by Cyndi Foisy | Mar 18, 2018 | Blogs, Diving, Dr. Michael Crosby, Mote, palythoa, Science, Scientific Diving
The project started in 2015. During a SCUBAnauts trip down to the Florida Keys, fellow Naut, Kylie B., and I chose our own project on which to spend the week: Palythoa. After our checkout dives, we noted that Palythoa was incredibly abundant on the shallower reefs but...
by Katie Shoultz | Mar 14, 2018 | Blogs, Diving, Scientific Diving
I joined Scubanauts International (SNI) in January of 2018. I was a relatively inexperienced diver but had a passion for marine sciences and diving. SNI has allowed me to pursue a safe and engaging diving experience as well as empowering me to become a more proficient...
by Cyndi Foisy | Feb 10, 2018 | CPR, Diving First Aid for Professional Divers, Education, First Aid, In the Community, O2 Training, Safety
Chelsea applies a tourniquet as Gianna observes. Image 1 of 4 by Abigail S. On January 27th and 28th, SCUBAnauts International members participated in either the DAN training course or the challenge at the USF St. Pete campus. The DAN training course is a class...
by Cyndi Foisy | Jan 10, 2018 | Apple Snails, Diving, Quadrat, Science, Submerged aquatic vegetation
by Vivian F., Chelsea D, and introducing new Naut, Zane S.! Alexander Springs is a spring system connected to the Florida Aquifer. Water from the aquifer finds its way through natural openings in the ground. This was the site of our dive on December 30th. Our dive was...
by Katie Shoultz | Nov 28, 2017 | Blogs, Giving Back, In the Community
On September 24, 2017, SCUBAnauts partnered up with Hernando County to construct reef balls. Reef balls are man-made structures that are commonly used to build artificial reefs. We made four reef balls that varied in size. Even though they were different sizes, the...