by Trent Williams | Aug 5, 2019 | Blogs, Diving, FGBNMS, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips, Teens, Uncategorized
The Last of Five Summer Trips SCUBAnauts have been busy this summer. We conducted research in the Florida Keys, Honduras, North Carolina, and advocated for our oceans in Washington, D.C. For the fifth and final summer trip of 2019, five other SCUBAnauts and I flew...
by Trent Williams | Jul 4, 2019 | Blogs, Diving, Education, Honduras, night dive, Science, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips, Uncategorized
Picnic-Science Image 1 of 4 Dry science comes before wet science. Another Breakfast in Paradise On the fourth day of the trip to Honduras, it truly became ironic how the name of the islands directly opposed the paradise they actually where. I woke up to rolling waves...
by Diana P. Phillips | Jul 2, 2019 | coral reefs, Diving, Education, Fish Identification, Honduras, New College, Science, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips, Teens, Uncategorized
Train of Thought Interrupted At 6:30 I woke up; silently I listened to tropical birds and stared at the mosquito net that was spread above my bed, wondering why I, of all the people in the world, got to be in this magnificent place. Eventually, my roommates’ nagging...
by Vivian Foisy | Jul 1, 2019 | coral reefs, Diving, Education, Honduras, Science, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips, Teens, Uncategorized
[Show thumbnails] Honduras: Not a Quick Stop Our trip to Cayos Cochinos, Honduras, began early in the morning with a 4-hour drive to the Miami airport. We had two groups meeting there, one coming from Tampa, the other from Key West, driving from the SCUBAnauts’ annual...
by Zane Shapiro | Jun 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Annual Navigation Challenge In our annual navigation challenge, we are geared up to dive and paired with a member of Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge. Once buddy teams are established and we practice some navigation on land, we practice again in the pool. After...
by Nolan M | Apr 5, 2019 | Capitol Hill Ocean Week, Science, Scientific Diving, Tallahassee, Uncategorized
SCUBAnauts Meet with Tallahassee Legislators We at SCUBAnauts take ocean conservation very seriously and love to help the environment in any way we can. Florida Oceans Day 2019 was held on Tuesday, April 2nd in Tallahassee. Four nauts and three adult leaders drove up...