by Katie Shoultz | Oct 13, 2017 | Blogs, In the Community
On September 1st and 2nd, five SCUBAnauts participated in Classified Dive Buddy training. This means that they are now certified to dive with a classified dive buddy, or someone with a handicap. On Friday, the SCUBAnauts went to Rock Bottom Divers in Dunedin to do the...
by Katie Shoultz | Sep 3, 2017 | Blogs, Scientific Diving
On October 19th SCUBAnauts Noah, Blaine, Sarah, Emma, and John dove at Lake Denton with dive instructors Katie Shoultz and Jessie Cohen-Kiraly to earn their rescue diver certifications. The first part of the dive involved practicing basic skills: clearing a mask,...
by Katie Shoultz | Jul 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
My first SCUBAnauts trip to the Keys was life changing. I think it was the best experience for me, considering I am still a new diver. Before the trip, most of my dives were for training. Of course, my first day in the Keys, I didn’t know what I...
by Katie Shoultz | Jul 11, 2017 | Blogs, CHOW, Education
In our recent trip to Washington, DC for Capital Hill Ocean Week (CHOW) , SCUBAnauts had a chance to go behind the scenes at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and meet first hand some of the curators and scientists who work there. Tim Coffer, the...
by Kevin Donald | Jun 27, 2017 | Coral Transplant, In the Community, In the News, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips
On Tuesday, June 27, members of the Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge and SCUBAnauts International joined forces with scientists from Mote Marine Laboratory to plant 500 nursery grown corals near Looe Key. This event marks the sixth year of a unique coral restoration...