Educators have been taking “giant strides” off the M/V Fling to investigate marine communities at two High Island platforms, just within the boundaries of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.Every summer since 1996, a group of 18 teachers participates in an introductory 5-day, hands-on “Down Under, Out Yonder” (DUOY) program. Sponsored by the Gulf of Mexico Foundation and hosted by the National Marine Sanctuaries program of the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, the educators take 2 days of classroom instruction and apply it during 3 days of SCUBA diving on East, West, and Stetson Banks. Some years, alumni are invited back for an advan...