Hillary Rika Hauser (born in 1944) is an American photojournalist and

environmental activist The environmental movement (sometimes referred to as the ecology movement), also including conservation and green politics, is a diverse philosophical, social, and political movement for addressing environmental issues. Environmentalists advo ...

with a focus on the

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underwater diving Underwater diving, as a human activity, is the practice of descending below the water's surface to interact with the environment. It is also often referred to as diving, an ambiguous term with several possible meanings, depending on contex ...

adventure, politics, and conservation. In 2009, in recognition of her ocean environmental work as it relates to underwater diving, Hauser received the

NOGI Award The NOGI Awards is an award presented annually by the Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences (AUAS) to diving luminaries and is "considered the Oscar of the ocean world." Selection of recipients is based on their record of accomplishments and ...

for Distinguished Service from the

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. In 2013 the Academy elected Hauser as president of its board of directors.

Writer

An author, journalist and news reporter, Hauser has six published books about the sea and underwater exploration, as well as numerous articles in major periodicals including '' National Geographic'', '' Geo'', ''Islands'', '' Esquire'', '' Redbook'', '' The Surfer’s Journal'', ''

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'' and the ''

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''. From 1969 through 1977 she was West Coast stringer for ''Ocean Science News'' Washington D.C., and from 1981 to 1986 was ocean/marine reporter for the '' Santa Barbara News-Press''.

Diver

Hauser started

scuba diving Scuba diving is a mode of underwater diving whereby divers use breathing equipment that is completely independent of a surface air supply. The name "scuba", an acronym for " Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus", was coined by Chr ...

in 1966 and was an editor of ''Skin Diver Magazine'' from 1969 to 1971. In 1979 she became publicist for the Diving Equipment Manufacturers (now Marketing) Association (DEMA), and came up with the bumper sticker program, "Discover Diving," a label that went on to become a major promotional jingle in the dive world, as well as a title to a magazine. She has made over 5,000 dives and was inducted into the

Women Divers Hall of Fame The Women Divers Hall of Fame (WDHOF) is an international honor society. Its purpose is to honor the accomplishments of women divers, and their contributions to various fields of underwater diving. Full membership is restricted to nominees who h ...

in 2000.

Environmental activist

An environmental activist, in 1998, Hauser co-founded Heal the Ocean, a 3,000-member environmental advocacy group in Santa Barbara, California, and serves as its executive director. The organization focuses on wastewater technology as it impacts the ocean, facilitating wastewater treatment plant upgrade and removal of septic tanks from creeks, marshes, bays and beaches. For this, and other work, Hauser and Heal the Ocean have been commended with recognition from the U.S. Congress, as well the Central Coast (California) Regional Water Quality Control Board (2006, 2008), the California State Assembly (2009), and in 2-13 more recently a Joint Assembly/Senate Resolution (No. 404) from the California Legislature (Jackson/Williams). For their 15 years of working to remove septic systems from 7 miles of south Santa Barbara County beaches, including the world-famous Rincon surf break, Hauser and Heal the Ocean organization received a Commendation from the Regional Water Quality Control Board on January 19, 2015, and commendations also came from the California State Senate and the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors. Singer-songwriter Jack Johnson included Hauser on his 2017 list of 13 Coastal Heroes for ''Coastal Living Magazine''.

Classical pianist

A lifelong classical pianist, Hauser served as a classical music reviewer for the ''Santa Barbara News-Press'' from 1981 through 1996. In 2000 Hauser created, with John Robinson, the record label Tavros Records], through which she produced recordings of Rachmaninoff Trios and Chopin solo piano works that have won high ratings in the Penguin Guide, Penguin Guide to Recorded Classical Music.AllMusic.com Credits for Artist Hillary Hauser
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Bibliography

"In the Basement of Skyscrapers (Diving the Big Wave Reefs of the World: Waimea, Jaws, Pipeline and Mavericks),"
''The Surfer’s Journal'', 2003, vol. 12 No. 3
"Shipwrecked with Jeff Johnson (paddling from Maui to Molokai),"
''The Surfer’s Journal'', 2000, vol. 9 No. 5 * ''Avonturen Onder Water'', VIPMEDIA, 1997, * ''Abenteur Unter Wasser''. Jahr Verlag, 1997, * ''Book of Marine Fishes'', Best Pub Co., 1995,
Book of Marine Fishes on Amazon
* ''Book of Fishes'', 2nd Edition, 1992, Gulf Publishing Co. * ''The Adventurous Aquanaut'', 1991, Best Publishing Co.,
The Adventurous Aquanaut on Amazon
* ''Skin Diver Magazine’s Book of Fishes'', Pisces Books, 1987
Skin Diver Magazine's Book of Fishes on Amazon
* ''Call to Adventure'', Bookmakers Guild, 1987
Call to Adventure on Amazon
* "History of Diving," ''Compton’s Encyclopedia and Fact-Index'', 1986, * "Exploring a Sunken Realm in Australia," ''National Geographic'', 1984, Vol 165. No. 1 * "Living World of the Reef" (with Bob Evans), Walker & Co., 1978, * ''Scuba diving (Women in Sports)'', Harvey House, 1976
Scuba diving (Women in Sports) on Amazon
* "Heal The Ocean Santa Barbara Benefit: Hillary Hauser for Clean Water and Environment," Santa Barbara Arts TV YouTube Partner Global News,
''Heal the Ocean'', Newsletter 2013

Heal the Ocean, Newsletter 2014

Heal the Ocean, Newsletter 2015

Heal the Ocean, Newsletter 2016

Heal the Ocean, Newsletter 2017

Heal the Ocean, Newsletter 2018

Heal the Ocean, Newsletter 2019

Notes

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