Pete Skaroulis, 76, sorts through sponges in his front yard in Red Bays, Andros Island. Skaroulis helps keep the community of Red Bays alive. Born in Greece, he has been sponging since age 12 and leads the industry in one of the only places in the world where sponges still thrive. (Tim Hussin)
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Pulling one of Pete Skaroulis' boats into the shallow water, Sydney Marshall returns from a short sponging trip. Marshall is one of Skaroulis' most trusted employees and goes out on trips whenever the weather is favorable. Skaroulis pays his fishermen about $1 a sponge and sends their catches around the world where they sell from $5 to $25 apiece. (Tim Hussin)
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Laughing in his pick-up truck, Pete Skaroulis drops off local fisherman to repair a broken boat. Jobs are scarce, and many locals live off the small amounts of money earned from sponging. (Tim Hussin)
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Sydney Marshall pulls a sponge from the ocean floor. The 10-foot-deep water is dotted with sponges for miles. Despite the plentiful sponge growth, Marshall says the population is no where near what it was when he was growing up. (Tim Hussin)
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After his wife died in 2005, Skaroulis moved into his office where he sleeps in a small room in the back. Skaroulis and the community don't always get along. But without him, many families in the already impoverished community would struggle to keep food on the table. (Tim Hussin)
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Local children, who say they want to grow up to be spongers, play in the water near the only dock in Red Bays after spongers brought in a load of sponges. (Tim Hussin)
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Jackson Russell, 26, hugs his girlfriend Kendra Gibson, 28, while waiting for Pete Skaroulis to bring gas before leaving for three weeks on one of Skaroulis' larger boats. (Tim Hussin)
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Pete Skaroulis laughs with Noah Newton after he brought him a 100mg pill of Viagra. Skaroulis said Newton is one of the only good people in the community. (Tim Hussin)
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