by Katie Shoultz | Jun 28, 2026 | night dive, Summer Trips, Teens
As the boat leaves the dock, the motor starts to roar. It’s almost sunset as we start to assemble our gear. The cool wind rushes on faces. We approach the dive site; it is almost...
by Katie Shoultz | Jun 23, 2026 | Clean up, Summer Trips, Uncategorized
One of my favorite things I did on my SCUBAnauts trip to the Lower Keys was the cleanup dive with Southpoint Divers. We were able to remove a variety of debris, including rope and other trash from the ocean. It was a new type of dive that I had never experienced...
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 | 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...
