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...
by Cyndi Foisy | Mar 18, 2018 | Blogs, Diving, Dr. Michael Crosby, Mote, palythoa, Science, Scientific Diving
The project started in 2015. During a SCUBAnauts trip down to the Florida Keys, fellow Naut, Kylie B., and I chose our own project on which to spend the week: Palythoa. After our checkout dives, we noted that Palythoa was incredibly abundant on the shallower reefs but...
by Katie Shoultz | Mar 14, 2018 | Blogs, Diving, Scientific Diving
I joined Scubanauts International (SNI) in January of 2018. I was a relatively inexperienced diver but had a passion for marine sciences and diving. SNI has allowed me to pursue a safe and engaging diving experience as well as empowering me to become a more proficient...
by Katie Shoultz | Nov 28, 2017 | Blogs, Giving Back, In the Community
On September 24, 2017, SCUBAnauts partnered up with Hernando County to construct reef balls. Reef balls are man-made structures that are commonly used to build artificial reefs. We made four reef balls that varied in size. Even though they were different sizes, the...
by Katie Shoultz | Oct 13, 2017 | Blogs, In the Community
On September 1st and 2nd, five SCUBAnauts participated in Classified Dive Buddy training. This means that they are now certified to dive with a classified dive buddy, or someone with a handicap. On Friday, the SCUBAnauts went to Rock Bottom Divers in Dunedin to do the...
by Katie Shoultz | Sep 3, 2017 | Blogs, Scientific Diving
On October 19th SCUBAnauts Noah, Blaine, Sarah, Emma, and John dove at Lake Denton with dive instructors Katie Shoultz and Jessie Cohen-Kiraly to earn their rescue diver certifications. The first part of the dive involved practicing basic skills: clearing a mask,...
