by Katie Shoultz | Jun 6, 2022 | FGBNMS, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips, Teens
When I woke up the morning of the oil rig dive, I wasn’t expecting much. It’s an oil rig, not a reef, it should be pretty dead under the waves right? Wrong. Soon after my giant stride into the water, I was shocked to see the vast expanse beneath me. This was my first...
by Katie Shoultz | May 30, 2022 | coral reefs, Mote, Scientific Diving, Teens, Uncategorized
Over Presidents’ Day Weekend, six Nauts traveled to the Keys to participate in coral restoration and new imaging methodologies. Here’s what Gabe had to say about the trip! Off we drove to the Keys, buzzing with the excitement and anticipation for the dives...
by Katie Shoultz | Nov 24, 2021 | Blogs, Clean up, coral reefs, Coral Transplant, Diving, Education, Fish Identification, Mote, Navigation, Scientific Diving, Teens
In November, a group of ten nauts traveled from around Florida to Summerland Key for four days of diving– or at least of adventures! For our first day in the Keys, we spent the morning studying organism identifications. We were divided into two groups, one group...
by Katie Shoultz | Nov 12, 2021 | coral reefs, Diving, Giving Back, Lionfish, Lionfish Removal, North Carolina, Teens
Coral reefs and other aquatic ecosystems around the world face a myriad of challenges, including climate change, marine debris, and invasive species just to name a few. In September, four Nauts from the North Carolina Chapter traveled to the Florida Keys to directly...
by Katie Shoultz | Oct 18, 2021 | Diving, Scientific Diving, Teens
Have you ever wondered what fantastic secrets lie beneath the surface of the water? I have! SCUBAnauts is a great place to discover some of the answers! With each trip and experience, more of the underwater world is uncovered for me. Recently I went...
