by Cyndi Foisy | Aug 2, 2018 | coral reefs, Diving, Education, Scientific Diving, Uncategorized
by Masternaut Mia F. Today Scubanauts dove in Western Sambo Ecological Reserve, a series of reefs near Key West. Like the Looe Key Reef that we have been diving for most of the week, Western Sambo Reef is a protected area in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary....
by Cyndi Foisy | Aug 1, 2018 | coral reefs, Coral Restoration Foundation, Coral Transplant, CRF, Education, Mote, Science, Scientific Diving
Recording proper data is critical. Image 1 of 5 by Markus B., SCUBAnaut 1st Class Our third day in the Keys at Mote Marine Laboratory, Wednesday, began with a slow start to the morning–most of us still tired from last night’s dives, but we were still fed,...
by Cyndi Foisy | Aug 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
by Emma Z., SCUBAnaut 2nd Class Today the SCUBAnauts did four dives for the second day in a row. The first two were day dives in which our three science groups took surveys of the fish and coral reef. All the groups were able to fix and modify their methodology, so...
by Cyndi Foisy | Jul 30, 2018 | coral reefs, Diving, Education, Mote, Science, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips
by Cameron, Naut-in-Training Today marks our first dives of the SCUBAnauts International second summer trip to the Florida Keys! We started with reviewing our basic skills, (mask clearing, buddy breathing, and so on) and then moved on to practicing fish...
by Cyndi Foisy | Jul 23, 2018 | coral reefs, Coral Transplant, Mote, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips, veteran
By Eli, Naut-in-Training This summer I went on my first summer trip with SCUBAnauts down in the Florida Keys to do a number of recreational and scientific dives. I also had the pleasure of working with Mote Marine Laboratories. My all time favorite part of the summer...
