SCUBAnaut News
Diving Shipwrecks in Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
The focus of this trip was to engage in science related to shipwrecks in the Great Lakes (specifically Lake Huron). The water was extremely cold, but the shipwrecks underwater were worth the freezing temperatures.
These shipwrecks varied in size and shape, background, location, etc. Each one had a story to tell about where it came from or why it sank. It was so incredible to experience the cold-water diving, which is something most Nauts are not used to, since most SCUBAnauts opportunities to dive are located in the warmer waters.
Helping Oceans Recover
Everything that we had taken part of the past week was already a huge step towards helping the ocean recover; the coral work, the data collection, and the debris cleanup dives. SCUBAnauts has done more than educate me about marine sciences—it has given me a community of likeminded thinkers and people I now consider my best friends, and I know that we are all working towards protecting our oceans.
Full Face Masks and Underwater Communications in Panama City
After the pool training day, FSU-PC took us to a dock by the City Marina and taught us about underwater navigation and communications in the full face mask. I am still, even after a day, so amazed by all the work they do with the full face masks, and how sonars are used to navigate things underwater. I feel very lucky to have had the opportunity to work with and gain so much knowledge from amazing leaders.
Reflections on Panama City, FL Summer Mission
“If I was given the opportunity to go on this trip all over again, I would pick up the opportunity in a heart beat.”
I Could Do a Hard Hit, Could You?
Heavy hits are the worst of the worst. They turn of your air rip your regulator out and tangle them take your mask off, undo the BCD buckles, and other issues.
From Mask Anxiety to Full Face Mask Diver
At first the idea of diving with full face masks terrified me. I was comfortable diving with a normal regulator and mask, as I'd been doing so for 3 years. So many problems came into my head. What if water started leaking into the mask and I couldn't get air? What if...
Rookie of the Year
Brain corals can grow to over six feet in diameter. I saw this for myself treating diseased coral in St. Croix this summer. The trip started at two in the morning at the airport where we made our way to the U.S. Virgin Islands. We arrived at Camp Howard where we...
6am Wake Up Call in St Croix
During the 2024 St Croix summer trip we did a handful of fish surveys and benthic dives. We did these dives to collect data for our science projects and to input it into the REEF database. To do our fish and benthic dives we all had to wake up between 6-8 in the...
Nauts Share Florida Viewpoints on Capitol Hill
I chose to talk about the wetlands, vertical oyster gardens (VOG’s), and coral restoration. The reason I chose those topics is because Darren Soto is really focused on keeping Florida beautiful, and a big contributor to Florida’s beauty is our waters. So, I chose the topics that will help protect Florida’s waters.
When the weather gives you lemons…
When the weather gives you lemons...you work with coral at Mote! The past three days, five SCUBAnauts from different chapters in Florida embarked on a mission to assist Audrey B. on her Masternaut project. Unfortunately, Mother Nature had a different plan for us and...