by Katie Shoultz | Jun 16, 2023 | Mote, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips, Teens
SCUBAnauts International has partnered with Mote Marine Labs to support their coral restoration efforts since 2013. As the need to increase scale and scope of restoration activities has grown, SCUBAnauts have strived to keep pace and support a wider variety of...
by Katie Shoultz | Jul 31, 2022 | Mote, night dive, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips
On Thursday we were in a MOTE coral nursery, restoring and helping staghorn coral. We did this by splitting into 2-3 groups and worked on coral trees made of PVC pipe. When corals are in a high density, the spread of disease is more efficient, just as it is with human...
by Katie Shoultz | Jul 23, 2022 | Blogs, California, Fish Surveys, Reef Check, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips
On Wednesday and Thursday our group had a great opportunity to visit the University of Southern California (USC) Wrigley Institute of Environmental Sciences. Leaving the dock north of Long Beach, on the Miss Christi, we made the 90-minute journey through the Pacific...
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...
