by Jack Kramer | Aug 7, 2019 | Blogs, Diving, Education, FGBNMS, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, In the Community, Lionfish, Lionfish Removal, Science, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips
Lionfish Are the Science of the Week Science is an important part of any SCUBAnauts International trip, but it was an especially integral part of the trip to the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS) this August. During the planning for this trip,...
by Markus Bynum | Jul 5, 2019 | Blogs, coral reefs, Diving, Education, Honduran Coral Reef Foundation, Honduras, New College, Science, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips, Teens, The Foundation
SCUBAnauts finish a week of diving in Honduras with some time spent in the village buying a well-earned soda. Image 1 of 3 Preparing to Collect and Replant Staghorn Coral This morning was our final day of diving. Before setting off, we were treated to a delicious...
by Trent Williams | Jul 4, 2019 | Blogs, Diving, Education, Honduras, night dive, Science, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips, Uncategorized
Picnic-Science Image 1 of 4 Dry science comes before wet science. Another Breakfast in Paradise On the fourth day of the trip to Honduras, it truly became ironic how the name of the islands directly opposed the paradise they actually where. I woke up to rolling waves...
by Diana P. Phillips | Jul 2, 2019 | coral reefs, Diving, Education, Fish Identification, Honduras, New College, Science, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips, Teens, Uncategorized
Train of Thought Interrupted At 6:30 I woke up; silently I listened to tropical birds and stared at the mosquito net that was spread above my bed, wondering why I, of all the people in the world, got to be in this magnificent place. Eventually, my roommates’ nagging...
by Vivian Foisy | Jul 1, 2019 | coral reefs, Diving, Education, Honduras, Science, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips, Teens, Uncategorized
[Show thumbnails] Honduras: Not a Quick Stop Our trip to Cayos Cochinos, Honduras, began early in the morning with a 4-hour drive to the Miami airport. We had two groups meeting there, one coming from Tampa, the other from Key West, driving from the SCUBAnauts’ annual...
by Emma Paliotta | Jun 23, 2019 | Blogs, coral reefs, Diving, Education, In the Community, Mote, Science, Scientific Diving, SCTLD, Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease, Summer Trips
Start the Day Right! After a good night’s sleep, all the nauts woke up bright and early, bubbling with anticipation and excitement for the day ahead. Four dives were on the agenda, and everyone had prepared their gear the night before so that in the morning we could...
