by Katie Shoultz | Nov 27, 2023 | Blogs, coral restoration, Mote
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...
by Katie Shoultz | Aug 11, 2023 | Blogs, Education, Fish Identification, Fish Surveys, Scientific Diving, Teens
Each dive SCUBAnauts conducts has a research or education mission. Recently, some members from the Savannah Chapter took a trip up to Myrtle Beach to dive the Sherman Wreck and practice archeology techniques as well as fish identification. ENTRY: One...
by Katie Shoultz | Jul 23, 2023 | AGRRA, Blogs, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips
I have been a SCUBAnaut for around two years and am grateful to attend the Roatan, Honduras trip. The goal of this trip is to get Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment Benthos certified, which is an internationally used protocol to access reef health in the...
by Katie Shoultz | Jul 19, 2023 | Blogs, Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge, coral restoration, Dr. Michael Crosby, Mote, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips, Teens
Each summer, members of SCUBAnauts International and Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge convene in the Florida Keys to support Mote Marine Lab in their coral restoration nurseries. This year, due to historically warm water temperatures, Mote’s team was hesitant to...
by Katie Shoultz | Jun 18, 2023 | Mote, Scientific Diving, Summer Trips, Teens
SCUBAnauts has been diving in Key Largo for the past week. The Nauts and I have been given the opportunity to swim in coral reefs, see some snazzy sea creatures, and work with Mote Marine Laboratory and a few of their marine biologists. On Wednesday our day started at...
