by Cyndi Foisy | Mar 15, 2019 | Blogs, CPR, DAN, Divers Alert Network, Diving, Diving First Aid for Professional Divers, Education, First Aid, O2 Training, Safety
By Cordelia C.For many new nauts, the prospect of SLAM training may seem like a drag. It’s hours of classwork and note taking and then more time in the pool completing boring exercises just so you can finally get to do the fun dives. However, SLAM is a bonding...
by Cyndi Foisy | Feb 13, 2019 | Blogs, CPR, DAN, Divers Alert Network, Diving First Aid for Professional Divers, Education, First Aid, O2 Training, Safety
THANKS DAN--Divers Alert Network! Image 1 of 8 by David Paliotta My daughter Emma and I entered the auditorium on the day of the DAN training feeling a trifle apprehensive with a dose of excitement and also a little late. Our dry land...
by Cyndi Foisy | Dec 5, 2018 | Blogs, Diving, Diving First Aid for Professional Divers, First Aid, Safety, Science, Scientific Diving
By Elaine Ziska, proud parent I’m SO happy my kids were able to have the experience of Saturday’s shore dive and really appreciate the adults who helped. It isn’t easy to get kids experiences which really challenge them physically, emotionally...
by Cyndi Foisy | Dec 3, 2018 | Blogs, Education, Science, Shark Tagging, Sharks, University of Miami
by Jonathan W. During the shark tagging trip, we caught two nurse sharks, two black tip reef sharks, and a bonnethead, a tiger and and short nose shark. It was really fun. We learned how to measure the sharks, tag the sharks and clip the fins so the University of...
by Cyndi Foisy | Aug 15, 2018 | Blogs
by Vivian F., Masternaut Candidate Hello, my name is Vivian, and I have been a SCUBAnaut since 2014. I am currently working on my Masternaut project, which is a conservation or science project that a naut develops and produces in order to move up to the SCUBAnaut rank...
by Cyndi Foisy | Aug 5, 2018 | Blogs, coral reefs, Diving, Education, Science, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips
by Anton N., Naut-in-Training Our day started with an early morning as we headed down to Key West to dive the famous Vandenburg wreck. Unfortunately, our trip was cut short as swells were too big to reach the site. This made everyone a little...