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 | Nov 27, 2023 | Blogs, coral restoration, Mote
When the weather gives you lemons…you work with coral at Mote! The past three days, five SCUBAnauts from different chapters in Florida embarked on a mission to assist Audrey B. on her Masternaut project. Unfortunately, Mother Nature had a different plan for us...
by Katie Shoultz | Jul 19, 2023 | Blogs, Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge, coral restoration, Dr. Michael Crosby, Mote, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips, Teens
Each summer, members of SCUBAnauts International and Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge convene in the Florida Keys to support Mote Marine Lab in their coral restoration nurseries. This year, due to historically warm water temperatures, Mote’s team was hesitant to...
by Katie Shoultz | Jun 18, 2023 | Mote, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips, Teens
SCUBAnauts has been diving in Key Largo for the past week. The Nauts and I have been given the opportunity to swim in coral reefs, see some snazzy sea creatures, and work with Mote Marine Laboratory and a few of their marine biologists. On Wednesday our day started at...
by Katie Shoultz | Jun 16, 2023 | Mote, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips, Teens
SCUBAnauts International has partnered with Mote Marine Labs to support their coral restoration efforts since 2013. As the need to increase scale and scope of restoration activities has grown, SCUBAnauts have strived to keep pace and support a wider variety of...
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...
