by Katie Shoultz | Jul 22, 2022 | California, Reef Check, Science, Scientific Diving
On today’s adventure, we found our way to a small but unique village on Catalina island. We explored a town called Avalon and dove a distinctive underwater park known as Casino Point Underwater Park. We started the day on an hour ferry ride to the island. On...
by Katie Shoultz | Jul 18, 2022 | California, Safety, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips, Teens
I had never been so excited for a 7:30 flight! The other Nauts and I arrived at the airport with anticipation as our new adventure was just beginning. After a seamless transition through security and boarding, we were all on our way to Southern California! After what...
by Katie Shoultz | Jul 7, 2022 | coral reefs, Coral Transplant, Mote, Navigation, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips
I never imagined a summer SCUBAnauts trip would completely change my life goals. In all honesty I was kind of nervous since I hadn’t met most of the other Nauts before departure day. But there’s something about scuba diving that brings people together! The group of 15...
by Katie Shoultz | Jul 5, 2022 | Coral Transplant, palythoa, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips, Teens
The first week of June, ten SCUBAnauts traveled to the Florida Keys for a week of diving. This was a special trip, because none of the nauts had been on a summer mission before, and they were scheduled to undertake 24 dives in just 7 days! Each team was responsible...
by Katie Shoultz | Jun 6, 2022 | FGBNMS, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips, Teens
When I woke up the morning of the oil rig dive, I wasn’t expecting much. It’s an oil rig, not a reef, it should be pretty dead under the waves right? Wrong. Soon after my giant stride into the water, I was shocked to see the vast expanse beneath me. This was my first...
by Katie Shoultz | May 30, 2022 | coral reefs, Mote, Scientific Diving, Teens, Uncategorized
Over Presidents’ Day Weekend, six Nauts traveled to the Keys to participate in coral restoration and new imaging methodologies. Here’s what Gabe had to say about the trip! Off we drove to the Keys, buzzing with the excitement and anticipation for the dives...
