by Katie Shoultz | Oct 2, 2022 | Diving, In the Community, scholarship, Scientific Diving, Teens
This past year in SCUBAnauts has been such an amazing experience for me. For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to become a scuba diver. Due to unfortunate financial circumstances however, I have never been able to pursue this dream. When I saw that SCUBAnauts...
by Katie Shoultz | Jun 11, 2022 | Capitol Hill Ocean Week, CHOW, Garret Graves, In the Community, Kathy Castor, Val Demings
During our trip to the 2022 Capitol Hill Ocean Week event, the SCUBAnauts got the opportunity to speak to a variety of representatives from Florida. Among them was my personal representative, Ms. Val Demings. We spoke for around 30 minutes on any topic we felt was...
by Katie Shoultz | May 25, 2021 | Coral Restoration Foundation, CPR, DAN, Divers Alert Network, Diving First Aid for Professional Divers, Education, First Aid, In the Community, Scientific Diving
Hi, my name is Steven and I’ve been in SCUBAnauts since September, 2020. Before I joined, I had my dive certification for about a year and had been on around 8 dives. Since becoming a SCUBAnaut, I’ve learned tons about marine science and diving, as well as been able...
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 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...
by Cyndi Foisy | Dec 9, 2018 | Education, In the Community, Science, Scientific Diving, Shark Tagging, Sharks, University of Miami, Women Divers Hall of Fame
SCUBAnauts Shark Tagging Dive 2018 - Briefing Image 1 of 7 All dives are preceded by a dive briefing, reviewing conditions, safety and the dive plan. by Sophia R., SCUBAnaut Second Class, Women Diver’s Hall of Fame Scholarship Recipient This weekend I had the...