in Guantanmo Bay Cuba was approached by the local dive club, "Reef Raiders" to fix their compressor in exchange for a scuba class. In those days Cuba was a remote location where everyone helped each other out and worked on the barder system.

	Certifications Earned	Professional Certifications
Fred Metzmeier      Owner   PADI Master Instructor   Equipment Technician   Been Diving Since: 1975	Open Water Diver Advanced Open Water Emergency First Response Rescue Diver Master Scuba Diver  Specialties Enriched Air Diver Tec Rec Gas Blender National Geographic Specialty	Dive Master Open Water Scuba Instructor Master Scuba Diver Trainer IDC Staff Instructor PADI Master Instructor Specialties AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Boat  Deep Diver Propulsion Vehicle Enriched Air Diver Manatee Awareness Manatee Diver  Night Diver  Peak Performance Buoyancy Project Aware Research Search & Recovery Underwater Hunter Underwater Photographer Wreck Diver
Rosalind Metzmeier   Owner   PADI IDC Staff Instructor   Been Diving Since: 1975	Open Water Diver Advanced Open Water Emergency First Response Rescue Diver Master Scuba Diver  Specialties Night Diver Wreck Diver Enriched Air Diver National Geographic Specialty	Dive Master Open Water Scuba Instructor Master Scuba Diver Trainer IDC Staff Instructor Specialties AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Boat  Deep Diver Propulsion Vehicle  Drift Enriched Air Diver  Fish Identification  Manatee Awareness Manatee Diver  Night Diver  Peak Performance Buoyancy Project Aware Quarry Diver  Underwater Naturalist Underwater Navigator Underwater Photographer Wreck Diver
Christina (Tina) Conrad   Manager   PADI Course Director   Web Designer   Been Diving Since: 1977	Junior Scuba Diver Advanced Open Water Emergency First Response Rescue Diver Master Scuba Diver  Specialties AED For Divers  Altitude Diver  AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Beginning Fishwatching  Boat  Deep Digital Underwater Photographer Diver Propulsion Vehicle  Drift Dry Suit Enriched Air Diver  Equipment Specialist Fish Identification  Kayak Diver  Manatee Awareness Manatee Diver  Marine Life Injuries  Multilevel Diver  Night Diver  Oxygen First Aid  Peak Performance Buoyancy Port Royal–The Sunken City Diver  Project Aware Quarry Diver  Search & Recovery Spiegel Grove Diver Tec Rec Gas Blender U/W Hunting & Collecting  U-Boat Diver  Underwater Naturalist Underwater Navigator Underwater Photographer Wreck Diver  DAN Certifications Oxygen First Aid AED  Advanced Oxygen  REMO2  Aquatic Oxygen  Hazardous Marine Life Injuries On-Site Neuro  BLS Pro	Dive Master Open Water Scuba Instructor Medic First Aid Instructor Master Scuba Diver Trainer EFR Instructor IDC Staff Instructor Care for Children w/AED Master Instructor                    PADI Course Director * Tina is also a trainer in these specialties  Specialties AED For Divers * Altitude Diver * AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Beginning Fishwatching  Boat * Deep * Digital Underwater Photographer * Diver Propulsion Vehicle * Drift * Dry Suit * Enriched Air Diver * Equipment Specialist * Fish Identification  Kayak Diver * Manatee Awareness * Manatee Diver * Marine Life Injuries * Multilevel Diver * Night Diver * Oxygen First Aid * Peak Performance Buoyancy Port Royal–The Sunken City Diver  Project Aware Quarry Diver * Search & Recovery * Spiegel Grove Diver Tec Rec Gas Blender * U/W Hunting & Collecting  U-Boat Diver * Underwater Naturalist * Underwater Navigator * Underwater Photographer Wreck Diver * DAN Instructor & Trainer Certifications Oxygen First Aid * AED * Advanced Oxygen * REMO2 * Aquatic Oxygen * Hazardous Marine Life Injuries * On-Site Neuro * BLS Pro *
JR Sparks     PADI  Master Instructor     Equipment Technician     Photo Pro     Been Diving Since: 2002	Open Water Diver Advanced Open Water Emergency First Response Rescue Diver Master Scuba Diver  Specialties AED For Divers  AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Boat  Deep Digital Underwater Photographer Diver Propulsion Vehicle  Drift Dry Suit Enriched Air Diver  Equipment Specialist Fish ID Kayak Diver  Manatee Diver  Marine Life Injuries  Night Diver  Oxygen First Aid  Peak Performance Buoyancy Project Aware Quarry Diver  Search & Recovery U-Boat Diver  Underwater Naturalist Underwater Navigator Wreck Diver  DAN Certifications Oxygen First Aid AED  Advanced Oxygen  REMO2  Aquatic Oxygen  Hazardous Marine Life Injuries On-Site Neuro	Dive Master Assistant Instructor Open Water Scuba Instructor EFR Instructor Master Scuba Diver Trainer IDC Staff Instructor Master Instructor Specialties AED For Divers AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Boat  Deep Digital Underwater Photographer Diver Propulsion Vehicle  Drift Dry Suit Enriched Air Diver  Equipment Specialist Fish ID Kayak Diver  Night Diver Oxygen First Aid Peak Performance Buoyancy Project Aware Quarry Diver  Search & Recovery Underwater Naturalist Underwater Navigator Wreck Diver
Ken Robbeloth   PADI IDC Staff Instructor       Been Diving Since: 1988	Open Water Diver Advanced Open Water Emergency First Response Rescue Diver Master Scuba Diver  Specialties AED For Divers Diver Propulsion Vehicle  Enriched Air Diver  Equipment Specialist Oxygen First Aid  Peak Performance Buoyancy Underwater Naturalist Underwater Navigator Underwater Photographer DAN Certifications Oxygen First Aid AED  Advanced Oxygen  REMO2  Aquatic Oxygen  Hazardous Marine Life Injuries On-Site Neuro Diving Emergency Specialist	Dive Master Assistant Instructor Open Water Scuba Instructor Emergency First Response Instructor Master Scuba Diver Trainer IDC Staff Instructor   Specialties AED for Divers AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Boat  Deep Digital Underwater Photographer Diver Propulsion Vehicle  Drift Enriched Air Diver  Equipment Specialist Fish Identification Hazardous Marine Life Injuries Kayak Diver  Night Diver Oxygen First Aid for Divers Peak Performance Buoyancy Project Aware Quarry Diver  Search & Recovery Underwater Naturalist Underwater Navigator Underwater Photographer Wreck Diver DAN Certifications Oxygen First Aid AED  Advanced Oxygen  REMO2  Aquatic Oxygen  Hazardous Marine Life Injuries On-Site Neuro
Carole Ott  PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer     Been Diving Since: 1991	Open Water Diver Advanced Open Water Emergency First Response Rescue Diver Master Scuba Diver Specialties AED for Divers Diver Propulsion Vehicle Enriched Air Diver Marine Life Injuries Oxygen First Aid DAN Certifications Oxygen First Aid AED  Marine Life Injuries	e Master Assistant Instructor Open Water Scuba Instructor Master Scuba Diver Trainer Specialties AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Diver Propulsion Vehicle Enriched Air Diver Fish Identification  Marine Life Injuries Peak Performance Buoyancy Project Aware Underwater Naturalist Underwater Navigator DAN Certifications Marine Life Injuries
Joe Robbeloth     PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor           Been Diving Since: 1993	Open Water Diver Advanced Open Water Emergency First Response Rescue Diver Master Scuba Diver  Specialties AED For Divers  Diver Propulsion Vehicle  Enriched Air Diver  Night Diver  Oxygen First Aid  Peak Performance Buoyancy Search & Recovery Underwater Navigator DAN Certifications Oxygen First Aid AED  Advanced Oxygen  REMO2  Aquatic Oxygen  Hazardous Marine Life Injuries On-Site Neuro  BLS Pro	Dive Master Assistant Instructor Open Water Scuba Instructor Emergency First Response Instructor Specialties Peak Performance Buoyancy Project AWARE AWARE Coral Ree Conservation
Dale Finely     PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor           Been Diving Since: 1989	Open Water Diver Advanced Open Water Emergency First Response Rescue Diver Master Scuba Diver Specialties AED For Divers  Boat  Diver Propulsion Vehicle  Dry Suit Enriched Air Diver  Equipment Specialist National Geographic Diver Night Diver  Oxygen First Aid  Peak Performance Buoyancy Project Aware Search & Recovery Wreck Diver DAN Certifications Oxygen First Aid AED	Dive Master Assistant Instructor Open Water Scuba Instructor Specialties AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Deep Diver Propulsion Vehicle  Dry Suit Diver Night Diver Peak Performance Buoyancy Project Aware Wreck
Bryan Metzmeier       PADI Assistant Instructor           Been Diving Since: 1977	Junior Scuba Diver Advanced Open Water Emergency First Response Rescue Diver Master Scuba Diver  Specialties AED For Divers  Deep Digital Underwater Photographer Enriched Air Diver  Equipment Specialist Manatee Diver National Geographic Diver Night Diver  Oxygen First Aid U/W Hunting & Collecting  U-Boat Diver  Wreck Diver DAN Certifications Oxygen First Aid AED	Dive Master Assistant Instructor
Merri Haub       PADI Divemaster         Been Diving Since: 2000	Open Water Diver Advanced Open Water Medic First Aid Rescue Diver Specialties AED for Divers Enriched Air Diver Oxygen First Aid for Divers Underwater Navigator DAN Certifications Oxygen First Aid AED	Dive Master
Vanda Robbeloth     PADI Divemaster         Been Diving Since: 2003	Open Water Diver Adventure Diver Advanced Open Water Emergency First Response Rescue Diver Master Scuba Diver Specialties AED For Divers  Boat  Digital Underwater Photographer Diver Propulsion Vehicle  Equipment Specialist Fish Identification  Oxygen First Aid  Peak Performance Buoyancy Search & Recovery Underwater Naturalist Underwater Navigator Underwater Photographer DAN Certifications Oxygen First Aid AED	Dive Master with Discover Scuba
Mike Mueller     PADI Divemaster         Been Diving Since: 2004	Open Water Diver Advanced Open Water Emergency First Response Rescue Diver Master Scuba Diver Specialties AED For Divers  AWARE Coral Reef Conservation Diver Propulsion Vehicle  Dry Suit Enriched Air Diver  Equipment Specialist Fish Identification  Manatee Diver  Marine Life Injuries  National Geographic Specialty Oxygen First Aid  Project Aware Quarry Diver  Search & Recovery U-Boat Diver  Underwater Navigator DAN Certifications Oxygen First Aid AED  REMO2  Hazardous Marine Life Injuries	Dive Master