by Site Admin | Aug 20, 2015 | Coral Transplant, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips
July 17 – 25, 2015 18 youth members and 9 adult mentors of SCUBAnauts International (SNI) assisted coral restoration scientists from the Mote Tropical Research Laboratory in Summerland Key, FL. This trip encompassed major themes of (1) conducting youth lead...
by Site Admin | May 20, 2015 | In the News, Summer Trips
I am a member of SCUBAnauts International, an organization for young people passionately interested in the ocean. Of all my experiences as a SCUBAnaut, sharing my love of the ocean with wounded veterans really stands out. As we come up to Memorial Day, I wanted to...
by Site Admin | Mar 12, 2015 | Blogs, Coral Transplant, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips
Cole Kolasa Scubanaut – Senior First Class AAUS D-100 DAN Diving First Aid Pro Provider July 16, 2014 Many people take up jobs that require them to work with their hands, multi-task, and complete certain tasks while working to achieve some goal. Working with...
by Site Admin | Mar 12, 2015 | Blogs, Coral Transplant, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips
7.16.14 Dive Journal Entry Sofia Alaniz, Scubanaut-Senior First Class Master Diver AAUS D-100 DAN Diving First Aid Pro Provider Today was filled with a ton of fun and a huge load of diving!!! I was expecting a normal day of normal dives… That is not even...
by Site Admin | Jul 30, 2012 | Blogs, Coral Transplant, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips
Today we helped attach Acropora cervicornas, the staghorn coral to a ‘tree’ with Cory Walter and Erich Bartell from Mote Marine Laboratory.This ‘tree’ is made of PVC and the coral fragments are hung to the tree by wire. When the coral is in the...
by Site Admin | Jul 29, 2012 | Blogs, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips
Seven hours stuck in a car can feel like sand dribbling slowly down in a time keeper. Basically, it seems feels like a lifetime. Often at times, I would wonder why I would go through such boredom but then my answer always pushed me through. Because...
