by Katie Shoultz | Jun 20, 2026 | Blogs, Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge, coral restoration, CWVC, Mote, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips
Although this was my first SCUBAnauts summer trip, I can confidently say that this year’s Summerland Key trip was unlike any other. Staying at Mote’s Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research and Restoration gave all the Nauts a...
by Katie Shoultz | Jun 15, 2026 | Blogs, coral reefs, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips, Teens
One of the highlights of my Key Largo dive trip was the opportunity to visit and dive around FIU’s Aquarius shore base and underwater habitat. On Thursday, the Scubanauts and I were given a tour of FIU’s Aquarius shore facility, where we learned about the history of...
by Katie Shoultz | Jun 13, 2026 | Blogs, coral reefs, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips
On our summer trip to Key Largo, we got the amazing opportunity to do coral outplant work with a coral restoration organization called I.CARE. The day before we outplanted coral, we were on a reef site that allowed us to see just how much impact I.CARE has on Florida...
by Katie Shoultz | Mar 29, 2026 | coral restoration, Education, Mote, Scientific Diving, Uncategorized
Over the weekend, SCUBAnauts from across Florida traveled down to Summerland Key to spend three days working alongside the scientists at Mote Marine Laboratory’s Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration. The trip was packed — two...
by Katie Shoultz | Jul 23, 2025 | Photogrammetry, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
The summer mission located in Thunder Bay, MI this year was an amazing experience! We stayed at the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Center which is located in the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary. TBNMS is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
by Katie Shoultz | Jun 30, 2025 | Clean up, coral reefs, coral restoration, Mote, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips
When I arrived in Summerland Key, FL, I remember feeling nervous....
