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SCUBAnaut Values Time Spent with Veterans Most of All
by Trevor R., 2nd Class Naut, Tarpon Chapter Hi, my name is Trevor. This is my second year going on the Scubanauts Summer Trip, and even though I’ve done this all before it has just gotten better. Spending time with the vets from Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge was my favorite experience. I have made […]
The Takeaway? Teens Make a Difference
by Zack M., SCUBAnaut 1st Class This summer, I had the opportunity with 15 other SCUBAnauts to attend Capitol Hill Ocean Week (CHOW), the most important marine policy convention in the United States, located in Washington, D.C. The event focuses on marine, coastal, and Great Lakes environmental policy with a focus on scientifically-backed public policy. […]
GaspOur Beads Clean up Inspires Thoughts of Change
Blog by Samantha B. On May 6, 2018, a small group of SCUBAnauts teamed up with NAUI Green Diver Initiative, Center for Open Exploration and many more groups to clean up the litter in the waters off Davis Island. Our main focus was the bead necklaces thrown into the water from the Gasparilla parade. We […]
SCUBAnauts Construct Oyster Reef with Hernando County
On April 14, 2018, a group of Scubanauts including myself, a troop of Boy Scouts, and many other volunteers from various organizations such as Hope, Hernando County, IFAS, and Sea Grant, deployed approximately 2,450 bags of oyster shells into Centipede Bay which is just off shore of Hernando County. The volunteers were split into two […]
Beneath the Sea Dive Expo and Women Diver’s Fall of Fame Scholarship – March 22nd to March 25th
by Sophia R. A few months ago, I submitted a scholarship application to the Women Diver’s Hall of Fame. In February, I found out I had been awarded the Ocean Pals Training Grant and I was invited to attend Beneath the Sea in Secaucus, New Jersey from March 22nd to March 25th to receive my […]