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 | Mar 22, 2021 | Aruba, Blogs, Coral Restoration Foundation, Diving, Lionfish, Lionfish Removal, Scientific Diving, Teens
Members of the Morehead City, NC Chapter traveled to Aruba over spring break this year to collaborate with ScubbleBubbles, another youth organization based on the island. This trip was the first of its kind for SCUBAnauts, and planning it during a pandemic was not...
by Katie Shoultz | Nov 19, 2020 | Blogs, Diving, Education, Jupiter, Teens
Earlier this week, we did the classroom portion of the PADI Sea Turtle Awareness Specialty Certification. We met Katie from the Loggerhead Marinelife Center who had a presentation for us which depicted a lot of new information about sea turtles that I had never heard...
by Katie Shoultz | Apr 23, 2020 | Blogs, Diving, Education, night dive, Photogrammetry, Science, Scientific Diving, Teens
Over spring break in March, six nauts had the chance to participate in an underwater photogrammetry course taught by Protean Industries and hosted by Devil’s Den Prehistoric Spring in central Florida. The course lasted four days and included diving and topside...
by Katie Shoultz | Mar 3, 2020 | Blogs, CPR, DAN, Divers Alert Network, Diving First Aid for Professional Divers, Education, First Aid, O2 Training, Safety, Scientific Diving, Teens
Twice a year, members of all six Florida chapters convene for Diving First Aid Training in St Petersburg, FL. Nauts and parents participate in Divers Alert Network’s Diving First Aid for Professional Divers course which covers CPR, neurological assessment,...
by Katie Shoultz | Feb 26, 2020 | Blogs, Capitol Hill Ocean Week, CHOW, Education, Tallahassee, Teens, Uncategorized
The ocean means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. To some it could be in relation to their job. For others, it might just be a background subject. And for others, it might have a more personal connection. Despite what your standing is, in recent...
