by Katie Shoultz | Dec 29, 2019 | Blogs, coral reefs, Coral Transplant, Diving, Mote, Science, Scientific Diving
The November Keys trip was a very fun and exciting trip, not only because of the amazing dives we made, but also the fun times we spent together bonding. We completed half of the dives planned for the trip due to poor weather and sea conditions. For the dives that...
by Bryn Fleming | Aug 30, 2019 | coral reefs, Coral Transplant, Diving, Education, Science, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips, Teens
[Show thumbnails] Coral Restoration: Not the Same All Over Coral restoration in the Carolinas has not taken off quite as rapidly as the mainstream coral restoration movement in Florida and the Bahamas. This could be based on several factors. Oculina (NC) vs. Acropora...
by Gianna Montevago | Aug 8, 2019 | Diving, Education, Science, Scientific Diving, Uncategorized
[Show thumbnails] Neutral Buoyancy Lab Backstage Pass On August 8th, while in Texas for the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary dive trip, SCUBAnauts International experienced a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Lab in Houston....
by Talon Coons | Aug 7, 2019 | Blogs, Diving, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, Science, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips
From New SCUBAnaut to Senior I am a senior SCUBAnaut who went on the summer trip to the Texas Flower Gardens. This trip was also probably my last trip and dives with the program as I am aging out of it and am moving up to Gainesville for college at the...
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...
