With more than 26 years of technical know-how in aquarium keeping, fish collecting and breeding, commercial mariculture, and deep-water diving, marine biologist Forrest A. Young leads a dedicated team of divers and transport specialists possessing major agency certifications.

A native born Conch with more than 16 years experience in marine life collections, deep water diving, and animal transports, Ben Daughtry coordinates the daily operations at Dynasty Marine Associates Inc. As VP, his responsibilities include identifying, analyzing and developing improvements in work productivity, quality, client relationships, trade-shows and customer service.

Jesus manages and oversees the transportation of cargo and aquamarine life nation-wide to our customers. He assures the optimal functioning of our fleet of trailer trucks and has over 10 years experience in providing high quality delivery to all our destinations within the United States.

Bonnie, our Office Manager, joined “Team Dynasty” in 2006. Prior to relocating from her native DC/Maryland suburbs, she spent 15 years with the firm of Price Waterhouse.  Bonnie lived in both California and North Carolina before settling in Marathon with her husband and pets

Currently I am the senior aquarist in our lab. I moved to Marathon in
2008 after I was hired as a level one aquarist. I came here from Oregon where I grew up and went to college. I received my AAS in Aquarium Science at the Oregon Coast Community College. During and after college I completed internships and gained experience in several areas such as public aquariums, research facilities, veterinary clinics and retail pet stores

Born and raised in Pensacola, Florida
Bachelor of Science in Studio Arts from Florida State University
2 years experience as an aquarist at an AZA accredited institution -Moved to Marathon August of 2009

From: Minneapolis MN
Education: 6 years at St. John Vianney minor seminary including 2 years college
                  3 years at University of Minnesota
                 Computer programming school
Moved to the Keys: 1989
Marine interests: Scuba diving; wreck diving, cave diving, tech diving, deep diving
                         The caring of marine animals for the transportation of them to other facilities

One of the main reasons I got into the transportation of marine animals was because this includes the moving of sharks, sting rays, and other large marine animals which is inherently a little dangerous and adventurous. I have been involved in sky diving, hang gliding, mountaineering, white water kayaking, rock climbing, bungee jumping, flying float planes, cave diving, scuba diving world wide, sail boat delivery, buying rough diamonds in Africa, and gold mining in Alaska. So coming to Dynasty furthered my need for adventure and a little adrenaline pump once in a while.  

Bucky wile was born in Louisville, KY.  He moved the Keys in 1999 with his parents.  He started at Dynasty Marine as a box boy in 2000.  Bucky graduated from Marathon High school in 2004 and has been a part of the dive team since 2005.  He started as junior diver and over the yeas has worked his way up to Senior diver. 

I joined the Dynasty Marine team in January 2009 as the Lab Manager.  I received my Bachelor’s degree in Marine Biology in Colombia and during my first years after graduation, I was involved in eco-friendly reef diving and education projects in the Caribbean and served as scientific-technician on board Tuna fishing vessels as part of the “Dolphin Safe” program . I moved to the States in 2000 to work for a breeding aquaculture facility doing genetic improvement in shrimp and have been living in the Beautiful Florida Keys ever since.