Mark Shelley was the Senior Series Producer for National Geographic Television & Film. He is also the founder and the Executive Director of Sea Studios Foundation, a non-profit team of film-makers, environmentalists and scientists who create films that raise public awareness of major issues facing our planet's health.About Mark ShelleyMark Shelley is the founder and the director of photography for Sea Studios Foundation. He has created many award-winning (see list below) exhibit and television programs for aquariums, zoos, and natural history visitor centers around the world. Television clients were National Geographic Television & Film, Turner Broadcasting (National Audubon) and the PBS Nature series.Mark's underwater filmmaking skills are well-known internationally. He has developed deep sea imaging systems for National Geographic Television & Film, the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, and oceanographer Bob Ballard, who discovered the Titanic and the German battleship Bismarck (2) wrecks.Mark is an expert diver and U.S. Navy certified submersible co-pilot. His deep-sea work has been seen on such National Geographic Specials as Lost Fleet of Guadalcanal, Lusitania, Roman Wrecks, and the BBC program, Dive to Midnight Waters. Mark received his B.S. from Stanford University with honors in Biology, and conducted research at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for two years. Now he lives with his family and runs Tassajara Natural Meats.AwardsJellies and Other Ocean Drifters"" (Home video, produced for the Monterey Bay Aquarium) - Joey Awards (1996) Consumer Video over $30,000 category'Sea Nasties' (Half-hour National Geographic Explorer produced for National Geographic Television) - Wildscreen Finalist, Out of the Mainstream (1996)Desperately Seeking Sanctuary (One-hour World of Audubon Television special, produced for TBS Superstation/Audubon Television) - Columbus International Film Festival, Bronze Plaque, Environmental Issues (1994)'Aunt Merriwether's Adventures in the Backyard' (Home video, produced for and distributed by The Nature Company) - Festival International du Film de l'Oiseau (France) Special Distinction for Best Educational Film (1994) - International Wildlife Film Festival (Japan) Nature Education Award (1993) - International Wildlife Film Festival (Missoula) Merit Award for Creative Presentation (199 - Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival Finalist, Children's Category (1993)'A World Alive' (35mm film and home video) - Kids First! endorsement (1994) - Eligible for an Academy Award nomination (1992) - Finalist in the Internationale Tage des Okologischen Films in Freiburg, Germany (1992) - CINE Golden Eagle (1991) - Houston International Film Festival, Silver Medal (1991) - National Educational Film and Video Festival, Bronze Apple (1991) - I