by Katie Shoultz | Nov 12, 2021 | coral reefs, Diving, Giving Back, Lionfish, Lionfish Removal, North Carolina, Teens
Coral reefs and other aquatic ecosystems around the world face a myriad of challenges, including climate change, marine debris, and invasive species just to name a few. In September, four Nauts from the North Carolina Chapter traveled to the Florida Keys to directly...
by Katie Shoultz | Mar 22, 2021 | Aruba, Blogs, Coral Restoration Foundation, Diving, Lionfish, Lionfish Removal, Scientific Diving, Teens
Members of the Morehead City, NC Chapter traveled to Aruba over spring break this year to collaborate with ScubbleBubbles, another youth organization based on the island. This trip was the first of its kind for SCUBAnauts, and planning it during a pandemic was not...
by Katie Shoultz | Jul 15, 2020 | Education, Fish Identification, Fish Surveys, Jupiter, Lionfish, Naui, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips, Teens
On July 10th 2020, during the worst pandemic in the history of my existence, I reached the milestone of 150 lifetime dives. Everything during the last four months has revolved around corona virus. I lost my prom, my senior breakfast, my commencement, and even my...
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 Evana Foisy | Aug 6, 2019 | FGBNMS, Fish Identification, Fish Surveys, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, Lionfish, Science, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips, Teens
[Show thumbnails] Our Science Dive Profile For the final summer trip of 2019, five other senior nauts and I had the chance to go diving in the Texas Flower Garden Banks off of a Liveaboard for three days. The Flower Garden Banks is a National Marine Sanctuary 100...