by Katie Shoultz | Jun 15, 2026 | Blogs, coral reefs, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips, Teens
One of the highlights of my Key Largo dive trip was the opportunity to visit and dive around FIU’s Aquarius shore base and underwater habitat. On Thursday, the Scubanauts and I were given a tour of FIU’s Aquarius shore facility, where we learned about the history of...
by Katie Shoultz | Jun 30, 2025 | Clean up, coral reefs, coral restoration, Mote, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips
When I arrived in Summerland Key, FL, I remember feeling nervous....
by Katie Shoultz | Jun 28, 2025 | Blogs, Clean up, coral reefs, coral spawn, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips
It was our last night, and suddenly we were in a heated argument with our team members. It was midnight, and we were all tired from our morning dives, just trying to wrap up our projects for the presentation in the morning. My roommate and I started off every morning...
by Katie Shoultz | Jun 24, 2024 | Blogs, coral reefs, Diving, Mote, National Park Service, Scientific Diving, St Croix, Summer Trips
Brain corals can grow to over six feet in diameter. I saw this for myself treating diseased coral in St. Croix this summer. The trip started at two in the morning at the airport where we made our way to the U.S. Virgin Islands. We arrived at Camp Howard where we...
by Katie Shoultz | Mar 31, 2023 | coral reefs, Mote, Photogrammetry, Scientific Diving, Uncategorized
Hello, my name is Garrett and I was the photogrammetry lead on the March Keys trip with Mote Marine Lab. I am from the Crystal River Chapter and am still a Naut-in-training. I have been in SCUBAnauts for a little over a year now. The March Keys trip offered a...
by Katie Shoultz | Jul 7, 2022 | coral reefs, Coral Transplant, Mote, Navigation, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips
I never imagined a summer SCUBAnauts trip would completely change my life goals. In all honesty I was kind of nervous since I hadn’t met most of the other Nauts before departure day. But there’s something about scuba diving that brings people together! The group of 15...
