by Site Admin | Jun 25, 2012 | Blogs, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips
It has only been day 3, yet us nauts have finished a ton of science! Every day we learn something new, something exciting, and something “unbelizeable” that will last us forever. For instance, last night we were blessed with a clear sky (one without rain)...
by Site Admin | Jun 24, 2012 | Blogs, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips
We woke up to a ferocious thunderstorm with rain and bright lightning. Everyone in a hammock got soaked. Even though there was a storm, the visibility during dives was still 60 feet +. Corals at depth were flatter and smaller. They have to collect...
by Site Admin | Jun 23, 2012 | Blogs, Summer Trips
Brooke conducting an AGRRA point count surveyHello, the SCUBAnauts have arrived in Belize! We got to drive though Belize city. We saw the poorest and richest parts of Belize. Since our currency is twice as strong, most of the Belize citizens are poor in our standards....
by Site Admin | Aug 16, 2011 | Blogs, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips
We ask all of the SCUBAnauts to keep a journal during our science expeditions. This is both so they can take notes during lessons and to record their thoughts throughout the trip. Here is a sample of some of their journal entries from the Bahamas...
by Site Admin | Aug 16, 2011 | Blogs, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips
As many people know by now, the Tarpon Springs Chapter’s summer trip to the Bahamas got cut short by Tropical Storm Emily. After our second day of diving on Wednesday, we all returned to our rooms to find notes on the door saying that our original departure date...
by Site Admin | Jul 28, 2011 | Blogs, Education, In the Community
Thirty high school students from the Greater Middle Eastern and Western countries participated in Ocean for Life (OFL), a program to increase cultural understanding through ocean science, from July 14-26, 2011. The students studied at NOAA’s Channel Islands...
