Seacam Subsea Systems - Company Profile

Seacam Subsea Systems was established in the Spring of 1993 by Edward Ivey, who began his underwater video career in late 1989. In the Fall of 1990, Mr. Ivey joined Quest Marine Video Inc. as its Sales Manager. During this time, Mr. Ivey together with Quest's "original" owners, was responsible for the development and marketing of Quest's line of underwater video housings, lights and accessories. Mr. Ivey left Quest Marine Video Inc. as its Marketing Director in the Spring of 1993, to establish Seacam Subsea Systems. In the Fall of 1993, Quest Marine Video Inc. was sold to a new owner. In the Summer of 2003, Quest ceased doing business altogether. Seacam is proud to be one of only a couple of major manufactures of underwater housings, who also is its designer. Nothing passes for experience. For the past thirteen years, Mr. Ivey 's primary interest has been to work with various underwater production companies and scientific community, to develop systems that meets their specific needs.
In 1992, with the Cold War over and Russia opening itself up to the west, Mr. Ivey was one of only two Americans to join a number of Russian scientists aboard their research ship in the Kuril Islands. The Kuril Islands are a chain of islands that runs north of Japan for nearly 1,000 miles. No Westerners, let alone any Americans, had been allowed in this area since the end of World War II, perhaps longer.
Prior to leaving on the Kuril Island expedition, Mr. Ivey along with Mr. Wayne Brown, who was the point man for the American team and who is a noted underwater photographer and marine biologist, had a single day to spend diving in the local waters of Vladivostok. Again being the first Americans to dive in the Far East Russia and more notably in Peter the Great Bay. You can read more about the Vladivostok, Russia Expedition by clicking on the link